Mark Arbib (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness) Share this | Hansard source

Companies that do not meet the actions or targets as outlined in their plans or have not demonstrated significant effort to do so will have their plans suspended. This means they will be ineligible to win government contracts until they rectify the issue. But it is not just procurement that we are using to drive the growth of the Indigenous business sector. We are working with the Australian Indigenous Minority Supply Council, AIMSC. AIMSC is an organisation that builds a network of Indigenous businesses across the country. So far, as at 31 May, AIMSC has 76 certified Indigenous businesses and 62 corporate and government members. It ties these businesses together with the corporate members and with government organisations to drive these businesses through procurement. Already it has facilitated $4.53 million in transactions and $13.4 million in contracts between members and certified Indigenous businesses. (Time expired)