Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 23 June 2011:

In regard to the Pontville Detention Centre:

(1) What is the cost of the security for the facility per day.

(2) What has been the total cost for the facility to date.

(3) How long is the facility expected to operate for; and specifically:

  (a) on what date and will the facility open for business as a detention centre; and

  (b) on what date will the facility close as a detention centre.

(4) What is the estimated cost of the security for the facility over the term of operation as a detention centre.

(5) What is the cost of running large flood lights and hut lights at the facility which are left on all night

Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) Until the site is fully operational, the Department's detention service provider has engaged a local contractor to provide site security services. The cost of this service is $2,334.82 (inclusive of GST) per day.

(2) As at 3 July 2011 the security cost for the Pontville Immigration Detention Centre is $196,124.74 GST inclusive.

(3) The Pontville Immigration Detention Centre is a temporary facility and will be used for 6 months.

  (a) The Pontville Immigration Detention Centre opened on 1 September 2011.

  (b) The Pontville Immigration Detention Centre will operate for 6 months.

(4) Final cost is not available as the Pontville Immigration Detention Centre has only been operational for a short period.

(5 ) The Department has not yet received an invoice for energy usage at the Pontville Immigration Detention Centre.