Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 18 August 2011:

With reference to the Australian Bureau of Statistics:

(1) What is the actual location, including the full street address, of each premises occupied by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

(2) In relation to each of the premises referred to in 1, are these premises:

(a) owned by the Commonwealth; or

(b) rented.

(3) What is the actual amount of space in square metres occupied by, or allocated to, the Australian Bureau of Statistics at each of the premises.

(4) What is the actual amount of space in square metres occupied by, or allocated to, the Commonwealth Government at each of the premises.

(5) For each of the premises that are owned by the Commonwealth:

(a) what was the total purchase price of these premises and what was the purchase date;

(b) what amount has been allocated as building depreciation from the date of purchase to the current date; and

(c) what is the estimated current market value of these premises and on what basis has this market value been calculated or derived.

(6) For each of the premises that are rented, what are the current lease terms including:

(a) the date the lease was entered into;

(b) the current expiry date of the lease;

(c) any further options available under the lease;

(d) the rental amount payable per square metre on an annual basis; and

(e) the total rental amount payable for the premises on an annual basis.

(7) When is the next rental review due and on what basis will any new rental be determined.

Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Treasurer has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) The actual locations of each premises occupied by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) are as follows:

Office   Address

* Short term accommodation to meet Census operations.

(2) Each of the premises referred to in question 1 is rented.

(3) The actual amount of space in square metres occupied by, or allocated to, the Australian Bureau of Statistics at each premises is detailed in the below table:

* Short term accommodation to meet Census operations.

(4) The Australian Bureau of Statistics does not have any allocation of space arrangements with other Commonwealth Government Entities. The Australian Bureau of Statistics does occupy space in some multi-tenancy commercially leased sites that do have other Commonwealth Entities as tenants although the ABS is not privileged to their commercial leasing information.

(5) The Australian Bureau of Statistics does not occupy space owned by the Commonwealth of Australia.

(6) For each of the premises that are rented, the current lease terms are included in the below table:

*   Short term accommodation to meet Census operations.

(7) The rental reviews for the ABS’s respective leases are as follows:

* Short term accommodation to meet Census operations.

Details of new NSW lease commencing 1 November 2011