❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on the impact of procurement policy changes favouring Aboriginal businesses across agencies under the Minister for Regional Development, Lands, and State Development. The response reveals limited uptake across most agencies, with some exceptions.
AnsweredQoN 551Legislative Assembly
Asked
13 June 2013
Member
Portfolio
Regional Development; Lands; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the announced changes to the Government’s procurement policies that exempted 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: (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
6 August 2013
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development; Lands; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development
Response time
54 days
Gascoyne Development Commission; Goldfields Esperance Development Commission; Kimberley Development Commission: Landgate; Mid West Development Commission; Peel Development Commission; Pilbara Development Commission; South West Development Commission; Wheatbelt Development Commission
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Great Southern Development Commission
(a) One business
(b) One contract (Welcome to Country)
(c) $250
(d) Nil
LandCorp
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Five, with an average value of $20 632
Department of Lands
Refer to response by Department of Regional Development
Department of Regional Development
(a) Three
(b) Three
(c) $44 850
(d) Nil
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Great Southern Development Commission
(a) One business
(b) One contract (Welcome to Country)
(c) $250
(d) Nil
LandCorp
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Five, with an average value of $20 632
Department of Lands
Refer to response by Department of Regional Development
Department of Regional Development
(a) Three
(b) Three
(c) $44 850
(d) Nil
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