Small Business Development Corporation Act 1983 (WA)

Western Australia Small Business Development Corporation Act 1983 Western Australia Small Business Development Corporation Act 1983 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. Terms used 2 Part 2 — Small Business Development Corporation 4. Corporation established, nature of etc. 5 5A. Trading names, use of by Corporation 5 5. Board of management, membership of etc. 6 6. Acting etc. members, appointment of 7 7. Members, remuneration of 8 8. Board meetings etc. 9 9. Vacancy or defect in appointment does not affect validity of board's acts etc. 9 11. Functions of Corporation 10 11AA. Financial assistance, grants and operational funding in relation to small businesses 12 11A. Delegation by Corporation 13 Part 3 — Small Business Commissioner Division 1 — Small Business Commissioner 13. Small Business Commissioner, appointment of 15 14A. Functions of Commissioner 15 14B. Powers of Commissioner 16 14BA. Commissioner may request documents, things and information 17 14BB. Reports by Commissioner 18 14C. Delegation by Commissioner 19 14. Financial Management Act 2006, application of to this Part 20 Division 2 — Dispute resolution Subdivision 1 — Preliminary 15A. Terms used 20 Subdivision 2 — Requests to provide assistance 15B. Small business may request Commissioner's assistance in small business dispute 21 15C. Assistance to resolve dispute, Commissioner may provide 21 Subdivision 3 — Alternative dispute resolution 15D. Parties to small business dispute may request ADR 22 15E. Request for ADR, Commissioner's functions on 22 15F. Commissioner may add party to ADR proceeding 23 15G. Costs of ADR proceeding 23 15H. Representation in ADR proceeding 23 15I. ADR proceeding, admissibility of evidence of in courts etc. 24 Part 4 — Staff 15. Staff of Corporation, employment of 25 16. Staff who are in Senior Executive Service, status of 25 17. Staff and facilities of departments etc., use of by Corporation 26 Part 5 — Accountability and financial provisions 18A. Protection from personal liability 27 18B. Directions to Corporation by Minister 27 18C. Minister to have access to information 28 18. Disclosure of some information by officials restricted 29 18AA. Complainant identity protected 30 19. Small Business Development Corporation Account 31 21. Financial Management Act 2006 and the Auditor General Act 2006, application of 32 Part 6 — Miscellaneous 24. Regulations 33 24A. Review of amendments made by Small Business Development Corporation Amendment Act 2020 33 Part 7 — Transitional provisions relating to Small Business and Retail Shop Legislation Amendment Act 2011 25. Term used: commencement day 34 26. Appointed members as at 24 Mar 2012 34 27. Application of s. 18 to certain persons 34 Notes Compilation table 35 Other notes 36 Defined terms Western Australia Small Business Development Corporation Act 1983 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.]