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

asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 23 September 2011:

(1) Within the department, how many divisions are there 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 department 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 rented, 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.

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

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

(1) There are eight divisions within the department:

Broadcasting and Digital Switchover

Chief Financial Officer

Corporate & Business

Digital Economy Services

Digital Economy Strategy

Legal Services

NBN Implementation

Networks Policy & Regulation

(2) Please see Attachment 1.

(3) The department is presently accommodated at two locations in Canberra and one location in Sydney.

38 Sydney Avenue, Forrest ACT

44 Sydney Avenue, Forrest ACT

31-33 Market Street, Sydney NSW

(4) Office size details.

38 Sydney Avenue, Forrest ACT: leased - 8,975.2 m2

44 Sydney Avenue, Forrest ACT: leased - 2,628 m2

31-33 Market Street, Sydney NSW: leased – 1,877.5 m2

(5) 38 Sydney Avenue, Forrest ACT, leased, 8,975.2 m2.

$410/sqm

44 Sydney Avenue, Forrest ACT, leased, 2,628 m2.

Level 1 Suite 3 (626sqm) $399.36/sqm

Level 1 Suite 2 (1024sqm) $462.53/sqm

Level 2 Suite 2 (978sqm) $462.53/sqm

31-33 Market Street, Sydney, leased, 1,877.5 m2.

Level 9 (139 sqm) $455/sqm

Level 11 (644sqm) $460.58/sqm

Level 14 (384.5sqsm)   $495/sqm

Level 18 (710sqm) $501.98/sqm

(6) Not Applicable.

Attachment 1

*Please note that the Secretary, Deputy Secretaries and their support staff (8 in total) are not included as divisional staff.