❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on the uptake of a government policy exempting Aboriginal enterprises from open competition in procurement. The answers reveal very limited success of the policy across various agencies.
AnsweredQoN 546Legislative Assembly
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
1 August 2013
Responded by
Minister for Training and Workforce Development; Water; Forestry
Response time
49 days
DEPARTMENT OF TRAINING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
CHALLENGER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
C Y O'CONNOR INSTITUTE
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
DURACK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
GOLDFIELDS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
GREAT SOUTHERN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
KIMBERLEY TRAINING INSTITUTE
(a) One
(b) One
(c) $90 000 GST inclusive
(d) Nil
PILBARA INSTITUTE
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
POLYTECHNIC WEST
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
SOUTH WEST INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
WEST COAST INSTITUTE OF TRAINING
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING FUND
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SERVICES
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
BUSSELTON WATER
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
AQWEST
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
DEPARTMENT OF WATER
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
WATER CORPORATION
(a-d) Not applicable
FOREST PRODUCTS COMMISSION
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
CHALLENGER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
C Y O'CONNOR INSTITUTE
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
DURACK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
GOLDFIELDS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
GREAT SOUTHERN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
KIMBERLEY TRAINING INSTITUTE
(a) One
(b) One
(c) $90 000 GST inclusive
(d) Nil
PILBARA INSTITUTE
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
POLYTECHNIC WEST
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
SOUTH WEST INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
WEST COAST INSTITUTE OF TRAINING
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING FUND
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SERVICES
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
BUSSELTON WATER
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
AQWEST
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
DEPARTMENT OF WATER
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
WATER CORPORATION
(a-d) Not applicable
FOREST PRODUCTS COMMISSION
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Nil
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