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

asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, 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.

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)

Treasury

The information provided in the table above was taken from the Treasury HRMIS dated 23 March 2012.

*Further information on staff breakdowns can be found in the Treasury Annual Report 2010-11 (refer to staffing information on page 131).

Australian Bureau of Statistics

*Includes non-ongoing and inoperative staff as at 3 April 2012.

(g) The ABS provides statistics on a wide range of economic, social, population and environmental matters, covering government, business and the community. It also    has a legislated role to coordinate the statistical operations of official bodies and liaise with international organisations.

The ABS functions include:

In addition to the national statistical responsibilities, regional offices also have primary responsibility for the delivery of statistical services to their state or territory.    In Western Australia and Tasmania, the Regional Director administering the ABS regional office is also the State Government Statistician.

The ABS provides a range of information solutions for customers, including self-serve statistics accessible through the ABS website, a national information and referral telephone service, user-pays information consultancies and support for the complex needs of researchers through streamlined access to, and use of, microdata. The ABS is also supporting a national approach to improving statistical literacy and capability across the Australian population.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

*Includes ongoing and non-ongoing employees as at 1 April 2012. This list excludes Commissioners.

# Prior to 30 July 2012 the ACCC Hobart office was located at 3rd Floor, AMP Building, 86 Collins Street, Hobart TAS 7000

(g) All staff in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) offices across Australia support the ACCC in its role as an independent statutory authority which administers the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and other acts. The ACCC promotes competition and fair trade in the market place to benefit consumers, business and the community. It also regulates national infrastructure industries. Its primary responsibility is to ensure that individuals and businesses comply with the Commonwealth's competition, fair trading and consumer protection laws.

Australian Office of Financial Management

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

* APRA staff are engaged under the APRA Act

Australian Securities and Investment Commission

1 Currently in a rent free period until March 2012 as part of a lease agreement

2 Currently vacant and in the process of being surrendered

3 Sub-leased from March 2012

4 Lease ends Mary 2012 and has been vacated

(d) Classification of Staff

The way in which the number of staff in each location (listed above) has been calculated is based on the Australian Government Property Data Collection (PRODAC) specification and methodology, which is reported annually to DoFD and does not require details of staff classifications. The effort required to provide this level of detail would require an unreasonable diversion of resources to compile the data.

Australian Taxation Office (including the Australian Valuation Office (AVO), Tax Practitioners Board and the Australian Business Register)

1 Sub leased’ – refers to premises that are leased from the ATO by other organisations including private companies and Australian Government departments.

2 Staffed two days per week by one APS 3 from Sydney (Lang St) office

3 Staffed two days per week by one APS 3 from Parramatta (Macquarie St) office

4 Staffed one day per week by APS 3 from Northbridge( Francis St) office

COMP – Compliance related functions and activities;

OPS – Includes contact centre operations, debt and client account management, including lodgment and exception processing;

AVO –Australian Valuations Office functions and activities;

CS&L –Corporate Services, including people and financial management, legal services and relationship management related functions,

EST – Enterprise Solutions and Technology includes any information technology-related activities and includes the following business lines: Business Solutions, Information and Communications Technology, Office of Chief Knowledge Officer.

Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee

Inspector-General of Taxation

National Competition Council

Productivity Commission

Royal Australian Mint

(2)

Treasury

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Australian Office of Financial Management

Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority

Australian Securities and Investment Commission

Australian Taxation Office

Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee

Inspector-General of Taxation

National Competition Council

Productivity Commission

Royal Australian Mint