❓ Question on Notice regarding the number and value of contracts awarded to Aboriginal businesses by agencies under the Attorney General and Minister for Commerce following changes to procurement policies. The response indicates very limited uptake of the policy.
AnsweredQoN 544Legislative Assembly
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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 representing the Attorney General; Minister for Commerce
Response time
54 days
Corruption and Crime Commission
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Commissioner for Children and Young People
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Department of Commerce
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Department of the Attorney General
(a)-(b) The Department of Finance has purchased goods from two registered Aboriginal Businesses on behalf of the Department of the Attorney General.
(c) Total spend $225,000
(d) Nil
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Equal Opportunity Commission
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Office of the Information Commissioner
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Legal Aid
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Legal Practice Board of Western Australia
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Legal Profession Complaints Committee
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Law Reform Commission of Western Australia
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Solicitor General's Office
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
State Solicitor's Office
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Western Australia Industrial Relations Commission
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
WorkCover
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Commissioner for Children and Young People
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Department of Commerce
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Department of the Attorney General
(a)-(b) The Department of Finance has purchased goods from two registered Aboriginal Businesses on behalf of the Department of the Attorney General.
(c) Total spend $225,000
(d) Nil
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Equal Opportunity Commission
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Office of the Information Commissioner
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Legal Aid
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Legal Practice Board of Western Australia
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Legal Profession Complaints Committee
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Law Reform Commission of Western Australia
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Solicitor General's Office
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
State Solicitor's Office
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Western Australia Industrial Relations Commission
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
WorkCover
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
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