❓ The Minister for Small Business outlines how the government's regulatory mapping and reform project aims to benefit small retailers by reducing red tape, streamlining processes, and addressing concerns about electricity onselling and tenancy contracts.
AnsweredQoN 643Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
SMALL RETAILERS — REGULATORY MAPPING AND
REFORM PROJECT
643. Mr A. KRSTICEVIC to the Minister for
Small Business:
Can the minister please update the
house on how the recently announced small retailers regulatory mapping and
reform project will benefit small business retailers?
REFORM PROJECT
643. Mr A. KRSTICEVIC to the Minister for
Small Business:
Can the minister please update the
house on how the recently announced small retailers regulatory mapping and
reform project will benefit small business retailers?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Carine for
the question. It was a really good opportunity to be out at the Karrinyup Shopping
Centre today with the member for Carine and the Deputy Premier to make this
wonderful announcement, which is another example of the Liberal–National
government doing what it can to reduce red tape for small businesses in Western
Australia. This particular red tape reduction project focuses on small
retailers, which is a $33.8 billion sector of the Western Australian economy.
The member for Carine well understands how important that sector is because
Karrinyup Shopping Centre sits in his electorate. Many of us on both sides of
the chamber have these large shopping centres throughout our electorates.
The Liberal–National
government set up an exciting future for retail shops in Western Australia back
in 2010 when it went about lifting the floor cap of 80 000 square metres on
shopping centres. By lifting that cap, it means that these shopping centres can
now expand. In the pipeline over the next three to five years we have a $4.4 billion
expansion of retail shopping space. That is an outstanding Liberal–National
government initiative to open up $4.4 billion of spending in that sector, which
will create 1 700 new shops across Western Australia. Those 1 700 new shops
will create 11 000 construction jobs and a further 8 000 retail jobs when the
shops are set up. As Minister for Small Business, I wanted to make it easier
for these retailers to set up their businesses. The best way to make it easier
for small businesses is to cut the red tape that they have to confront. I have
tasked the Small Business Development Corporation to conduct one of its 90-day
red tape mapping projects in the small business retail space. I have asked it
to look at federal, state and local government regulations to see where there
is duplication and where rules and regulations are redundant so that we can get
rid of redundant rules and regulations and duplication and make it faster for
small businesses to be able to set up their businesses and less costly for them
to do so, because in helping them to set up their businesses, member for Carine,
more jobs can be created, and that is a wonderful thing.
I have also asked the Small Business
Commissioner to make sure that the project looks at the onselling of
electricity from landlords to tenants, because I am a bit concerned. I am
getting some feedback that there could be some concerns, but I want him to look
into that and let me know what is going on in that space to see whether we can
help to stop that practice. I have also asked him to look at a standard form
tenancy contract, so that we have one small retailer shop contract template
that can be used across all the small retail shops, particularly those that are
setting up in these large shopping centres. As I say, member for Carine, the
$600 million expansion at Karrinyup shopping centre, with an extra 120 shops,
is only one of five or six examples across the state. I thank the member for
Carine again for the question. It is an example of a great initiative of this
government in 2010 to get rid of the 80 000 square metre cap to help create jobs
for Western Australians. That is what this government is about.
the question. It was a really good opportunity to be out at the Karrinyup Shopping
Centre today with the member for Carine and the Deputy Premier to make this
wonderful announcement, which is another example of the Liberal–National
government doing what it can to reduce red tape for small businesses in Western
Australia. This particular red tape reduction project focuses on small
retailers, which is a $33.8 billion sector of the Western Australian economy.
The member for Carine well understands how important that sector is because
Karrinyup Shopping Centre sits in his electorate. Many of us on both sides of
the chamber have these large shopping centres throughout our electorates.
The Liberal–National
government set up an exciting future for retail shops in Western Australia back
in 2010 when it went about lifting the floor cap of 80 000 square metres on
shopping centres. By lifting that cap, it means that these shopping centres can
now expand. In the pipeline over the next three to five years we have a $4.4 billion
expansion of retail shopping space. That is an outstanding Liberal–National
government initiative to open up $4.4 billion of spending in that sector, which
will create 1 700 new shops across Western Australia. Those 1 700 new shops
will create 11 000 construction jobs and a further 8 000 retail jobs when the
shops are set up. As Minister for Small Business, I wanted to make it easier
for these retailers to set up their businesses. The best way to make it easier
for small businesses is to cut the red tape that they have to confront. I have
tasked the Small Business Development Corporation to conduct one of its 90-day
red tape mapping projects in the small business retail space. I have asked it
to look at federal, state and local government regulations to see where there
is duplication and where rules and regulations are redundant so that we can get
rid of redundant rules and regulations and duplication and make it faster for
small businesses to be able to set up their businesses and less costly for them
to do so, because in helping them to set up their businesses, member for Carine,
more jobs can be created, and that is a wonderful thing.
I have also asked the Small Business
Commissioner to make sure that the project looks at the onselling of
electricity from landlords to tenants, because I am a bit concerned. I am
getting some feedback that there could be some concerns, but I want him to look
into that and let me know what is going on in that space to see whether we can
help to stop that practice. I have also asked him to look at a standard form
tenancy contract, so that we have one small retailer shop contract template
that can be used across all the small retail shops, particularly those that are
setting up in these large shopping centres. As I say, member for Carine, the
$600 million expansion at Karrinyup shopping centre, with an extra 120 shops,
is only one of five or six examples across the state. I thank the member for
Carine again for the question. It is an example of a great initiative of this
government in 2010 to get rid of the 80 000 square metre cap to help create jobs
for Western Australians. That is what this government is about.
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