Senate debates

Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Questions on Notice

Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research (Question No. 1738 supplementary)

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

asked the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, 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.

Photo of Chris EvansChris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

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

(2) (a) (i) (ii) (iii)

The following table includes revised figures for ongoing public relations, communications and media staffing as at 22 March 2012.