The Federal and NT governments have signed a deal that will see the Howard Springs accommodation facility leased to the Department of Defence for military personnel at an “estimated” cost of $50 million per year for the next five years, the government said.

That annual cost will include operation and maintenance of the facility, including lease payments to the NT Government, catering, hospitality and cleaning services, utilities, transport, security and waste disposal both governments said, adding that the costs are “estimated”.

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