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

asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 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 answer to the honourable senator’s question is as follows:

Portfolio agencies have provided the following information in response to the honourable senator’s question.

Office Locations

(1) (a) to (g)—

Australia Post

The specific details sought about office locations across the entire corporation are not captured on any central database. To attempt to provide this level of detail would involve an unreasonable diversion of resources. As such, Australia Post is not in a position to provide the information requested.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) – See separate table attached

Department Of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE)

Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)

NBN Co

Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)

Information for the above agencies is outlined in the following table.

Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE)

Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)

NBN Co

* Excludes Data Centres, Aggregation Nodes, Depots, Satellite Earth Stations.

** Rental and outgoings figures rounded to nearest whole dollar.

Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)

Public Relations, Communications and Media Staff

(2) (a) to (c)—

Australia Post

The specific details sought about public relations, communications and media staff across the entire corporation are not captured on any central database.  To attempt to provide this level of detail would involve an unreasonable diversion of resources.  As such, Australia Post is not in a position to provide the information requested.

Department Of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE)

There are 23 staff in the department engaged partly or wholly in external focused public affairs activities (such as promoting events to the media and engaging with the media on a daily basis and advising on strategic communications activities). Staff are based in Canberra unless otherwise indicated in the table below.

Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)

(c) N/A

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

(c) N/A

NBN Co

(b) N/A

(c) N/A

Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)

(a) N/A

(c) N/A.