SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACT 1983

Table of Provisions

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

• 1 Short title
 
• 2 Commencement
 
• 3 Terms used

PART 2 -- Small Business Development Corporation  

• 4 Corporation established, nature of etc.
 
• 5A Trading names, use of by Corporation
 
• 5 Board of management, membership of etc.
 
• 6 Acting etc. members, appointment of
 
• 7 Members, remuneration of
 
• 8 Board meetings etc.
 
• 9 Vacancy or defect in appointment does not affect validity of board’s acts etc.
 
• 11 Functions of Corporation
 
• 11AA Financial assistance, grants and operational funding in relation to small businesses
 
• 11A Delegation by Corporation

PART 3 -- Small Business Commissioner

Division 1 -- Small Business Commissioner  

• 13 Small Business Commissioner, appointment of
 
• 14A Functions of Commissioner
 
• 14B Powers of Commissioner
 
• 14BA Commissioner may request documents, things and information
 
• 14BB Reports by Commissioner
 
• 14C Delegation by Commissioner
 
• 14 Financial Management Act 2006, application of to this PART

Division 2 -- Dispute resolution

• 15A Terms used
Subdivision 2 -- Requests to provide assistance  
• 15B Small business may request Commissioner’s assistance in small business dispute
 
• 15C Assistance to resolve dispute, Commissioner may provide
Subdivision 3 -- Alternative dispute resolution  
• 15D Parties to small business dispute may request ADR
 
• 15E Request for ADR, Commissioner’s functions on
 
• 15F Commissioner may add party to ADR proceeding
 
• 15G Costs of ADR proceeding
 
• 15H Representation in ADR proceeding
 
• 15I ADR proceeding, admissibility of evidence of in courts etc.

PART 4 -- Staff  

• 15 Staff of Corporation, employment of
 
• 16 Staff who are in Senior Executive Service, status of
 
• 17 Staff and facilities of departments etc., use of by Corporation

PART 5 -- Accountability and financial provisions  

• 18A Protection from personal liability
 
• 18B Directions to Corporation by Minister
 
• 18C Minister to have access to information
 
• 18 Disclosure of some information by officials restricted
 
• 18AA Complainant identity protected
 
• 19 Small Business Development Corporation Account
 
• 21 Financial Management Act 2006 and the Auditor General Act 2006, application of

PART 6 -- Miscellaneous  

• 24 Regulations
 
• 24A Review of amendments made by Small Business Development Corporation Amendment Act 2020

PART 7 -- Transitional provisions relating to Small Business and Retail Shop Legislation Amendment Act 2011  

• 25 Term used: commencement day
 
• 26 Appointed members as at 24 Mar 2012
 
• 27 Application of s. 18 to certain persons
  Other notes Defined terms

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.]


        [Heading inserted: No. 20 of 2011 s. 5.]