Western Australian Current Acts

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACT 1983 - SECT 11AA

11AA .         Financial assistance, grants and operational funding in relation to small businesses

        (1)         The Corporation may —

            (a)         give financial assistance and grants to small businesses in accordance with any guidelines made under subsection (2); and

            (b)         in accordance with the guidelines made under subsection (3) —

                  (i)         give financial assistance, grants and operational funding to non-government organisations working with, or on behalf of, small businesses; and

                  (ii)         give financial assistance and grants to persons who are not small businesses for the purposes of financially benefitting small businesses;

                and

            (c)         without limiting section 11(3)(c), enter into a contract or other arrangement with a person who is to be given financial assistance, a grant or operational funding under paragraph (a) or (b) in relation to that financial assistance, grant or operational funding.

        (2)         The Corporation may make guidelines with respect to the provision of financial assistance or grants under subsection (1)(a).

        (3)         The Corporation must make guidelines with respect to the provision of financial assistance, grants or operational funding under subsection (1)(b).

        (4)         The Corporation may amend or revoke guidelines made under subsection (2) or (3).

        (5)         The Corporation must publish guidelines made under subsection (2) or (3), or amended under subsection (4), on the Corporation’s website.

        [Section 11AA inserted: No. 4 of 2022 s. 6.]