Attorney-General's Department Relocation

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:50): My question is to the Attorney-General. When did the Attorney agree to relocate the Attorney-General's Department to the proposed new building on Franklin Street, and when does the current lease expire?

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (14:50): As the deputy leader may be aware, the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure manages commercial office accommodation—indeed, many other forms of building accommodation on behalf of other government agencies. My understanding is that the government approached the market through a tender call for accommodation for the Attorney-General's Department, and out of that response the proponent which was subsequently awarded the leasing arrangement was the one which enables the next stage of the GPO precinct development to occur. As part of those arrangements, not only will that—

The Hon. J.M. Rankine interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Wright is called to order.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: —proponent be required to construct that building and fit it out, which will obviously occur over a period of some years—in fact, I think it is approximately three years plus a fit-out period—that has required the government to continue our lease arrangement at 45 Pirie Street. The length of that lease arrangement to continue AGD's tenancy at 45 Pirie Street while that future premises is being constructed and fitted out, I just can't quite recall off the top of my head. but I will come back and provide that to the deputy leader.