Mr. Wyatt questions the Minister regarding the number and value of contracts awarded to Aboriginal businesses by the Department of Agriculture and Food and the Department of Fisheries since changes to procurement policies in 2012. The answer indicates that neither department has awarded any contracts to Aboriginal businesses under these changes.

AnsweredQoN 2357Legislative Assembly
Asked
10 June 2014
Portfolio
Agriculture and Food; Fisheries

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?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
12 August 2014
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture and Food; Fisheries
Response time
63 days
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD (DAFWA):
(a) - (b) None
(c) - (d) Not applicable
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES:
(a) Nil
(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil

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