Bill
Food and Grocery (Mandatory) Code of Conduct Bill 2024
lapsed, as at 2025-03-28.
- Sponsor
- David Littleproud
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2024-11-04
- second reading — 2024-11-04
- other — 2025-03-28
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2024-11-04.
The bill would make the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct mandatory for large supermarkets and wholesalers with annual turnover over $5 billion.
It would introduce significant penalties for breaches, including fines of up to $2 million for infringement notices and penalties of three times the value of any benefit obtained from a contravention.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission would gain powers to audit retailers and wholesalers for compliance with the mandatory code.
- Makes the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct mandatory for large retailers and wholesalers with annual turnover over $5 billion.
- Introduces significant penalties for breaches, including infringement notices of $2 million and penalties of three times the value of the benefit obtained from a contravention.
- Gives the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission functions and powers to conduct audits of supermarket retailers and wholesalers.
Large retailers and wholesalers in the supermarket sector with annual turnover over $5 billion, and their suppliers.
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