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❓ Question seeks data on the uptake of a 2012 policy change designed to increase government contracts with Aboriginal businesses within agencies under the Planning and Culture & Arts portfolios. The initial response indicates no contracts were awarded under this policy by the listed agencies.

AnsweredQoN 548Legislative Assembly

Asked

13 June 2013

Member

Mr B.S. Wyatt

Portfolio

Planning; Culture and the Arts

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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?

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Answered

6 August 2013

Responded by

Minister for Planning; Culture and the Arts

Response time

54 days

Department of Culture and The Arts
(a) Nil.
(b) Nil.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Nil.
Department of Planning
(a) Nil.
(b) Nil.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Nil.
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority
(a) Nil.
(b) Nil.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Nil.
Landcorp
(a-d) Answer will be forthcoming from the Minister for Lands.

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