Western Australian Current Regulations

PROCUREMENT (DEBARMENT OF SUPPLIERS) REGULATIONS 2021 - REG 8

8 .         Conduct for which supplier may be debarred

        (1)         A supplier may be debarred because of any of the following conduct —

            (a)         Category A debarment conduct;

            (b)         Category B debarment conduct;

            (c)         other debarment conduct.

        (2)         A supplier may be debarred only if —

            (a)         in the case of the debarment of a supplier because of conduct of the supplier or a senior officer of the supplier that is or includes the commission of an offence for which there has been a conviction — the period since the conviction does not exceed 3 years; or

            (b)         in the case of the debarment of a supplier because of conduct of the supplier or a senior officer of the supplier for which a penalty has been imposed — the period since the imposition of the penalty does not exceed 3 years; or

            (c)         in the case of the debarment of a supplier because of the debarment of the supplier under a corresponding debarment regime — the period since that debarment does not exceed 3 years; or

            (d)         in any other case — the period since the conduct occurred does not exceed 3 years.

        (3)         A supplier may be debarred because of conduct whether or not the conduct relates to the supply of goods, services or works to State agencies and whether or not the conduct occurred in Western Australia.

        (4)         Subject to subregulation (2), a supplier may be debarred because of conduct whenever that conduct occurred.

        Note for this subregulation:

                Section 36(9) of the Act provides that a supplier may be debarred or suspended under Part 7 of the Act because of conduct that occurred before the commencement of that Part.

        (5)         This regulation does not apply to the debarment of an affiliate of a debarred supplier under regulation 5(4).