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

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 6 September 2011:

With reference to the answer to question on notice no. 894 relating to the Pontville Detention Centre:

(1) What percentage of the new accommodation required will be by way of:

  (a) rental agreements; and

  (b) procurement.

(2) With which company, or companies, are the rental agreements and what are the value and lengths of those agreements.

(3) What is the value of the procurement agreements and with which companies are those agreements.

(4) Can a list be provided identifying which buildings will be placed on the department's asset registers.

(5) Paragraph (2) of the answer to question on notice no. 894 states that 'Rental agreements are in place or are currently being finalised for the hire of a number of other structures': can a list be provided advising which buildings have rental agreements in place and which buildings are still having rental agreements finalised.

(6) Who will bear the cost and responsibility of insurance for the:

  (a) procured facilities; and

  (b) rented facilities.

(7) Is it accepted that the so called 6 month period for the centre's life is to commence on 1 September 2011.

(8) What is the commencement date of each rental agreement and how much rental has been paid on all these buildings up to and including 31 August 2011.

(9) Has a community liaison group been established at Pontville; if so:

  (a) when was it established;

  (b) who are its members;

  (c) how were members of the liaison group chosen; and

  (d) by whom were members of the liaison group chosen.