Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1 -- Preliminary
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Terms used
PART 2 -- Small Business Development Corporation
4. Corporation established, nature of etc.
5A. Trading names, use of by Corporation
5. Board of management, membership of etc.
6. Acting etc. members, appointment of
7. Members, remuneration of
8. Board meetings etc.
9. Vacancy or defect in appointment does not affect validity of board’s acts etc.
11. Functions of Corporation
11AA. Financial assistance, grants and operational funding in relation to small businesses
11A. Delegation by Corporation
PART 3 -- Small Business Commissioner
Division 1 -- Small Business Commissioner
13. Small Business Commissioner, appointment of
14A. Functions of Commissioner
14B. Powers of Commissioner
14BA. Commissioner may request documents, things and information
14BB. Reports by Commissioner
14C. Delegation by Commissioner
14. Financial Management Act 2006, application of to this PART
Division 2 -- Dispute resolution
Subdivision 1 -- Preliminary
15A. Terms used
Subdivision 2 -- Requests to provide assistance
15B. Small business may request Commissioner’s assistance in small business dispute
15C. Assistance to resolve dispute, Commissioner may provide
Subdivision 3 -- Alternative dispute resolution
15D. Parties to small business dispute may request ADR
15E. Request for ADR, Commissioner’s functions on
15F. Commissioner may add party to ADR proceeding
15G. Costs of ADR proceeding
15H. Representation in ADR proceeding
15I. ADR proceeding, admissibility of evidence of in courts etc.
PART 4 -- Staff
15. Staff of Corporation, employment of
16. Staff who are in Senior Executive Service, status of
17. Staff and facilities of departments etc., use of by Corporation
PART 5 -- Accountability and financial provisions
18A. Protection from personal liability
18B. Directions to Corporation by Minister
18C. Minister to have access to information
18. Disclosure of some information by officials restricted
18AA. Complainant identity protected
19. Small Business Development Corporation Account
21. Financial Management Act 2006 and the Auditor General Act 2006, application of
PART 6 -- Miscellaneous
24. Regulations
24A. Review of amendments made by Small Business Development Corporation Amendment Act 2020
PART 7 -- Transitional provisions relating to Small Business and Retail Shop Legislation Amendment Act 2011
25. Term used: commencement day
26. Appointed members as at 24 Mar 2012
27. Application of s. 18 to certain persons
Other notes
Defined terms
An Act —
• to establish a Small Business
Development Corporation and Small Business Commissioner;
and
• to encourage, promote, facilitate and assist the
establishment, development and carrying on of small business in the State;
and
• to enhance a competitive and fair operating environment
for small business in the State; and
• to empower the
Corporation to give financial assistance, grants and operational funding in
relation to small businesses; and
• to provide alternative
dispute resolution services in respect of small business disputes and disputes
referred under any other Act; and
• for related
matters.
[Long title inserted: No. 4 of 2022 s. 4.]
[Heading inserted: No. 20 of 2011 s. 5.]