Senate debates

Monday, 7 November 2011

Questions on Notice

Australian Communications and Media Authority (Question No. 1254)

Photo of Simon BirminghamSimon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Murray Darling Basin) Share this | | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 22 September 2011:

In regard to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA):

(1) How many divisions are there within the ACMA and what are their names.

(2) How many staff are there in each of these divisions and where is each division located.

(3) How many office locations are there within the ACMA and where is each located.

(4) What is the size of each of these offices and are they leased or owned.

(5) If the office is republican ted, what is the amount and what is the breakdown of rent per square metre.

(6) What is the value of the buildings owned and what is the depreciation of those buildings.

Photo of Stephen ConroyStephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable senator’s question is as follows:

The ACMA has provided the following information:

(1) As at 30 June 2011 within the ACMA there are seven divisions as follows:

                (2) As at 30 June 2011 the number of staff on a head count basis in each division is as follows:

                (3) There are six ACMA office locations as follows:

                (i) Level 44

                Melbourne Central Tower

                360 Elizabeth St

                VIC

                (ii) Purple Building

                Benjamin Offices

                Chan St

                Belconnen, ACT

                (iii) Level 5

                The Bay Centre

                65 Pirrama Rd

                Pyrmont NSW

                (iv) Level 3

                100 George St

                Parramatta NSW

                (v) 424 Upper Roma St

                Brisbane, QLD

                (vi) 601 Back Tea Tree Rd

                Richmond, TAS

                Note: There are five office locations and one manned monitoring site. The offices are located in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Parramatta and the manned monitoring site is located at 601 Black Tree Road, Quion Ridge, Richmond in Tasmania.

                (4) The size of the ACMA’s offices are as follows:

                Sydney-Leased 3,289 sqm

                Melbourne-Leased 4,668 sqm

                Canberra-Leased 5,774 sqm

                Brisbane-Leased 355 sqm

                Parramatta- Leased 146 sqm

                Quion Ridge- Owned 366 sqm

                (5) The rental amount as at 30 June 2011 on a per annum basis, and the breakdown of rent per square metre is as follows:

                (6) The value of the buildings owned and depreciation as at 30 June 2011 is as follows: