Office Space

Senator Humphries asked the Minister for Defence, on notice 2865 on 17 June 2010 the question(s) asked in the Notice Paper:

Do any of the departments or agencies within the Minister’s portfolio consider that
new or additional office accommodation may be required in the next 2 years; if so,
would that accommodation be provided in Canberra; and if so, approximately how
many staff are estimated to need accommodation in the new or additional offices.

Senator Faulkner – The answers to the honourable senator’s questions are as follows:

The Defence office accommodation portfolio is subject to ongoing monitoring, with the aim of providing for greater efficiencies within the space occupied by Defence. There may be some growth in the Defence ACT workforce over the next two years, however there is no plan to acquire additional office accommodation other than the Anzac Park West building, which is currently being fitted out for occupation later in 2010.

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