Is QIPP still the name of Queensland's Indigenous procurement policy?

No. The standalone Queensland Indigenous Procurement Policy has been incorporated into the Queensland Procurement Policy 2026, which commenced on 1 January 2026. The Indigenous procurement measure now sits inside QPP 2026 and is set at 3% of procurement by value.

What is the Commonwealth Indigenous Procurement Policy target?

For 2025-26 the Commonwealth target is 3% of eligible procurements by volume and 3% by value. It rises by 0.25 percentage points each financial year to reach 4% in 2029-30.

Does a 50% Indigenous-owned business still qualify for the Commonwealth IPP?

From 1 July 2026 the IPP requires 51% or more Indigenous ownership and control, or ORIC registration. Transition arrangements apply for the 2026-27 financial year, during which a business meeting the original 50% ownership test remains eligible. Enterprises listed on Supply Nation's Indigenous Business Direct are eligible during that transition period.

Can a government buyer contract an Indigenous business without going to market?

Often yes. The Commonwealth allows direct engagement with an Indigenous SME under Exemption 16 of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules where value for money is demonstrated. Queensland allows a limited offer method for a diverse supplier under $500,000 for goods and services, and under $8.5 million for construction services.

Indigenous procurement targets by jurisdiction

Indigenous procurement targets compared, 2026
Jurisdiction	Policy	Target	Measured by	Ownership test
Commonwealth	IPP	3%	Number and value	51%
Queensland	QPP 2026	3%	Value of spend	50%
NSW	APP	3%	Number of contracts	50%
Victoria	SPF	Agency-set	Agency-set	50%
WA	WA APP	5%	Number of contracts	50%

Three things guidance gets wrong

QIPP is no longer a standalone policy. Queensland folded it into the Queensland Procurement Policy 2026 on 1 January 2026. The measure survives at 3%, but it is now measured by value of procurement, where the 2017 QIPP measured addressable spend. Guidance still citing QIPP is out of date.
The Black Business Finder no longer counts in Queensland. Queensland buyers can still source from it, but that spend does not count toward the Indigenous procurement measure under QPP 2026. Supply Nation, the Indigenous Business Gateway, and the ORIC register do count.
Percentages are not comparable across borders. NSW's 3% counts the number of goods and services contracts and excludes construction. WA's 5% counts awarded contracts and includes works. Queensland's 3% counts dollars. Quoting one jurisdiction's number in another's context gets the denominator wrong.

Commonwealth Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP) 3% The Commonwealth is the only jurisdiction running a volume target and a value target side by side at the same percentage. A single large order moves the value target; a single small order moves the volume target just as much. Queensland Queensland Procurement Policy 2026 (QPP 2026) 3% Two things changed when QIPP moved into QPP 2026: the target denominator became procurement by value, and the Black Business Finder stopped counting as a recognised directory. Guidance still citing QIPP and the BBF is out of date. New South Wales NSW Aboriginal Procurement Policy (APP) 3% NSW is the jurisdiction where the count-versus-value distinction matters most, because it runs one of each: 3% by number of goods and services contracts, and 1% by addressable spend. Victoria Social Procurement Framework (SPF) Agency-set Victoria is the jurisdiction most often misquoted. There is no current statewide target, and the widely repeated 1% figure came from a lapsed strategy where it counted businesses rather than dollars. Western Australia WA Aboriginal Procurement Policy (APP) 5% WA runs two targets on different denominators: the agency target counts awarded contracts of $50,000 or more, while the subcontracting target is measured as a share of contract value. Registration on either ABDWA or Indigenous Business Direct satisfies the eligibility test.

Every Birak order counts toward your target

Birak is a Supply Nation Registered First Nations building products supplier, listed on Indigenous Business Direct. We supply structural timber, plywood and sheet products, treated pine and decking, cladding, boards and mouldings, and fixings and hardware Australia-wide.

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