9515 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister for Ethnic Communities

9515 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister for Ethnic Communities: What property leases, if any, have been entered into, renewed, or exited by any department or entity for which the Minister is responsible since 27 November 2023, listed by department or entity, address, annual rent, lease term, and whether the decision to enter, renew, or exit was part of a broader office consolidation programme?

Hon Mark Mitchell: I am advised that the Ministry for Ethnic Communities (the Ministry) is a Departmental Agency hosted by the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department). This means that the Department provides the Ministry with property services. The Department entered into a lease on behalf of the Ministry at 155 The Terrace Wellington on 22/07/24. The lease runs until 31/08/26. The annual lease cost is $267,557. The Department exited a lease at 215 Lambton Quay where the Ministry was a tenant on one floor. This lease was entered into on 22/07/2018, renewed on 10/08/2022 and then exited on 9/08/2024. The annual cost of the lease was $343,000.