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❓ Question on Notice regarding the WA State Government's Aboriginal Economic Participation Strategy 2012-2016. Many questions are deferred to other ministers, indicating shared responsibility and potentially highlighting areas needing more attention.

AnsweredQoN 554Legislative Assembly

Asked

13 June 2013

Member

Mr B.S. Wyatt

Portfolio

Aboriginal Affairs

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I refer to the State Government’s Aboriginal Economic Participation Strategy 2012-2016 and I ask: (a) how many regional forums have been created to engage with Aboriginal people; (b) which forums have been created and how many times has each forum met; (c) has the governance and leadership development program been established, and: (i) if so, when was it established; (ii) how many Aboriginal people are currently participating in the program; and (iii) if the program has not been established, when will it be established; (d) who is providing the tailored corporate and community governance training and development to Aboriginal corporations and commercial trusts, and: (i) how many corporations and commercial trusts have participated in this training; (ii) which corporations and commercial trusts have participated in this training; and (iii) if the training is not yet being provided, when will it be provided; (e) has the partnership with the private sector to sponsor Aboriginal entrepreneurship and the professional development of business managers and in-house professionals been established, and: (i) if so, who is involved in the partnership; and (ii) if the partnership has not been established, when will it be established; (f) has there been any promotion of the participation of Aboriginal people in industry forums, and: (i) if so, how has this promotion occurred; (ii) how many Aboriginal people have now participated in industry forums as a result of this promotion; and (iii) if the promotion has not yet started, when will it start; (g) have any programs that ‘contribute to the retention of Aboriginal students in the education system’ have been extended, and: (i) if so, which specific programs have been extended; and (ii) if not, why has this not taken place; (h) has there been an increase in the participation and completion of Aboriginal School Based Apprenticeship and Trainee programs, and: (i) if so, by how much has participation and completion of the programs increased; and (ii) if so, by how much have they increased; (i) has there been an increase in the ‘uptake, retention and completion of apprenticeships and traineeships with Main Road Western Australia and if so, by how much has participation and completion of the programs increased; (j) has the Western Australian Public Sector reached its Aboriginal employment target of 3.2 per cent, and: (i) if not, what is the current aboriginal employment rate in the Western Australian Public Sector; and (ii) when is it anticipated that the Western Australian Public Sector will reach this target; (k) has there been any promotion of the benefits of employment to Aboriginal people living in remote communities, and: (i) if so, how has this promotion occurred; (ii) in what communities has the promotion taken place; and (iii) if the promotion has not yet started, when will it start; (l) has there been any investigation to establishing ‘new work camps for Aboriginal prisoners that provide a pathway into employment’, and: (i) if so, what locations for these work camps have been looked into; (ii) what will be the capacity of these camps be; (iii) who will be responsible for running these camps; and (iv) if investigations have not begun, when will they commence; and (m) has a public directory of Aboriginal Businesses been established, and: (i) if so, when was it established; (ii) how many businesses are listed on the directory; (iii) is the directory publically available; and (iv) if the directory has not yet been established, when will it be established?

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Answered

7 August 2013

Responded by

Minister representing the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs

Response time

55 days

(a) One.
(b) Forum to inform Aboriginal contractors of the contracting opportunities under the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing 2014-18 Program. Twice.
(c) No.
(i) Not applicable.
(ii) Not applicable.
(iii) This matter should be referred to the Minister for Regional Development.
(d) Training will be provided by people qualified and experienced in corporate and community governance depending on the specific governance needs of each organisation.
(i) Nil.
(ii) Not applicable.
(iii) Training will be provided over the 2013-14 and 2014-15 financial years.
(e) This matter should be referred to the Minister for Small Business.
(f) This matter should be referred to the Minister for Small Business.
(g) Yes.
(i) Follow the Dream: Partnerships for Success, Clontarf Football Academies, Passport Program and Agricultural Colleges.
(ii) Not applicable.
(h) This matter should be referred to the Minister for Training and Workforce Development.
(i) This matter should be referred to the Minister for Transport.
(j) This matter should be referred to the Minister for Public Sector Management.
(k) This matter should be referred to the Minister for Training and Workforce Development.
(l) This matter should be referred to the Minister for Corrective Services.
(m) This matter should be referred to the Minister for Small Business.

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