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Guideline 2: Space

Guideline 2: Space is the second of four OAMF guidelines (Guideline 1: Planning, Guideline 2: Space, Guideline 3: Fitout, and Guideline 4: Occupancy) that support the OAMF. The OAMF integrates policies, process, activities and guidelines for agencies in relation to establishing office accommodation needs, acquiring and fitting out suitable space, utilising that space effectively and managing the accommodation-change (churn) process.

This guideline provides advice and support to agencies in relation to the management of their office space to assist them to align their accommodation with service delivery needs on a contuining basis; describes the procedures involved in acquiring, reducing and reconfiguring office space; and describes the role and activities of the Department of Public Works in office space management.

Purpose

The purpose of this guideline is to:

• provide advice and support to agencies in relation to the management of their office space in order to assist them to align their accommodation with service delivery needs on a continuing basis
• describe the procedures involved in acquiring, reducing and reconfiguring office space
• describe the role and activities of the Department of Public Works in office space management.

Scope

This section focuses on the policy, processes and procedures involved in:

• acquiring new or additional office space in government-owned or 'Major Leased' buildings
• acquiring private-sector leased space
• reducing space through rationalisation, consolidation and/or collocation;
• vacating space
• sub-leasing and/or assigning office space leased from the private sector in ‘Other Leased’
• reconfiguring office space.