In addition to general waivers, reductions or rebates on some Government licensing and fees, each State and Territory has some form of support accessible to certain businesses impacted by COVID-19.
Victoria
| Support | Description | Closes |
| Business Support Fund | One-off grant of $10,000 for employers in metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire and $5,000 in regional local government areas. | 14 Sept. 2020 |
| Regional Tourism Accommodation Support | Up to $225 per night up to a maximum of $1,125 per bookable accommodation for cancelled bookings during stage 3 restrictions. | 19 Aug. 2020 |
| CBD Business Support Fund | $20m fund for CBD businesses. No details available as yet but register your interest. | |
| Night-time economy support | $30m fund for hospitality businesses. No details available as yet but register your interest. | |
| Payroll tax deferrals | Businesses with payrolls up to $10 million can defer their liabilities for the first half of the 2020-21 financial year. | |
| Payroll tax refunds | Eligible businesses can claim an emergency tax relief refund of payroll tax already paid in the 2019-20 financial year. |
Australian Capital Territory
| Support | Description | Closes |
| Rate deferrals | Rate deferrals for commercial property owners affected by COVID-19. | 1 April 2021 |
| Payroll tax deferral | All ACT businesses with Australia-wide wages of up to $10 million can apply to defer their 2020-21 payroll tax, until 1 July 2022. |
New South Wales
| Support | Description | Closes |
| Payroll tax deferral | Option of deferring 2019-20 payroll tax to October 2020. Instalment plans can be entered into after October 2020. Payroll tax threshold has increased to $1m for 2020-21. | |
| Small business recovery grant | Grants of between $500 and $3,000 to help small business reopen safely. | 16 Aug. 2020 |
| Export assistance grants | Up to $10,000 for up to 1,000 eligible small or medium NSW export businesses that have experienced disruptions to freight channels or reductions in orders. Opening soon. |
Northern Territory
| Support | Description | Closes |
| Business hardship package | A package of concessions including payroll tax waiver or deferral, council rates, utilities and rate concessions. | 30 Sept. 2020 |
Queensland
| Support | Description | Closes |
| Adaption grant | Funding of up to $10,000 for regional micro and small businesses to adapt and sustain operations. | When allocation exhausted |
| Payroll tax relief | Payroll tax deferrals for the 2020 calendar year. | 31 Dec. 2020 |
South Australia
| Support | Description | Closes |
| Support when employing apprentices | A range of grants and support when you hire an apprentice – up to $5,000 for hiring an apprentice, $1,500 on equipment reimbursement, and up to $5,200 off the Group Training Organisation charge out rate. | Generally 31 Aug. 2020 |
Tasmania
| Support | Description | Closes |
| Small business sustainability | Grants of up to $5,000 for businesses with fewer than 20 employees to reopen and rebuild. | 24 Aug. 2020 |
Western Australia
| Support | Description | Closes |
| International competitiveness co-investment | Matched funding of between $50,000 and $100,000 for existing exporters (under 200 employees) of food, beverages and services into Asia. | 12 Aug. 2020 |
| Payroll tax relief | The tax-free threshold increased to $1m on 1 July 2020. Automatic grants of $17,500 are being paid to employers with annual Australian taxable wages of more than $1m and up to $4m in 2018-19. | |
| Support when employing apprentices | A one-off payment of $6,000 for an apprentice and $3,000 for a trainee employed from 1 July 2020. | 30 June 2021 |
| Incentive to employee apprentices | Incentive of up to $8,500 for employing an apprentice or trainee from 1 July 2019. | |
| Local Capability Fund | Fund to increase capability of SMEs for planning, improvements to internal infrastructure, plant and equipment and training. Current rounds include cost recovery for: PPE manufacturing (up to $500k) and feasibility (up to $20k), and general recovery and growth (up to $100k) for supply to certain industries. | 30 June 2021 |
