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

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, 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.

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

The Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

A response to Questions 1 and 2 are provided in the attached table.

Response to Question 1 – Senate Question on Notice 1750

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPaC)

Note: Where actual cost per m2 for office space is available it has been provided, otherwise the average cost per m2 for the total net lettable area of the tenancy has been provided.

Note: SEWPaC ' s Australian Antarctic Division also has staff located at Macquarie Wharf in Hobart, the Kettering Watercraft training Facility, Antarctic research stations, Macquarie Island, the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystem Research Centre at the university of Tasmania and expeditioners not included in these figures. SEWPaC also has 25 staff hosted by FaHCSIA in offices around Australia. DSEWPaC ' s Supervising Scientist Division also has a field station at Jabiru, NT.F igures exclude staff in Parks Australia Division reported under Director of National Parks.

Director of National Parks

Director of National Parks

Figures include staff employed by the Director of National Parks and staff employed by DSEWPaC in the Parks Australia Division.

National Water Commission

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

Murray-Darling Basin Authority

Sydney Harbour Federation Trust (SHFT)

Employees in SHFT are employed under the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Act 2001, and not the Public Service Act 1999, and as such are not Australian Public Service (APS) employees, or Senior Executive Service (SES) officers . SHFT may have ' SES-equivalent ' employees, but they are not formally classified as SES officers.

Bureau of Meteorology

The Bureau of Meteorology were unable to provide a response at the time of this report.

Response to Question 2 – Senate Question on Notice 1750

The Bureau of Meteorology were unable to provide a response at the time of this report.