Mr McClelland (Barton) asked the Minister for Defence, in writing, on 7 December 2006:
(1)
What are the annual rental costs to Defence, where applicable, for each building at Australian Defence College (ADC) Weston Creek.
(2)
What were the original building costs, with current price indexing, for each building at ADC Weston Creek.
Answer
Dr Nelson (Bradfield—Minister for Defence)—The answer to the honourable member’s question is as follows:
(1)
Australian Defence College (ADC) Weston Creek was leased under a sale and lease back arrangement of the whole site. The annual rental is not based on a rental per building, but a rental for the whole property. The current annual rent is $2.435 million (excluding GST).
(2)
In 1993-94, training and office accommodation was completed at ADC for an out-turned cost of $6 million. In 2000-01, Defence managed the contracts for refurbishment and construction of major works at ADC for an outturn cost of $26.3 million (GST exclusive). Current price indexing has been derived using the implicit price-deflator for gross non-farm product, such that in January 2007, $6 million is indexed to $8.2 million, and $26.3 million is indexed to $33.4 million.