Mr. Wyatt questions the impact of procurement policy changes favouring Aboriginal businesses on government agencies under the Minister's jurisdiction. The response details the number and value of contracts awarded to Aboriginal businesses by the Department of Culture and the Arts, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Planning.

AnsweredQoN 2350Legislative Assembly
Asked
10 June 2014
Portfolio
Planning; Culture and the Arts

QuestionView source ↗

I refer to the announced changes to the
Government’s procurement policies which exempt 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, since 1 August
2013: (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
12 August 2014
Responded by
Minister for Planning; Culture and the Arts
Response time
63 days
Department of Culture and the Arts
The State Government Percent for Art Scheme (the Scheme) has availed of the exemption policy in its procurement processes.
The Scheme is managed through a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Culture and the Arts and the Department of Finance. Procurement through the Scheme is managed through the Department of Finance. The answers below refer to the State Percent for Art Scheme.
(a) Three
(b) Three
(c) $79 000
(d) Nil
Department of Planning
(a)-(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority
(a) Two
(b) Two
(c) $74 000
(d) Nil
Landcorp
Answer will be forthcoming from the Minister for Lands.

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