Page 1515 - Week 06 - Tuesday, 11 August 1992

CHIEF MINISTER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

Question No 183

Tourism Commission

MR DE DOMENICO - Asked the Chief Minister upon notice on 16 June 1992:

(1) What savings were achieved in moving the Tourism Commission from the Johmont Centre to the CBS Towers building.

(2) What was the rent at the Jolimont Centre

(3) What is the rent at CBS Towers

(4) What was the cost of the move

(5) What is the number of consultants working for the Tourism Commission

(6) What has each consultant been contracted to do

(7) How long is each contract

(8) How much is each contact worth

(9) How many and which contracts have been renewed

(10) What review process is in place for those consultants

(11) What was the unit price for the Canberra map

(12) Why was a decision made to have the Tourism Bureau print the Canberra map rather than the NRMA

(13) Where and how is the present Canberra map distributed

MS FOLLETT - The answer to the members question is as follows:

(1) The move achieved estimated savings on rental costs for 1991/92 of $399,895.

The estimated full year savings for 1992193 is $485,060 (based on the existing

rent cost of $58,190 per month at Jolimont). In fact, the rent was due for

review in early 1992, and a significant increase was required by the building

owners. Such increase has not been taken into account in calculating the

above savings.

(2) 1991/92 Rent cost was $290,950 (ie 5 months 0 $58,190 per month.)

(3)- 1991/92 - N11 rent costs to the Commission.

- 1992/93 Rent costs am estimated at $200,472 (ie $16,706 per month.)