Ian Goodenough (Moore, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, I understand that in the 2014-15 budget, under the Entrepreneurs Infrastructure Program, the Department of Industry and Science was funded to deliver a Single Business Service to help achieve efficiencies and reduce red tape. As I understand it, the Single Business Service streamlines access to essential information for all Australian businesses. It is delivered through an improved website and contact centre, as well as AusIndustry's national facilitation network. The Single Business Service enables businesses of all sizes to efficiently find the information and services they require across all levels of government, including compliance information, insights into business improvement strategies and essential information on planning, starting and running a business. The Single Business Service can also link businesses to specific Australian Government assistance programs like the Entrepreneurs Infrastructure Program and the research and development tax incentives. The feedback from my constituents in Moore is that this program delivered by AusIndustry has seen a marked improvement in the delivery of business advice and in program delivery.

I note that in the 2015-16 budget the department is funded, along with the Australian Business Register and ASIC, to deliver elements of a new streamlined business registration interface and components of the new Digital Transformation Office. Whilst reviewing the business.gov.au website I have also noticed extensive information on the small business package. Minister, given the growth of the Single Business Service, would you advise the chamber of the success of this measure?

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