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

asked the Minister representing the Attorney-General, Emergency Management, Home Affairs and Justice , upon notice , on 22 March 2012 :

(1)   Can a list be provided of all office locations for each department or agency within the Minister's portfolio, detailing:

  (a)   the department or agency;

  (b)   the location;

  (c)   the size;

  (d)   the number of staff at each location and their classification;

  (e)   if the office location is rented, the amount and breakdown of rent paid per square metre;

  (f)   if the location is owned by the department or agency, the:

     (i)   value, and

     (ii)   depreciation, of the building; and

  (g)   the type of functions and work undertaken.

(2)   For each department and agency within the Minister's portfolio, can details be provided of all public relations, communications and media staff, listed by department or agency, including:

  (a)   the number of ongoing staff, specifying:

     (i)   their classification,

     (ii)   the type of work they undertake, and

     (iii)   their location;

  (b)   the number of non-ongoing staff, specifying:

     (i)   their classification,

     (ii)   the type of work they undertake, and

     (iii)   their location; and

  (c)   the number of contracted staff, specifying:

     (i)   their classification,

     (ii)   the type of work they undertake, and

     (iii)   their location.

Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Attorney-General has provided the following answer to the honourable senator ' s question.

QUESTION 1

Attorney-General's Department

(1)(a) The Attorney-General's Department.

  (b) & (c) See Table 1.1.

  (d) See Table 1.2.

  (e) See Table 1.1

  (f) The Department owns 71 State Circle, Yarralumla ACT 2600. The land is valued at $865,000.The building has a book value at 29 February 2012 of $305,222.21 and has accumulated depreciation of $29,777.79. The Acquisition cost is $335,000.

  (g) Please refer to the 2011-12 Portfolio Additional Estimates statements.

Table 1.1

*Yearly basis on whole of property.

Table 1.2*

*AGD does not readily capture the location of staff by office location. For that reason staffing figures are compiled at State/Territory level only.

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

(1)(a) Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

(b-f) See Table 1.

(g) Please refer to the 2011-12 Portfolio Additional Estimates statements.

Table 1

Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity

(1)(a) The Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (ACLEI).

  (b) ACLEI has one office located in Canberra.

  (c) 868 square metres.

  (d) 34 total staff with classifications from APS4 to SES Band 3 (including the Integrity Commissioner).

  (e) Rent per square metre is $416 per annum.

  (f) Not applicable.

  (g) Please refer to the 2011-12 Portfolio Additional Estimates statements.

Australian Crime Commission

(1)(a) The Australian Crime Commission (ACC).

(b-d) See Table 1.

Table 1

(e) See table 1.

  (f) Not applicable.

  (g) Please refer to the 2011-12 Portfolio Additional Estimates statements.

Australian Customs and Border Protection Service

(1)(a-e) See Table 1.

Note: The answers to (d) identify where staff are located for administrative purposes . This may not include where operational staff are physically located . For example, operational staff based in Sydney International Airport are included in the staff numbers for Customs House Sydney (10 Cooks River Drive, Mascot NSW) for administrative purposes.

TABLE 1

(f) Customs House Gove, NT, is the only premises owned by Customs. It is valued at $2,569,678.16 with depreciation of $191,585.18.

(g) Please refer to the 2011-12 Portfolio Additional Estimates statements.

Australian Federal Police & the Australian Institute of Police Management

(1)(a) Australian Federal Police.

  (b)-(f) See Table 1.

  (g) Please refer to the 2011-12 Portfolio Additional Estimates statements.

TABLE 1

*The Woden premises are used for office space and records storage.

**The property at Majura ACT is owned by the AFP, with a land value of $16.2 million and $680,423 worth of depreciation of the buildings.

***The Oxford St premises are used for operational staff office space.

Notes

(1) 'Non-office' locations consistent with the principles of Australian Government Property Data Collection (PRODAC) have been excluded. These include:

- ACT Policing

- Airport Police Stations

- Operational, training and storage facilities

- Discreet locations

- Offshore sites

(2) Some of the rental costs per m2 are averaged across the site, that is, they are comprised of the average rent for all components of the site e.g. storage, basement, office space, etc.

Australian Government Solicitor

(1)(a) Australian Government Solicitor (AGS).

(b-d) See Table 1.

  (e) AGS leases all its office premises. As a GBE operating in a competitive environment, AGS regards detailed information about its overhead costs, such as its office lease costs in each location, as being commercially sensitive including because disclosure of its current lease rates could disadvantage AGS business interests when negotiating lease and sublease terms.

  (f) Not applicable.

  (g) Please refer to the 2011-12 Portfolio Additional Estimates statements.

Table 1

Notes:

1. The response to part (c) represents the total office space leased by AGS. AGS sublets some of this space in a number of the locations referred to in the response to part (b).

2. AGS is a government business enterprise (GBE) operating on a commercial and competitive basis in providing legal and related services to government and its agencies. AGS is not subject to the Public Service Act 1999 and its employees are not Australian Public Service (APS) employees. AGS has a broadband classification structure which is significantly different to that for APS agencies. For the purposes of responding to part (d), AGS staff are classified as either 'lawyers' or 'legal and business support'. The numbers include casuals but not employees on unpaid leave nor contractors.

Australian Human Rights Commission

(1)(a) Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC).

  (b) AHRC has one office located in Sydney.

  (c) 4142.2 square metres (of which 1346 square metres is subleased tothe Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and the Secretariat of the Asia Pacific Forumunder long term lease arrangements).

  (d) AHRC employs 147 staff ranging from APS1 to SES Band 2, plus 6 Statutory Office Holders.

  (e) The premises are rented at the cost of $520 (excluding GST) per square metre per annum.

  (f) Not applicable.

  (g) Please refer to the 2011-12 Portfolio Additional Estimates statements.

Australian Institute of Criminology & the Criminology Research Council

(1)(a) Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC).

(b) AIC has one office located in Canberra.

(c) 1729 square metres, representing total office space.

(d) AIC employs 52 staff ranging from APS2 to SES Band 1.

(e) Total rent payable per annum for total office space as at February 2012 is $474,213 at a rate of $274.27 per square metre.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) Please refer to the 2011-12 Portfolio Additional Estimates statements.

Australian Law Reform Commission

(1)(a) Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC).

  (b) ALRC has one office located in Sydney.

  (c) 390 square metres.

  (d) ALRC employs 17 staff ranging from APS4 to SES Band 3.

  (e) The premises are rented at the cost of $755 per square metre including outgoings.

  (f) Not applicable.

  (g) Please refer to the 2011-12 Portfolio Additional Estimates statements.

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

(1)(a) Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO).

  (b) ASIO has one declared office building located in Canberra.

  (c) The agreed Net Lettable Area is 14,500 sqm.

  (d) For security reasons, ASIO does not reveal specific details on staff members, including the number of staff in specific locations and their classifications.

  (e) The premises are rented at the cost of $241.53 per square metre per annum ex GST, inclusive of office space, storage and parking.

  (f) ASIO Central Office is located in a building owned by the Department of Finance and Deregulation.

  (g) Please refer to the 2011-12 Portfolio Additional Estimates statements.

Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre

(1) (a) Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC).

(b-e) See Table 1.

  (f) Not applicable as AUSTRAC leases all its tenancies in commercial premises.

  (g) Please refer to the 2011-12 Portfolio Additional Estimates statements.

Table 1

*The Adelaide and Perth staff are located in partner agency premises (the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service and state police forces) and undertake FIU-related work.

Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions

(1)(a) The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP).

(b-e) See Table 1.

  (f) Not applicable.

  (g) Please refer to the 2011-12 Portfolio Additional Estimates statements.

Table 1

CrimTrac

(1)(a) CrimTrac.

  (b) CrimTrac has one office located in Canberra.

  (c) 3872.2 square metres.

  (d) CrimTrac employs 198 staff ranging from APS 1 to SES Band 1, plus one CEO.

  (e) The office is leased at a cost of $1,534,758.84 per annum (excluding GST). This equates to a cost of $396.35 per square metre (excluding GST).

  (f) The office is not owned by the agency.

  (g) Please refer to the 2011-12 Portfolio Additional Estimates statements.

Family Court of Australia

(1)(a) Family Court of Australia.

(b-e) See Table 1.

Note: The Commonwealth Law Courts tenancies are shared with other jurisdictions and the lease is not specific to the exact space leased, areas are based on the percentage of the building occupied by the Family Court.

  (f) Not applicable.

  (g) Please refer to the 2011-12 Portfolio Additional Estimates statements.

Table 1

Federal Court of Australia

(1)(a) Federal Court of Australia.

(b-e) See Table 1.

  (f) Regarding the Sydney office, an agreement is in place to provide accommodation free of charge, but it is recognised in our accounts as a notional market rent.

(g) Please refer to the 2011-12 Portfolio Additional Estimates statements.

Table 1

Federal Magistrates Court of Australia

(1)(a) Federal Magistrates Court of Australia.

  (b),( c), and (e) See Table 1.

(d) See Table 2. Staff work out of the same locations as those of the Family Court, as well as the three locations listed below.

  (g) Please refer to the 2011-12 Portfolio Additional Estimates statements.

Table 1

Table 2

High Court of Australia

(1)(a) The High Court of Australia.

(b-e) See Table 1.

  (f) The High Court owns the Canberra building. The building value is $184.615 million as at 22 March 2012. The building depreciation is valued at $2.617 million for the period to 29 February 2012.

  (g) Please refer to the 2011-12 Portfolio Additional Estimates statements.

Table 1

Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia

1(a) Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia (ITSA).

(b-e) See Table 1.

  (f) Not applicable.

  (g) Please refer to the 2011-12 Portfolio Additional Estimates statements.

Table 1

Note: All work in all locations is office based but may also involve visits/inspections to other workplaces including courts, other government agencies, commercial and private businesses, or private residences. Additionally the Adelaide office operates a seven day a week phone contact centre.

National Native Title Tribunal

(1)(a) National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT).

(b-e) See Table 1.

  (f) Not applicable.

  (g) Please refer to the 2011-12 Portfolio Budget statements.

Table 1

Office of Parliamentary Counsel

(1)(a) Office of Parliamentary Counsel (OPC).

  (b) OPC has one office located in Barton, Canberra.

  (c) 1953 square metres.

  (d) OPC employs 53 staff with classifications from APS2 to SES Band 2 and 3 statutory officers.

  (e) $415 per square metre.

  (f) Not applicable.

  (g) Refer to the 2011-12 Portfolio Budget statements.

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

(1)(a) Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).

(b-e) Please see Table 1.

(f) Not applicable.

  (g) Refer to the 2011-12 Portfolio Budget statements.

Table 1

QUESTION 2

Attorney-General's Department

(2)(a)(i) See Table 2.1 below

     (ii) See Table 2.1 below

     (iii) All are located in Canberra

  (b)(i),(ii) See Table 2.2 below

and (iii): All are located in Canberra

  (c) Nil.

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

(2)(a-c) Nil.

Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity

(2)(a)(i) Two ongoing staff have media and communications functions as part of their roles, 1 EL2 and 1 EL1.

  (a)(ii) Media and communications functions—respond to questions from the media and draft briefings, presentations and speeches on behalf of the agency.

  (a)(iii) These staff work in Canberra.

  (b) and (c) ACLEI employs no non-ongoing or contracted staff in media or communications roles.

Australian Crime Commission

2(a)(i),(ii) See Table 1.

Table 1

*These positions also oversee other areas.

  (a)(iii) All staff are based in the ACC's National Headquarters in Canberra.

(b-c) Nil.

Australian Customs and Border Protection Service

(2)(a)(i) As at 22 March 2012, 29 ongoing staff were employed within the Customs and Border Protection Communications and Media team. See Table 1.

Table 1

  (a)(ii) The Communication and Media team delivers communication advice, services and tools to support Customs and Border Protection's strategic aims. This includes responding to media inquiries and developing both internal and external communication strategies.

  (a)(iii) These staff are located in Canberra.

  (b)(i) ,(ii) and (iii) As at 22 March 2012, no non-ongoing staff were employed within the Customs and Border Protection Communications and Media team.

  (c)(i), (ii) and (iii) As at 22 March 2012, no contracted staff were employed within the Customs and Border Protection Communications and Media team.

Australian Federal Police

(2)(a)(i) See Table 1.

Table 1

  (a)(ii) These staff undertake public affairs, marketing, production and online services work.

  (a)(iii) These staff are located in Canberra.

  (b)(i)-(iii) There is one non-ongoing staff member at Band 6 level who is involved in marketing and based in Canberra.

  (c)(i)-(iii) Nil.

Australian Government Solicitor

(2)(a), (b), (c) AGS does not have any positions that are dedicated to public relations, communications of government policies and programs, or media management/liaison. AGS has a media contact person at the SES equivalent level but these duties form a very small part of their role. AGS has a corporate communications team that is responsible for marketing and promotional activities associated with AGS's provision of legal services, as well as for internal communications.

Australian Human Rights Commission

(2)(a)(i), (ii) See Table 1.

Table 1

  (a)(iii) All staff are located in Sydney.

  (b)(i) See Table 2.

Table 2

  (b)(iii) All staff are located in Sydney.

  (c) (i)-(iii) Not applicable.

Australian Institute of Criminology & the Criminology Research Council

(2)(a)(i)-(iii) Not applicable.

  (b)(i) One EL2 staff member.

  (b)(ii) AIC's communications resources publish hard copy, web, social media and via events are an essential and recognised component of its outcome of disseminating research on crime and justice, which it does to an external audience.

  (b)(iii) The staff member is located in our Canberra office.

  (c) Not applicable.

Australian Law Reform Commission

(2)(a)(i) The ALRC has no communications, public relations, or media staff. This function is part of the Executive Director's role (SES Band 1).

  (a)(ii) Type of work is to prepare media releases regarding inquiries, appointments, release of consultation papers and final reports, answer media inquiries to the ALRC, oversee communications to stakeholders, coordinate publication of consultation papers and final reports.

  (a)(iii) The staff member is located in our Canberra office.

  (b) Nil.

  (c) Nil.

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

For security reasons, ASIO does not reveal specific details of staff members, including the number of staff in specific areas, their classifications and the work they undertake.

Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre

(2)(a)(i) See Table 1.

Table 1

  (a)(ii) The acting EL1 is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the team; developing, implementing and evaluating a range of internal and external communication strategies; coordinating responses to media enquiries; and oversees the production of printed publications including AUSTRAC's annual report, and annual typologies and case studies report.

The APS6 is responsible for providing strategic website advice and projects, production of articles for various forums/media; editing/proofreading; and contributing to communications projects as required.

The APS5 is responsible for the application of AUSTRAC branding (that is, graphic design); design and layout of external/internal corporate publications; management of photo gallery; and production of various documents, forms and presentations; publishing material on the AUSTRAC website; and contributing to communications projects as required.

All staff in this team may be called upon to provide assistance in the completion of other correspondence to a range of stakeholders including government, partner agencies, industry and the community.

  (a)(iii) These staff are located in Melbourne.

  (b)(i) There is one non-ongoing staff member in Communications & Products at EL2 level.

  (b)(ii) The EL2 is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of various communications strategies and providing strategic advice on communication and media matters. This staff member also oversees the Communications & Products team.

  (b)(iii) This staff member is located in Melbourne.

  (c)(i-iii) Nil.

Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions

CDPP does not employ any public relations, communications and media staff.

CrimTrac

(2)(a)(i) CrimTrac employs two ongoing staff in its Strategic Communication team, one at the APS 6 level and one at the EL 2 level.

  (a)(ii) The Strategic Communication Team is responsible for ensuring that the Agency engages effectively, influences and develops relationships with its partner agencies, stakeholders and clients. The Team manages the agency's communication strategy, media liaison and corporate publications and assists with presentations and functions.

  (a)(iii) All staff are located in the Canberra office.

  (b)(i)-(iii) CrimTrac does not employ any non-ongoing staff in public relations, communications and media roles.

  (c)(i)-(iii) CrimTrac does not employ any contracted staff in public relations, communications and media roles.

Family Court of Australia

(2)(a)(i), (ii) See Table 1.

Table 1

Note: All the staff in the media and communications team are employed by the Family Court of Australia; however, as part of the single administration with the Federal Magistrates Court, the staff are shared 50/50 between each court and perform their functions accordingly.

  (a)(iii) All staff are located in Canberra with the exception of one EL1 member who is located in Melbourne.

  (b)(i) There is one non-ongoing APS6 staff member.

  (b)(ii) This person performs internal and external communications work.

  (b)(iii) This person is located in Canberra.

  (c)(i)-(iii) Not applicable.

Federal Court of Australia

(2)(a)(i) The Federal Court employs one staff member at EL2 level.

(a)(ii) The EL2 performs public relations, communication and media liaison.

(iii) The EL2 is located in Melbourne.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) Not applicable.

Federal Magistrates Court of Australia

The Federal Magistrates Court does not employ public relations, media and communications staff, however, as part of the single administration with the Federal Magistrates Court, the staff are shared 50/50 between each court and perform their functions accordingly.

High Court of Australia

The High Court of Australia does not employ any public relations, communications and media staff.

Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia

(2)(a)(i), (ii) See Table 1.

Table 1

  (a)(iii) All staff are employed in Canberra.

  (b)(i) ITSA employs one APS 5 and one part-time APS 6.

  (b)(ii) These staff are employed as a Communications Officer and Media Adviser respectively.

  (b)(iii) All staff are employed in Canberra.

  (c) Not applicable.

National Native Title Tribunal

(2)(a)(i)—(iii) Not applicable.

  (b)(i) NNTT employs one APS6 Communications Officer.

  (b)(ii) The Communications Officer develops content for the NNTT's intranet and internet; writes and edits a range of business focused information products (publications, external newsletters, corporate documents and procedures). The NNTT does not engage in externally focused public affairs activities such as promoting events to media or engaging media on a daily basis. However, the Communications Officer deals with media inquiries when they arise.

  (b)(iii) The Communications Officer is located in Perth.

  (c) Not applicable.

Office of Parliamentary Counsel

The Office of Parliamentary Counsel does not employ any public relations, communications or media staff.

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

(2)(a)(i) OAIC employs two staff members in public relations and communications.

There is one EL 2 (this is a full time role, but only about 20 per cent of it relates to externally focused public affairs activities) , plus one EL 1 staff member.

     (ii) The EL1 staff member is the Director, Corporate and Public Affairs and Deputy Director, Corporate and Public Affairs.

     (iii) The EL1 and EL2 staff members are located in Sydney.

  (b) Not applicable.

  (c) Not applicable.

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1 Human resource information system data does not currently specify the physical office location of staff located in Canberra.

2 This figure includes operational staff based at Newcastle Container Examination Facility

3 This figure includes operational staff based at Sydney International Airport.

4 This figure includes operational staff based at Darwin Container Examination Facility.

5 This figure includes operational staff based at Brisbane International Airport.

6 This figure includes operational staff based at Cairns International Airport.

7 Human resource information system data does not currently specify the physical office location of staff located in Fremantle and Albany.

8 This figure includes operational staff located within the Perth Detector Dog Unit.