Nick Sherry (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting the Minister for Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

The Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government has provided the following answer to the honourable senator’s question:

The Department owns three buildings that are used as office accommodation:

The Department leases two office premises, as listed below:

The Department also occupies office accommodation in Canberra, Newcastle, Orange, Wollongong, Townsville, Hobart and Bendigo. The Department of Infrastructure and Transport is the lessor of these offices. Facilities are provided to the Department under a shared service arrangement with the intial term being 1 October 2010 until 30 June 2012.