❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on owned and leased office spaces, including vacant areas and associated costs, across various health-related departments, agencies, and GTEs. The response provides a breakdown by entity, revealing vacant spaces and their reasons, primarily due to relocation or pending lease termination.
AnsweredQoN 2893Legislative Assembly
Asked
15 March 2018
Member
Portfolio
Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health
QuestionView source ↗
For each office space owned or leased by Departments, Agencies and Government Trading Enterprises (GTEs) in the portfolio of the Minister, I ask: (a) what is the total area (SQ/M) of office space owned by departments, agencies and GTEs within your portfolios; (b) what is the total area (SQ/M) of office space leased by departments, agencies and GTEs within your portfolios; (c) of the office space owned by departments, agencies and GTEs, within your portfolios, what is the total area of vacant space (SQ/M): (i) where is each vacant office/space located; (ii) what is the cost of the outgoings associated with this space; and (iii) what is the reason for each space being vacant; and (d) of the office space leased by departments, agencies and GTEs, within your portfolios, what is the total area of vacant office space (SQ/M): (i) where is each vacant office/space located; (ii) what is the amount paid in rent and outgoings associated with each vacant space; and (iii) what is the reason for each space being vacant?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
8 May 2018
Response time
7 days
The Department of Health advises:
Department of Health
(a) 2,280m 2
(b) 12,762m 2
(c) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
(d) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
Health Support Services
(a) Nil
(b) 27,008.9m 2
(c) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
(d) 1,303m 2
(i) Level 6, 67 Walters Drive, Osborne Park.
(ii) Variable Outgoings $14,688.07 per month. Rent $51,969.67 per month.
(iii) Health Support Services (HSS) is in the process of ending its lease at the 67 Walters Drive, Osborne Park site. As part of this process, HSS has been consulting with Government Office Accommodation, Department of Finance, about vacating this site in stages. HSS will hand back the site on the 30 June 2018 and the current vacancy allows for time to ‘make good’ the Level 6 space as per the lease agreement.
Child and Adolescent Health Service
(a) 96m 2
(b) 3,351.30 m 2
(c) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
(d) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
East Metropolitan Health Service
(a) 16,996.57m 2
(b) 2,691m 2
(c) 1,688.65m 2
(i) Bentley Health Service (BHS) campus and Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) campus.
(ii) Nil
(iii) BHS has temporarily unoccupied office and RPH downsizing commenced during 2014 for reconfiguration of the health service.
(d) 221m 2
(i) 2999 Albany Highway, Gosnells.
(ii) $53,800 per annum
(iii) The service has relocated to Armadale Hospital and re-tenanting of this space is in progress.
North Metropolitan Health Service
(a) 55,149.56m 2
(b) 3,535.14m 2
(c) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
(d) 20.98m 2
(i) 54 Salvado Road, Wembley.
(ii) $1184.19 per month.
(iii) The team which previously occupied this site have recently relocated. The vacant space will be reallocated.
South Metropolitan Health Service
(a) Nil
(b) 150m 2
(c) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
(d) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
WA Country Health Service
(a) 1,814m 2
(b) 21,561m 2
(c) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
(d) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
The Mental Health Commission advises:
(a)
Entity
Location
SQ/M
Mental Health Commission
7-9 Field Street Mt Lawley
2,084 SQ/M
(b)
Entity
Location
SQ/M
Mental Health Commission
Level 1&2, 1 Nash Street Perth
3,900.40 SQ/M
Mental Health Tribunal
Level 2, 681 Murray Street West Perth
243. SQ/M
Mental Health Advocacy Service
Unit 6 & Part Unit 5, 1076 Hay Street West Perth
195. SQ/M
(c) 2,000 SQ/M
(i) 7-9 Field Street Mt Lawley
(ii) 2016/17 $54,122.10
2017/18 $39,548.16
(iii) The Mt Lawley premises were occupied by the former Drug and Alcohol Office. Following amalgamation with the Mental Health Commission, formerly occupying leased premises in the Perth CBD, the amalgamated agency co-located leaving the Mt Lawley property vacant. An expression of interest process for the sale of this property is currently underway.
(d) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
The Health and Disability Services Complaints Office advises:
(a) Nil
(b) 414sqm
(c) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
(d) Nil
(i) Perth, Central Business District
(ii) Nil
(iii) Not applicable
Healthway advises:
(a) Nil
(b) Ground Floor, 24 Outram Street, West Perth = 534 (SQ/M)
(c) Not applicable
(i - iii) Not applicable
(d) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
The Animal Resource Authority advises:
The Animal Resources Authority owns the building and has held a Land Lease with Murdoch University, the Land Lease is currently under negotiation.
(a) 403 m2
(b) Nil
(c) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
(d) Not applicable
(i - iii) Not applicable
Department of Health
(a) 2,280m 2
(b) 12,762m 2
(c) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
(d) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
Health Support Services
(a) Nil
(b) 27,008.9m 2
(c) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
(d) 1,303m 2
(i) Level 6, 67 Walters Drive, Osborne Park.
(ii) Variable Outgoings $14,688.07 per month. Rent $51,969.67 per month.
(iii) Health Support Services (HSS) is in the process of ending its lease at the 67 Walters Drive, Osborne Park site. As part of this process, HSS has been consulting with Government Office Accommodation, Department of Finance, about vacating this site in stages. HSS will hand back the site on the 30 June 2018 and the current vacancy allows for time to ‘make good’ the Level 6 space as per the lease agreement.
Child and Adolescent Health Service
(a) 96m 2
(b) 3,351.30 m 2
(c) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
(d) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
East Metropolitan Health Service
(a) 16,996.57m 2
(b) 2,691m 2
(c) 1,688.65m 2
(i) Bentley Health Service (BHS) campus and Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) campus.
(ii) Nil
(iii) BHS has temporarily unoccupied office and RPH downsizing commenced during 2014 for reconfiguration of the health service.
(d) 221m 2
(i) 2999 Albany Highway, Gosnells.
(ii) $53,800 per annum
(iii) The service has relocated to Armadale Hospital and re-tenanting of this space is in progress.
North Metropolitan Health Service
(a) 55,149.56m 2
(b) 3,535.14m 2
(c) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
(d) 20.98m 2
(i) 54 Salvado Road, Wembley.
(ii) $1184.19 per month.
(iii) The team which previously occupied this site have recently relocated. The vacant space will be reallocated.
South Metropolitan Health Service
(a) Nil
(b) 150m 2
(c) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
(d) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
WA Country Health Service
(a) 1,814m 2
(b) 21,561m 2
(c) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
(d) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
The Mental Health Commission advises:
(a)
Entity
Location
SQ/M
Mental Health Commission
7-9 Field Street Mt Lawley
2,084 SQ/M
(b)
Entity
Location
SQ/M
Mental Health Commission
Level 1&2, 1 Nash Street Perth
3,900.40 SQ/M
Mental Health Tribunal
Level 2, 681 Murray Street West Perth
243. SQ/M
Mental Health Advocacy Service
Unit 6 & Part Unit 5, 1076 Hay Street West Perth
195. SQ/M
(c) 2,000 SQ/M
(i) 7-9 Field Street Mt Lawley
(ii) 2016/17 $54,122.10
2017/18 $39,548.16
(iii) The Mt Lawley premises were occupied by the former Drug and Alcohol Office. Following amalgamation with the Mental Health Commission, formerly occupying leased premises in the Perth CBD, the amalgamated agency co-located leaving the Mt Lawley property vacant. An expression of interest process for the sale of this property is currently underway.
(d) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
The Health and Disability Services Complaints Office advises:
(a) Nil
(b) 414sqm
(c) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
(d) Nil
(i) Perth, Central Business District
(ii) Nil
(iii) Not applicable
Healthway advises:
(a) Nil
(b) Ground Floor, 24 Outram Street, West Perth = 534 (SQ/M)
(c) Not applicable
(i - iii) Not applicable
(d) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
The Animal Resource Authority advises:
The Animal Resources Authority owns the building and has held a Land Lease with Murdoch University, the Land Lease is currently under negotiation.
(a) 403 m2
(b) Nil
(c) Nil
(i - iii) Not applicable
(d) Not applicable
(i - iii) Not applicable
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