Hon Neil Thomson asks about the performance of Metronet against Aboriginal procurement, employment, and engagement targets. The government reports exceeding targets in all areas.

AnsweredQoN 1758Legislative Council
Asked
28 November 2023
Portfolio
Transport

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I refer to
the Metronet Website of 14 September 2023, concerning Aboriginal Procurement,
employment and engagement, and I ask: (a) what is the current performance against the 3 percent target for awarded State government contracts above 50 thousand dollars to be awarded to aboriginal businesses; (b) what is the current performance against the 3 percent target for awarded Metronet Project Delivery Contractor contracts above 50 thousand dollars awarded to aboriginal businesses; (c) what is the current achievement against the target of employing two (2) aboriginal employees within Metronet; and (d) what is the current performance against 3 percent of total hours worked by aboriginal employees by Metronet project delivery contractors?

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Answered
27 February 2024
Responded by
Minister for Emergency Services representing the Minister for Transport
Response time
4 days
The State Government is proud to be exceeding its Aboriginal procurement targets for its transformational METRONET program of works:
(a)        5.95%
(b)       7.39%
(c)        150%
(d)       4.8%

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