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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 6 Hansard (19 June) . . Page.. 1888 ..
MINISTER FOR TOURISM
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION No 419
Canberra Tourism - Office Accommodation
MR CORBELL - Asked the Minister on notice on 14 May 1997:
(1) Has Canberra Tourism recently relocated and/or refitted its office accommodation in the CBS Tower. If so,
(a) where has the relocation taken place from and to;
(b) when did it take place;
(c) what was the cost of the relocation and/or fit out; and
(d) was the funding for this relocation and/or fit out a budgeted item in the Canberra Tourism budget for 1995/96.
MR KAINE - The answer to the Member's question is as follows:
(1) Canberra Tourism did relocate and refit it's office during 1995/96.
(a) Canberra Tourism relocated its office from the 8th Floor CBS Tower to the 13th Floor CBS Tower.
(b) The relocation took place over the period 5-8 April 1996.
(c) The cost of the relocation and/or fit out was $31,118, comprising relocation of workstations, removalist fees, installation of power poles, rewiring and the installation of data outlets.
In addition, Accommodation Services spent a further $12,641 relating to design fees.
It should be noted that under the terms of the current 5 year lease, and taking into account a negotiated 6 month rent free period, Canberra Tourism pays less per square metre for the 13th Floor than was previously paid for the 8th Floor.
(d) Funding for the relocation ($31,118) was not specifically budgeted for in the 1995/96 Canberra Tourism budget. This is because the decision to relocate was made after the 1995/96 budget was finalised.
The cost of relocation was paid for from Canberra Tourism's general administration budget. The additional cost ($31,118) was matched by savings in corporate costs such as travel, research, and consultancy fees.
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