❓ Mr. Wyatt questions the impact of procurement policy changes favouring Aboriginal businesses on agencies under the Minister's jurisdiction, seeking data on contract numbers, sizes, and capital projects awarded since August 2013. The response reveals limited uptake across most agencies except for the Department of Corrective Services.
AnsweredQoN 2360Legislative Assembly
Asked
10 June 2014
Member
Portfolio
Emergency Services; Corrective Services; Small Business; Veterans
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the announced changes to the
Government’s procurement policies which exempt Aboriginal enterprises from the
‘Open and Effective Competition’ policy, announced by the Minister for
Aboriginal Affairs and Minister for Finance on 9 November 2012, and I ask, for
every agency under the jurisdiction of the Minister, since 1 August
2013: (a) how many Aboriginal businesses
have entered into contracts with Government agencies pursuant to these
changes; (b) how many contracts have been
entered into with Aboriginal businesses pursuant to these changes; (c) what is the average size of the contract that
has been entered into as a result of these changes to the Government’s
procurement policies; and (d) how many
projects were awarded to Aboriginal enterprises for capital projects and what
was the average size of each capital project?
Government’s procurement policies which exempt Aboriginal enterprises from the
‘Open and Effective Competition’ policy, announced by the Minister for
Aboriginal Affairs and Minister for Finance on 9 November 2012, and I ask, for
every agency under the jurisdiction of the Minister, since 1 August
2013: (a) how many Aboriginal businesses
have entered into contracts with Government agencies pursuant to these
changes; (b) how many contracts have been
entered into with Aboriginal businesses pursuant to these changes; (c) what is the average size of the contract that
has been entered into as a result of these changes to the Government’s
procurement policies; and (d) how many
projects were awarded to Aboriginal enterprises for capital projects and what
was the average size of each capital project?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 August 2014
Responded by
Minister for Emergency Services; Corrective Services; Small Business; Veterans
Response time
63 days
The Department of Corrective Services
(a) Six
(b) Seven
(c) $150,000
(d) Nil
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services
(a) Nil.
(b)-(d) Not applicable.
Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Fund
(a) Nil.
(b)-(d) Not applicable.
Small Business Development Corporation
(a) Nil.
(b)-(d) Not applicable.
State Emergency Management Committee Secretariat
(a) Nil.
(b)-(d) Not applicable.
(a) Six
(b) Seven
(c) $150,000
(d) Nil
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services
(a) Nil.
(b)-(d) Not applicable.
Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Fund
(a) Nil.
(b)-(d) Not applicable.
Small Business Development Corporation
(a) Nil.
(b)-(d) Not applicable.
State Emergency Management Committee Secretariat
(a) Nil.
(b)-(d) Not applicable.
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