Matt Williams (Hindmarsh, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the House:

(1) acknowledges small business as a major driver of economic growth in Australia;

(2) notes that:

(a) small businesses are time and resource poor and face significant obstacles in securing government contracts;

(b) the government has allocated $2.8 million over four years to assist small business to access the Commonwealth procurement market;

(c) the establishment of a new unit providing specialist advice on contracts will ensure small businesses are not disadvantaged when dealing with the Commonwealth; and

(d) under Labor, 519,000 jobs were lost in small business;

(3) commends the government for removing the regulatory imposts that apply to more than 20,000 annual tender processes for Commonwealth agency work; and

(4) recognises the benefits that will be achieved for small business in being able to competitively compete for Commonwealth tenders.

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