Scott Ryan (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Cabinet Secretary) Share this | Hansard source

I am advised that the Australian government is not purchasing land in Gosford and is not constructing an office building in Gosford. The government will lease premises for 600 employees, the majority being Australian Taxation Office staff. The ATO released an expression of interest in October 2014 to commence the procurement process. The EOI specified required dimensions for commercial offices premises within a 1.5 kilometre radius of Gosford city centre. The EOI noted the ATO would consider premises to be constructed or refurbished or in existing condition. The Doma Group, the preferred tenderer, will construct a new building on a site that Doma Group has secured from the New South Wales government. Doma Group will seek a development application approval from the local council.