❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on office space owned/leased by various government departments and agencies, including vacant spaces, costs, and reasons for vacancy. The response provides specific data for each entity.
AnsweredQoN 2881Legislative Assembly
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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?
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Answered
8 May 2018
Responded by
Minister for Transport; Planning; Lands
Response time
7 days
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
(a) 265.73 sqm (Fremantle Prison – owned by the Government, vested to DPLH)
(b) 14,957.53 sqm
(c) Nil
(i)-(iii) Not applicable
(d) 2,790.86 sqm
(i) East Perth
(ii) $151,000 per month (BMW-owned building)
(iii) Formerly occupied by Aboriginal Affairs; currently vacant awaiting occupation by another government agency.
Western Australian Planning Commission
(a) 1165 sqm
(b) Nil
(c) 71 sqm
(i) 66 Canning Highway, Victoria Park
(ii) $1700.00
(iii) No current market interest
(d) Not applicable
Department of Transport
(a) 2,988 m2
(b) 26,127.37 m2
(c)-(d) Nil
Main Roads Western Australia
(a) 21,515 m2
(b) 5,420.7 m2
(c) 275 m2
(i) Don Aitken Centre, East Perth; 120 Peel Terrace, Northam
(ii) $22,233.91
(iii) East Perth – Refurbishments recently completed, occupation planned for June 2018; Northam – New facility designed to accommodate forecasted needs.
(d) 2,012 m2
(i) Level 2, 2 Victoria Avenue, Perth
(ii) $1,410,789.72
(iii) A fitout is under construction and occupation is due May 2018.
Public Transport Authority
(a) 27,522 m2
(b)-(c) Nil
(d) Not applicable
Note: This only includes main office space, not bus/train stations or depots that may have an office.
Fremantle Port Authority
(a) 5,785 m2
(b)-(c) Nil
(d) Not applicable
Pilbara Ports Authority
(a) 2,323.42 m2
(b) 5,240.52 m2
(c) 53.7 m2
(i) Dampier Security Gatehouse (Upper Level)
(ii) Nil
(iii) No operational requirement at this time
(d) Nil
Mid West Ports Authority
(a) 1,164 m2
(b) 528 m2
(c) 16 m2
(i) Port area
(ii) $723 pa
(iii) Relocation of position
(d) Nil
Kimberley Ports Authority
(a) 160 m2
(b) 370 m2
(c)-(d) Nil
Southern Ports Authority
(a) 2,325 m2
(b) 351 m2
(c)-(d) Nil
Landcorp
(a) Nil.
(b) 3,315m2.
(c)-(d) Nil
Landgate
(a) Nil
(b) 21,668.75 m2
(c) Nil
(d) 231.55 square metres
(i) Level 6, Bunbury Tower, 61 Victoria Park, Bunbury
(ii) Rent - $71,582.03; Outgoings - $37,018.60
Note: Costs associated with vacant space are reported as the annual commitment for that area. It does not reflect actual expenditure on the space for the period it has been vacant.
(iii) Staff reductions
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority
(a) Approximately 300 SQ/M
(b) Approximately 1800 SQ/M
(c) Approximately 300 SQ/M
(i) 234 Jull Street Armadale
(ii) Approximately $3,195 to date.
(iii) Consolidation of operations into one location
(d) Nil
(a) 265.73 sqm (Fremantle Prison – owned by the Government, vested to DPLH)
(b) 14,957.53 sqm
(c) Nil
(i)-(iii) Not applicable
(d) 2,790.86 sqm
(i) East Perth
(ii) $151,000 per month (BMW-owned building)
(iii) Formerly occupied by Aboriginal Affairs; currently vacant awaiting occupation by another government agency.
Western Australian Planning Commission
(a) 1165 sqm
(b) Nil
(c) 71 sqm
(i) 66 Canning Highway, Victoria Park
(ii) $1700.00
(iii) No current market interest
(d) Not applicable
Department of Transport
(a) 2,988 m2
(b) 26,127.37 m2
(c)-(d) Nil
Main Roads Western Australia
(a) 21,515 m2
(b) 5,420.7 m2
(c) 275 m2
(i) Don Aitken Centre, East Perth; 120 Peel Terrace, Northam
(ii) $22,233.91
(iii) East Perth – Refurbishments recently completed, occupation planned for June 2018; Northam – New facility designed to accommodate forecasted needs.
(d) 2,012 m2
(i) Level 2, 2 Victoria Avenue, Perth
(ii) $1,410,789.72
(iii) A fitout is under construction and occupation is due May 2018.
Public Transport Authority
(a) 27,522 m2
(b)-(c) Nil
(d) Not applicable
Note: This only includes main office space, not bus/train stations or depots that may have an office.
Fremantle Port Authority
(a) 5,785 m2
(b)-(c) Nil
(d) Not applicable
Pilbara Ports Authority
(a) 2,323.42 m2
(b) 5,240.52 m2
(c) 53.7 m2
(i) Dampier Security Gatehouse (Upper Level)
(ii) Nil
(iii) No operational requirement at this time
(d) Nil
Mid West Ports Authority
(a) 1,164 m2
(b) 528 m2
(c) 16 m2
(i) Port area
(ii) $723 pa
(iii) Relocation of position
(d) Nil
Kimberley Ports Authority
(a) 160 m2
(b) 370 m2
(c)-(d) Nil
Southern Ports Authority
(a) 2,325 m2
(b) 351 m2
(c)-(d) Nil
Landcorp
(a) Nil.
(b) 3,315m2.
(c)-(d) Nil
Landgate
(a) Nil
(b) 21,668.75 m2
(c) Nil
(d) 231.55 square metres
(i) Level 6, Bunbury Tower, 61 Victoria Park, Bunbury
(ii) Rent - $71,582.03; Outgoings - $37,018.60
Note: Costs associated with vacant space are reported as the annual commitment for that area. It does not reflect actual expenditure on the space for the period it has been vacant.
(iii) Staff reductions
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority
(a) Approximately 300 SQ/M
(b) Approximately 1800 SQ/M
(c) Approximately 300 SQ/M
(i) 234 Jull Street Armadale
(ii) Approximately $3,195 to date.
(iii) Consolidation of operations into one location
(d) Nil
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