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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 156 asked in the Legislative Council on 15 August 2017 by Hon Tjorn Sibma

Question Directed to the: Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Finance
Parliament: 40 Session: 1


Question

(1) How many Ministers are located in Dumas House?

(2) Of those that are not, where are they located?
(3) Is there any consideration being given to relocate those not currently in Dumas House?
(4) What is the current net lettable area of ministerial offices in Dumas House and what is the average cost per sqm, inclusive of variable outgoings?
(5) How many car bays are allocated to ministerial staff at Dumas House and what is the cost of each bay?
Answered on 12 September 2017

The Department of finance advises:
(1) There are 15 Ministers located at Dumas House.
(2) The two Ministers not located at Dumas House are:
- Hon Mark McGowan MLA, Premier – Hale House, 1 Parliament Place, West Perth; and
- Hon John Quigley MLA, Attorney General – 10th Floor, London House, 216 St George’s Terrace, Perth.
(3) Yes.
(4) The total net lettable area for ministerial offices in Dumas House is 8,678 sqm. Dumas House is a government-owned building, therefore, government is not subject to rental payments within this building. The average cost per sqm, inclusive of variable outgoings, is $182.09 per sqm per annum (plus GST).
(5) There are 133 car bays allocated to ministerial staff. The cost associated with these bays is the Perth parking levy of $1,151.90 per bay per annum (plus GST).