Senate debates

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Questions on Notice

Immigration and Citizenship (Question Nos 1743 and 1783)

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

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, 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 Kate LundyKate Lundy (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting for Industry and Innovation) Share this | | Hansard source

The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) (a) to (c) please refer to Attachment A for onshore offices and Attachment B for offshore offices.

(d) in answering this question DIAC has provided the total number of people that we have accommodated which includes staff and contractors. Please refer to Attachment C for onshore offices and Attachment D for offshore offices.

(e) please refer to Attachment A.

(f) The department does not own any office accommodation so there is no response for this part of the question.

(g) The Department of Immigration and Citizenship is a policy, program and service delivery agency. The department's services are delivered through offices in every state and territory and more than 60 countries.

The department's objectives are to:

              The services provided in Australia and overseas include:

                                          (2) (a) please refer to Attachment E.

                                          (b) please refer to Attachment E.

                                          (c) please refer to Attachment E.

                                          Responses for the Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal are at Attachment F.

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                                          * Attachments A to F are available from the Senate Table Office.