(1)   Does the CSIRO let space at any of its facilities in Australia; if so, is the leasing of space at CSIRO facilities managed centrally or on a site-by-site basis and, if it is not managed centrally, can he explain how the leases are monitored and managed.

(2)   Does the CSIRO let space to (a) other public agencies and tertiary institutions, (b) private companies, and (c) any subsidiary companies, joint ventures or other companies in which the CSIRO has a commercial interest; if so, what are the organisations and what space at which sites is leased to them.

(3)   Does the CSIRO obtain an assessment of comparable commercial rents, including the specialist equipment, before it lets space.

(4)   How does the CSIRO determine ongoing commercial rentals and will he provide relevant documents held by the CSIRO or his department dated prior to 30 June 2005 that state the method and personnel involved in establishing fair commercial rental rates.

(5)   Will he provide details for leased space at all CSIRO locations in Australia including (a) the location, (b) the nature of the facilities leased (e.g. office space, ‘clean’ rooms, laboratory), (c) the company or organisation to whom the space is leased, (d) the area leased, (e) rent per square metre, (f) the length of lease, and (g) whether the rental can be renegotiated throughout the duration of the lease.

(6)   What commercial benchmarks in terms of rental costs does the CSIRO apply.

(7)   Is there a single model for rental calculations or are these adopted on a case-by-case basis and will he provide evidence of the application of this process in respect of all current leases.

(8)   Are all leases monitored for ‘value for money’ and benchmarked against relevant commercial rates and will he provide documentary evidence of this process in respect of all current leases.

(1)   CSIRO does let space within some of its facilities across Australia. The management of CSIRO’s property is performed through its Corporate Property group based in Canberra. Management of and information on occupancy agreements is administered and monitored by Corporate Property. Assistance with day to day facilities management is provided by Regional Facility Managers and Site Managers.

(2)   CSIRO does let space to other public agencies, tertiary institutions, private companies, subsidiary companies and joint ventures. CSIRO currently has 139 occupancy agreements across Australia. A Schedule of Lettings including the organisations, accommodation categories and site locations is attached.

(3)   CSIRO’s facilities in many instances are specialised and comparable commercial rentals often do not exist. CSIRO Corporate Property negotiates rentals with proposed tenants and such rentals are based on comparable commercial rentals (where they exist); rental assessments by valuers and / or consultation with the property industry; return on value of facility; and awareness/evaluation of other lettings by other institutions.

(4)   CSIRO Corporate Property negotiates rentals with proposed tenants and such rentals are based on comparable commercial rentals (where they exist); rental assessments by valuers and / or consultation with the property industry; return on value of facility; and awareness/evaluation of other lettings by other institutions. The ongoing rentals are periodically reviewed. Short term agreements, (e.g. up to five years) will often contain a CPI or fixed percentage rental increase component. Longer term arrangements will have a market / negotiated rental review with the process involving a reassessment of the rental undertaken, consistent with the process of assessing the rental at the commencement of the agreement.

(5)   See answer to question (2). CSIRO Corporate Property has an agreement with each tenant and these agreements are under separate confidential contracts.

(6)   No commercial benchmarks apply to the letting of research facilities. The Australian Government has a property framework that sets various benchmarks by which CSIRO abides.

(7)   Rentals are calculated on a case-by-case basis, given the requirements will always vary, the type of premises let will vary, and the level of support/servicing will also vary.

(8)   All lease agreements aim to achieve value for money to CSIRO. Where possible commercial rental rates are used as a base. These lease agreements are under separate confidential contracts. Attachment 1 Schedule of Lettings

Organisation	Accommodation category	Location (CSIRO Site)
AUSLIG	Telecommunications	Alice Springs
Ecological Society of Australia	Office	Alice Springs
Ninti One Ltd	Research & Admin.	Alice Springs
AllStock Technology P/L	Land & Production	Armidale
Chemicon Australia P/L	Research & Production	Armidale
Cicerone Project Incorporated	Research	Armidale
Lockheed Martin P/L	Satellite Tracking	Armidale
New England Artificial Breeders	Land & Production	Armidale
Southern New England Rural Counselling Services	Offices	Armidale
University of New England	Storage	Armidale
Atherton Tablelands Sustainable Region Adv. Comm.	Offices	Atherton
Earthwatch Institute	Research	Atherton
CAMBIA	Research & Administration	Black Mountain
CSIROCare	Childcare	Black Mountain
Epicorp Limited	Incubator Facility	Black Mountain
Australian War Memorial	Telecommunications	Campbell
3GIS P/L	Telecommunications	Cannon Hill
AorTech Biomaterials P/L	Research	Clayton
Aurora Vehicle Association Inc	Research	Clayton
Biobar P/L	Storage	Clayton
CSIROCare	Childcare	Clayton
Members Education Credit Union	Retail (ATM)	Clayton
Optical Engineering Associates P/L	Research	Clayton
Optus Mobile P/L	Telecommunications	Clayton
State Electricity Commission of Victoria	Electricity Sub-station	Clayton
QLD Department of Environment & Heritage (QPWS)	Storage	Cleveland
*	Land - Grazing	Culgoora
Ionespheric Prediction Service	Telescope	Culgoora
University of Sydney	Land	Culgoora
CCNT - NT Property Management	Offices	Darwin
Fugro Holdings (Aust) P/L	Research & Administration.	Floreat
Optus Mobile P/L	Telecommunications	Floreat
Telstra Corporation Limited	Telecommunications	Floreat
WA Department of Land Administration	Offices	Floreat
Australian Plague Locusts Commission	Telecommunications	Ginninderra
Broadcast Australia	Telecommunications	Ginninderra
Optus Mobile P/L	Telecommunications	Ginninderra
Telstra Corporation Limited	Telecommunications	Ginninderra
SA Primary Industries & Resources	Offices	Glen Osmond
Provisor P/L	Research & Admin	Glen Osmond
Irrigation Research & Ext. Commission	Offices	Griffith
*	Production	Griffith
Environment ACT	Research & Admin	Gungahlin
Pest Animal CRC	Research	Gungahlin
Pestat Ltd	Research & Admin	Gungahlin
Hyssil P/L	Research	Highett
Members Education Credit Union	Retail (ATM)	Highett
Hydro-Electric Commission	Electricity Sub-station	Hobart
QLD Department of Natural Resources & Mines	Research & Administration	Indooroopilly
Xenome Limited	Research & Administration	Indooroopilly
AARNET Pty Ltd	Administration	Kensington
CO2 CRC	Research	Kensington
Curtin University	Research	Kensington
Curtin University	Research	Kensington
LEME CRC	Research	Kensington
PMD CRC	Research	Kensington
R2D3	Research	Kensington
SRP Management Ltd	Research	Kensington
WA Department of Conservation & Land Management	Office	Kensington
Energy Australia	Electricity Sub-station	Lindfield
Ku-ring-gai Council	Child care centre	Lindfield
NSW Department of Fair Trading	Research & Administration	Lindfield
Anglo Aust. Telescope Board	Research	Marsfield
Epitactix P/L	Research	Marsfield
Sydney County Council	Utility	Marsfield
CIRAD	Research	Montpellier
Riding for the Disabled	Community	Mt Gambier
Rammore P/L	Retail	Parkes
*	Grazing	Parkes
EvoGenix	Research	Parkville
CRC for Intell Manuf Systems	Research	Preston
Advanced Mining Technologies	Research	Pullenvale
Alcan Engineering P/L	Research	Pullenvale
Applied Mining Technologies P/L	Research	Pullenvale
Australian Black Coal Utilisation Research	Research	Pullenvale
Australian Centre for Mining Environmental Research	Research	Pullenvale
*	Sewerage Facility	Pullenvale
Centre for Low Emission Technologies	Research	Pullenvale
Cheron Infrastructure P/L	Research	Pullenvale
ComEnergy	Research	Pullenvale
Crown Castle Australia P/L	Telecommunications	Pullenvale
Cutting Edge Technology P/L	Research	Pullenvale
GeoTek Solutions P/L	Research	Pullenvale
Hutchison 3G Australia P/L	Telecommunications	Pullenvale
Instinct TV P/L	Offices	Pullenvale
Jenkins-Kwan Technology P/L	Research	Pullenvale
Optus Mobile P/L	Telecommunications	Pullenvale
Rod Herbert Services P/L	Research	Pullenvale
Sandhurst Trustees Limited	Sewerage Facility	Pullenvale
Advanced Analytical Australia	Research & Administration	Riverside
AgriFor Scientific P/L	Research & Administration	Riverside
Avastra Limited	Research & Administration	Riverside
B & J Kesby P/L	Office	Riverside
BioSceptre International Ltd	Office	Riverside
Bluestream Enterprises P/L	Retail/Commercial	Riverside
Complete Health Chiropractic	Offices	Riverside
CSIROCare	Childcare	Riverside
Elizabeth Arden	Retail/Commercial	Riverside
Energy Australia	Electricity Sub-station	Riverside
Foodbank Australia Limited	Offices	Riverside
Good Health Solutions P/L	Retail/Commercial	Riverside
Industry Cuts	Retail/Commercial	Riverside
Instant Colour Design & Copy	Retail/Commercial	Riverside
Laboratories Credit Union	Retail/Commercial	Riverside
Macant P/L	Retail/Commercial	Riverside
Members Education Credit Union	Retail/Commercial	Riverside
Members Education Credit Union	Retail/Commercial	Riverside
Now Events & Communications	Retail/Commercial	Riverside
Pret P/L	Retail/Commercial	Riverside
Pynfelt P/L	Retail/Commercial	Riverside
Security & Property Management Services P/L	Offices	Riverside
Sydney Post Harvest Laboratory	Research	Riverside
XN Solutions Australia P/L	Storage	Riverside
Central Queensland University	Telecommunications	Rockhampton
QLD Department of Environment & Heritage	Offices	St Lucia
Australian Customs Service	Public Purpose	Townsville
Bureau of Sugar Experiment Station	Research	Townsville
Sugar Research & Development	Research	Townsville
QLD Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries	Research	Weipa
QLD Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries	Research	Weipa
Deakin University	Telecommunications	Werribee
AARNET P/L	Communications	Yarralumla
AMSAT	Offices	Yarralumla
Crown Castle Australia P/L	Telecommunications	Yarralumla
Diversity Arrays Technology P/L	Research	Yarralumla
Greening Australia	Offices	Yarralumla
Telstra Corporation Limited	Telecommunications	Yarralumla

* Names of individuals withheld for privacy reasons