How many job losses will result from the abolition of ANTA?
A. Convention under Machinery of Government changes is for staff to follow function. All ANTA staff will be offered employment in DEST from 1 July 2005 onwards. The decision has been made for ANTA functions to be undertaken in DEST’s National Office in Canberra. ANTA staff who are located in Brisbane and Melbourne and who do not wish to move to DEST will receive a range of support to find other work or their employment may be entitled to a redundancy.