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Western Australia
Small Business Development Corporation
Amendment (COVID-19 Response) Bill 2022
Contents
1. Short title 2
2. Commencement 2
3. Act amended 2
4. Long title replaced 2
5. Section 11 amended 3
6. Section 11AA inserted 3
11AA. Financial assistance, grants and
operational funding in relation to small
businesses 3
7. Section 19 amended 5
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Western Australia
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Small Business Development Corporation
Amendment (COVID-19 Response) Bill 2022
A Bill for
An Act to amend the Small Business Development Corporation
Act 1983.
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
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1 1. Short title
2 This is the Small Business Development Corporation
3 Amendment (COVID-19 Response) Act 2022.
4 2. Commencement
5 This Act comes into operation as follows --
6 (a) sections 1 and 2 -- on the day on which this Act
7 receives the Royal Assent;
8 (b) the rest of the Act -- on the day after that day.
9 3. Act amended
10 This Act amends the Small Business Development Corporation
11 Act 1983.
12 4. Long title replaced
13 Delete the long title and insert:
14
15 An Act --
16 • to establish a Small Business Development Corporation
17 and Small Business Commissioner; and
18 • to encourage, promote, facilitate and assist the
19 establishment, development and carrying on of small
20 business in the State; and
21 • to enhance a competitive and fair operating
22 environment for small business in the State; and
23 • to empower the Corporation to give financial assistance,
24 grants and operational funding in relation to small
25 businesses; and
26 • to provide alternative dispute resolution services in
27 respect of small business disputes and disputes referred
28 under any other Act; and
29 • for related matters.
30
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1 5. Section 11 amended
2 (1) Delete section 11(2)(e) and insert:
3
4 (e) to provide financial assistance, grants and
5 operational funding under section 11AA;
6
7 (2) In section 11(3):
8 (a) in paragraph (b) delete "facilities." and insert:
9
10 facilities; and
11
12 (b) after paragraph (b) insert:
13
14 (c) enter into contracts or other arrangements.
15
16 (3) Delete section 11(4).
17 6. Section 11AA inserted
18 After section 11 insert:
19
20 11AA. Financial assistance, grants and operational funding
21 in relation to small businesses
22 (1) The Corporation may --
23 (a) give financial assistance and grants to small
24 businesses in accordance with any guidelines
25 made under subsection (2); and
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1 (b) in accordance with the guidelines made under
2 subsection (3) --
3 (i) give financial assistance, grants and
4 operational funding to non-government
5 organisations working with, or on behalf
6 of, small businesses; and
7 (ii) give financial assistance and grants to
8 persons who are not small businesses
9 for the purposes of financially
10 benefitting small businesses;
11 and
12 (c) without limiting section 11(3)(c), enter into a
13 contract or other arrangement with a person
14 who is to be given financial assistance, a grant
15 or operational funding under paragraph (a) or
16 (b) in relation to that financial assistance, grant
17 or operational funding.
18 (2) The Corporation may make guidelines with respect to
19 the provision of financial assistance or grants under
20 subsection (1)(a).
21 (3) The Corporation must make guidelines with respect to
22 the provision of financial assistance, grants or
23 operational funding under subsection (1)(b).
24 (4) The Corporation may amend or revoke guidelines
25 made under subsection (2) or (3).
26 (5) The Corporation must publish guidelines made under
27 subsection (2) or (3), or amended under subsection (4),
28 on the Corporation's website.
29
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1 7. Section 19 amended
2 After section 19(3)(b) insert:
3
4 (ba) to pay the financial assistance, grants or
5 operational funding given under
6 section 11AA(1);
7
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