Footnotes

Chapter 2 - Sourcing, Refining and Distributing Petrol

[1]        NRMA, Submission 33, p. 15.

[2]        Australian Taxi Industry Association, Submission 27, p. 2.

[3]        Victorian Government, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Submission 10, p. 2.

[4]        Mr John Tilley, Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP), Committee Hansard, 27 September 2006, p. 3.

[5]        AIP, Submission 50, p. 2.

[6]        ACCC, Submission 31, p. 28.

[7]        Motor Trades Association of Australia (MTAA), Submission 28, p. 6.

[8]        Caltex Australia, Submission 55, p. 10.

[9]        ACCC, Submission 31, p. 29.

[10]      AIP, Submission 50, p. 13.

[11]      The ACCC noted that Western Australia has a higher fuel quality premium (see ACCC, Submission 31, p. 36).

[12]      The Oilcode forms part of the Downstream Petroleum Reform Package. Effective 1 March 2007, it will provide a uniform regulatory environment for petroleum industry participants. Its introduction coincides with a repeal of existing petroleum legislation, the Petroleum Retail Marketing Sites Act 1980 and the Petroleum Retail Marketing Franchise Act 1980.  For further information, see 'Downstream Petroleum Reform Package and Oilcode', (accessed October 06): http://www.industry.gov.au/assets/documents/itrinternet/ReformPackage20060331151615.pdf    

[13]      Trade Practices (Industry Codes — Oilcode) Regulations 2005, Final Draft, s. 4.

[14]      AIP, Submission 50, p. 17.

[15]      Mr Warwick Richards, Director, Economic and Energy Analysis, Committee Hansard, 26 September 2006, pp 14–15.

[16]      ACCC, Submission 31, p. 29.

[17]      BP Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 34 – Additional Information (presentation to Committee), p. 16.

[18]      Caltex Australia presentation at public hearing, 13 October 2006, p. 4.

[19]      NRMA, Submission 33, p. 18.

[20]      MTAA, Submission 28, p. 7.

[21]      Australian Automobile Association, Submission 29, p. 7.

[22]      Mr Brian Cassidy, Chief Executive Officer, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 3 August 2006, p. 23.

[23]      Mr Ronald Bowden, Service Station Association, Committee Hansard, 23 August 2006, p. 32.

[24]      The Shell Company of Australia Limited, Submission 45, pp 8–9.

[25]      Mr Warwick Richards, Director, Economic and Energy Analysis, Committee Hansard, 26 September 2006, p. 4.

[26]      Mr Warwick Richards, Director, Economic and Energy Analysis, Committee Hansard, 26 September 2006, p. 4.

[27]      Mr Ronald Bowden, Service Station Association, Committee Hansard, 23 August 2006, p. 32.

[28]      Senator Grant Chapman & Mr Lawrence O'Keeffe, Matilda Fuel Supplies, Committee Hansard, 23 August 2006, p. 13.

[29]      Queensland Government, Submission 75, p. 1.

[30]      See for example, Mr Stephen Garlick, Submission 17, p. 3.

[31]      See for example, AIP, Submission 50, p. iii; and Mr Ronald Bowden, Service Station Association, Committee Hansard, 23 August 2006, p. 33.

[32]      Motor Trades Association of Australia, Submission 28, p. 5.

[33]      The Hon. Ian Campbell, Minister for Environment and Heritage, 'Cleaner fuels: cleaner air and a healthier Australia', Media Release, C6/04, 22 July 2004.

[34]      ACCC, Submission 31, p. 19.

[35]      AIP, 'Energy Statement points the way towards a sustainable industry', Media Release, 15 June 2004.

[36]      ACCC, Submission 31, p. 19.

[37]      Mr Brian Cassidy, Chief Executive Officer, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 3 August 2006, p. 43.

[38]      Mr Warwick Richards, Director, Economic and Energy Analysis, Committee Hansard, 26 September 2006, p. 10.

[39]      Mr Lawrence O'Keeffe, Retail Director, Matilda Fuel Supplies, Committee Hansard, 23 August 2006, p. 5.

[40]      Dr John Tilley, Executive Director, AIP, Committee Hansard, 27 September 2006, p. 17.

[41]      ACCC, Submission 31, p. 30.

[42]      The Hon. Ian Campbell, Minister for Environment and Heritage, 'Cleaner fuels: cleaner air and a healthier Australia', Media Release, C6/04, 22 July 2004.

Chapter 3 - The Petrol Price Rollercoaster

[1]        NRMA, Submission 33, p. 23.

[2]        Mr Greg Longmuir, Submission 3, p. 1.

[3]        MTAA, Submission 28, p. 10.

[4]        MTAA, Submission 28, p. 10.

[5]        ACCC, Submission 31, pp 67–68.

[6]        Shell Australia, What drives petrol prices, (accessed October 2006): http://www.shell.com.au

[7]        MTAA, Submission 28, p. 5.

[8]        ACCC, Submission 31, pp 33–34.

[9]        Mr Desmond King, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Caltex Australia, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2006, pp 7–8.

[10]      ACCC, Reducing Fuel Price Variability, December 2001, pp 31–39, (accessed October 2006): http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/326657/fromItemId/326599.

[11]      Mr David Moir & Mr Michael Upton, RACWA, Committee Hansard, 20 September 2006, p. 42.

[12]      Mr Kenneth Willett, Executive Manager, Economic and Public Policy, RACQ, Committee Hansard, 23 August 2006, pp 42–43.

[13]      ACCC, Submission 31, p. 53.

[14]      Mr Mick McMahon, Managing Director, Coles Express, Committee Hansard, 27 September 2006, p. 86.

[15]      Mr Mick McMahon, Managing Director, Coles Express, Committee Hansard, 27 September 2006, p. 86.

[16]      Mr Richard Beattie, Group Manager, Corporate Affairs, Caltex Australia, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2006, p. 15.

[17]      Mr Kenneth Willett, RACQ, Committee Hansard, 23 August 2006, p. 42.

[18]      Mr Patrick Walker, Commissioner for Fair Trading, Committee Hansard, 20 September 2006, p. 72.

[19]      See for example, Mr Steve Gibbons, MP, Federal Member for Bendigo, Submission 49, p. 4; and NSW Government, Submission 44, p. 3.

[20]      Mrs Nola Jones, Submission 12, p. 1.

[21]      Mr Gerald Hueston, President, BP Australia, Committee Hansard, 27 September 2006, p. 59.

[22]      Mr Michael Carr, Submission 38, p. 2.

[23]      Mr Richard Beattie, Group Manager, Corporate Affairs, Caltex Australia, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2006, p. 15.

[24]      ACCC, Submission 31, p. 81.

[25]      AIP, Submission 50, p. 35.

[26]      BP Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 34 – Additional Information, p. 23; and Caltex Australia, Submission 55 – Additional Information, p. 13.

[27]      ACCC, Reducing fuel price variability, December 2001, p. 45.

[28]      ACCC, Reducing fuel price variability, December 2001, available (accessed November 2006) at: http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/321896/fromItemId/653960

[29]      MTAA, Submission 28, p. 10.

[30]      The Post Office Agents Association Ltd, Submission 24, p. 8.

[31]      Australian Taxi Industry Association, Submission 27, p. 2.

[32]      Mr Ted Summerson, Submission 64, p. 2.

[33]      Currently, the FuelWatch boundaries cover a total of 604 retail outlets which consist of 314 sites within the metropolitan area and 290 sites in regional areas.

[34]      The Australia Government's Oilcode (effective March 2007) will introduce similar notification measures relating to the TGP. 

[35]      Mr Patrick Walker, Commissioner for Fair Trading, Committee Hansard, 20 September 2006, p. 72.

[36]      Mr Patrick Walker, Commissioner for Fair Trading, Committee Hansard, 20 September 2006, p. 73.

[37]      Mr Patrick Walker, Commissioner for Fair Trading, Committee Hansard, 20 September 2006, p. 73.

[38]      Mr Patrick Walker, Commissioner for Fair Trading, Committee Hansard, 20 September 2006, p. 74.

[39]      Mr Graeme Samuel, Chairman, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 3 August 2006, p. 51.

[40]      Mr Lawrence O'Keeffe, Matilda Fuel Supplies, Committee Hansard, 23 August 2006, p. 8.

[41]      Mr Gerald Hueston, President, BP Australia, Committee Hansard, 27 September 2006, p. 68.

[42]      Senator Ruth Webber & Mr David Moir, RACWA, Committee Hansard, 20 September 2006, p. 36.

[43]      Mr Patrick Walker, Commissioner for Fair Trading, Committee Hansard, 20 September 2006, p. 76.

[44]      Mr Mick McMahon, Managing Director, Coles Express, Committee Hansard, 27 September 2006, p. 79.

[45]      Mr Graeme Samuel, Chairman, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 19 October 2006, p. 24.

Chapter 4 - Competition or Collusion?

[1]        The ACCC provides a useful outline of the industry structure in its submission no. 31, pp 20 – 27.

[2]        NRMA, Submission 33, p. 25.

[3]        RACV, Submission 30, p. 5.

[4]        Caltex Australia, Submission 55, p. 30.

[5]        Caltex Australia, Submission 55, p. 30.

[6]        The figures for franchisees, independents and other brands are rounded figures. Consequently the total number of sites is rounded to the nearest hundred.

[7]        MTAA, Submission 28, p. 12.

[8]        ACCC, Submission 31, p. 21.

[9]        MTAA, Submission 28, p. 15.

[10]      NRMA, Submission 33, p. 27.

[11]      Mr Warwick Richards, Director, Energy Analysis, Committee Hansard, 26 September 2006, p. 49.

[12]      ACCC Submission 31, p. 102.

[13]      Mr Russell Caplan, Chairman, Shell Australia, Committee Hansard, 28 September 2006, p. 55.

[14]      Mr Graeme Samuel, Chairman, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Committee Hansard, 3 August 2006, p. 9.

[15]      ACCC, Submission 31, p. 19.

[16]      Australian Treasury, Submission 68, p. 19.

[17]      Mr Nathan Dickens, AIP, Committee Hansard, 27 September 2006, p. 39.

[18]      Mr Nathan Dickens and Dr John Tilley, AIP, Committee Hansard, 27 September 2006,           pp 35–36.

[19]      ACCC, Submission 31, p. 101.

[20]      Australian Treasury, Submission 68, p. 20.

[21]      Mr Desmond King, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Caltex Australia, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2006, p. 7.

[22]      Mr Graeme Samuel, Chairman, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 3 August 2006, p. 10.

[23]      Mr Graeme Samuel, Chairman, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 3 August 2006, p. 9.

[24]      ACCC, Submission 31, p. 101.

[25]      Caltex Australia, Submission 55, p. 22.

[26]      Senator George Brandis, Chair, & Professor Paul Kerin, Melbourne Business School, Committee Hansard, 26 September 2006, p. 57.

[27]      ACCC, Submission 31, pp 101–102.

[28]      See for example, Australian Taxi Industry Association, Submission 27, p. 2; and Mr Steve Gibbons MP, Federal Member for Bendigo, Submission 49, p. 4.

[29]      Dr Warren Mundy, Director, Bluestone Consulting, Committee Hansard, 26 September 2006, p. 50.

[30]      Mr Graeme Samuel, Chairman, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 3 August 2006, p. 27.

[31]      Mr Stephen French, General Manager, Competition and Consumer Policy Division, Australian Treasury, Committee Hansard, 28 September 2006, p. 36.

[32]      Mr Craig James, Chief Economist, Commonwealth Securities, Committee Hansard, 26 September 2006, p. 36.

[33]      ACCC, Submission 31, pp 103-104.

[34]      Senator George Brandis, Chair, Committee Hansard, 3 August 2006, p. 20.

[35]      Mr Russell Delahaye, Motor Trade Association of Queensland, Committee Hansard, 23 August 2006, p. 44.

[36]      Mr Peter Fitzpatrick, Motor Trade Association of Western Australia, Committee Hansard, 20 September 2006, p. 47.

[37]      Mr Kevin Hughes, HEH Australian Petroleum Consultancy Co, Committee Hansard, 27 September 2006, p. 105.

[38]      Mr Alan Evans, President, NRMA, Committee Hansard, 28 September 2006, p. 20.

[39]      Mr Brian Cassidy, Chief Executive Officer, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 3 August 2006, pp 10–11.

[40]      Mr Graeme Samuel, Chairman, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 3 August 2006, p. 11.

[41]      AIP, Submission 50, p. 20.

[42]      Mr Brain Cassidy, Chief Executive Officer, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 3 August 2006, p. 45. See also Mr Desmond King, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Caltex Australia, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2006, p. 10.

[43]      AAA, Submission 29, p. 13.

[44]      Mr Gerald Hueston, President, BP Australia, Committee Hansard, 27 September 2006, p. 68.

[45]      ACCC, Submission 31, p. 27.

[46]      MTAA, Submission 28, p. 15.

[47]      AIP, Submission 50, p. 24.

[48]      NRMA, Submission 33, p. 27.

[49]      HEH Australian Petroleum Consultancy Co, Submission 70, p. 3.

[50]      See for example ASPO-Australia, Submission 15, p. 9 and Mr John Turner, Submission 37.

[51]      Mr Michael Carr, Submission 38.

[52]      Mr Mick McMahon, Managing Director, Coles Express, Committee Hansard, 27 September 2006, p. 84.

[53]      Mr Mick McMahon, Managing Director, Coles Express, Committee Hansard, 27 September 2006, p. 85.

[54]      Mr Mick McMahon, Managing Director, Coles Express, Committee Hansard, 27 September 2006, p. 90.

Chapter 5 - Petrol, Excise and GST

[1]        Caltex Australia, Submission 55, p. 10.

[2]        See for example, Mr David Blackwood, Submission 9, pp 1–2.

[3]        See for example, Mr Ange Kenos, Submission 4, p. 2; Mr Hans Verseema, Submission 32, p. 1; RACV, Submission 30, p. 6; Sudholz Pty Ltd, Submission 57, p. 1; and Mr Neville Pitt, Submission 60, p. 2.

[4]        Ms Fay Hicks, Submission 25, pp 3–4.

[5]        Mr Russell Delahaye, Motor Traders Association of Queensland, Committee Hansard, 23 August 2006, p. 44.

[6]        Senator Andrew Murray, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2006, pp 36–37.

[7]        NRMA, Submission 33, pp 17­–18.

[8]        Royal Automobile Association of South Australia, Submission 21, p. 8.

[9]        RACV, Submission 30, p. 6.

[10]      Mr Michael Potter, ACCI, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2006, p. 37.

[11]      Mr Michael Potter, ACCI, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2006, p. 37.

[12]      Fuel Taxation Inquiry Committee, Fuel Tax Inquiry Report, Commonwealth of Australia, March 2002, pp 162–163.

[13]      Australian Taxation Office, Fuel sales grants scheme closed, (accessed November 2006): http://www.ato.gov.au/businesses/content.asp?doc=/content/72337.htm&pc=001/003/044/004/008&mnu=&mfp=&st=&cy=1

[14]      Webb, R. 'Excise taxation: Developments since the mid 1990s', Research Brief, Department of Parliamentary Services, 13 April 2006, p. 4.

[15]      Webb, R. 'Excise taxation: Developments since the mid 1990s', Research Brief, Department of Parliamentary Services, 13 April 2006, p. 5.

[16]      The Hon. John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, 'Fuel excise reforms', Media release, 16 December 2003.

[17]      The Energy Grants (Cleaner Fuels) Scheme Act 2004 was assented to on 21 April 2004 and taken to have commenced on 18 September 2003.

[18]      See Webb, R. 'Government assistance to alternative transport fuels', Research Brief, Department of Parliamentary Services, 9 November 2006, pp 1–2.

[19]      Eligible fuel use activities include: vehicles greater than 4.5 tonne gross vehicle mass travelling on a public road; off-road activities previously entitled to a grant under the Energy Grants Credits Scheme; burner applications and non-fuel uses; and, electricity generation. For more information, see Australian Taxation Office, Fuel tax credit guide for businesses, Commonwealth of Australia, July 2006, p. 4, 19.

[20]      Australian Government, Securing Australia's Energy Future, Commonwealth of Australia, 2004, p. 178.

[21]      R. Webb, 'Fuel Tax Bill 2006', Bills Digest, Department of Parliamentary Services, 4 May 2006, p. 5.

[22]      Mr Robert Parry FCA, Chartered Accountant, Submission 74, pp 3–4.

[23]      Lowes Petroleum Service, Submission 53, p. 4.

[24]      Remote Area Planning and Development Board, Submission 43, p. 11.

[25]      NSW Government, Submission 44, p. 3.

[26]      'Real terms' refers to a figure adjusted to correct for the effects of inflation, thereby reflecting the time value of money.

[27]      Australian Treasury, Submission 68, p. 14.

[28]      AAA, Submission 29, pp 14–15.

[29]      NRMA, Submission 33, p. 33.

[30]      STCWA, Submission 14, p. 2.

[31]      Mr Ben Rose, Submission 1, p. 1.

[32]      Mr Michael Angelico, Submission 59, p. 1.

[33]      Public Transport Users Association, Submission 40, p. 5.

[34]      STCWA, Submission 14, p. 1.

[35]      Carbon Neutral – A Men of the Trees Program, Submission 2, p. 1.

[36]      Australian Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas, Submission 15, pp 6–7.

[37]      Senator George Brandis, Chair & Mr Bruce Robinson, Committee Hansard, 20 September 2006, p. 91.

[38]      Mr Alan Kleidon, Submission 35, p. 1.

[39]      Mr David Rice, Submission 39, p. 1.

[40]      Mr Steve Gibbons, Federal Member for Bendigo, Submission 49, p. 8.

Chapter 6 - Petrol Prices in Country Areas

[1]        The term 'country consumers' refers to those consumers living in regional, rural and remote communities across Australia.

[2]        AAA, Submission 29, p. 9.

[3]        Sustainable Transport Coalition WA, Submission 13, p. 1.

[4]        Remote Area Planning and Development (RAPAD) Board, Submission 43, p. 4.

[5]        Name withheld, Submission 22a, p. 1.

[6]        Mr Alan Phillip May, Submission 48, p. 7.

[7]        RAPAD Board, Submission 43, p. 7.

[8]        ACCC, Submission 31, p. 86.

[9]        Mr Jim Turnour, Submission 19, p. 1.

[10]      RAPAD Board, Submission 43, p. 8.

[11]      RAPAD Board, Submission 43, p. 8.

[12]      Caltex Australia, Submission 55, Executive Summary, p. 1.

[13]      Dr John Tilley, Executive Director, AIP, Committee Hansard, 27 September 2006, p. 41.

[14]      Mr Michael Carr, Committee Hansard, 23 August 2006, p. 23.

[15]      Mr Jim Turnour, Submission 19, p. 2.

[16]      Mr David Moir, RACWA, Committee Hansard, 20 September 2006, p. 27.

[17]      BP Australia, Submission 34, p. 3.

[18]      Caltex Australia, Submission 55, p. 12.

[19]      Councillor Stanley Collins, Mayor, Winton Shire, Committee Hansard, 28 September 2006, p. 30.

[20]      Councillor Stanley Collins, Mayor, Winton Shire, Committee Hansard, 28 September 2006, p. 33.

[21]      ACCC, Submission 31, p. 63.  

[22]      ACCC, Submission 31, p. 55.

[23]      Mr John Bain, Committee Hansard, 20 September 2006, p. 59.

[24]      RAPAD Board, Submission 43, p. 6.

[25]      RACWA, Submission 72, slide 12.

[26]      Mr David Moir, RACWA, Committee Hansard, 20 September 2006, p. 26.

[27]      See for example, Mr Jim Turnour, Submission 19, p. 2; RAPAD Board, Submission 43, p. 11; and Mr Robert Parry, Submission 74, pp 3­–4.

[28]      RAPAD Board, Submission 43, p. 6.

[29]      Mr Jim Turnour, Submission 19, p. 2.

[30]      Mr Robert Parry, Submission 74, pp 3–4.

[31]      RAPAD Board, Submission 43, p. 9, 11.

[32]      Mr Michael Potter, ACCI, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2006, p. 31.

[33]      Mr Jim Turnour, Submission 19, p. 2.

[34]      NRMA, Submission 33, p. 22.

[35]      RAPAD Board, Submission 43, p. 12.

[36]      Councillor Stanley Collins, Mayor, Winton Shire, Committee Hansard, 28 September 2006, p. 30.

[37]      Boyce Chartered Accountants, Submission 63, p. 3.

Chapter 7 - Petrol Market Regulation

[1]        Appendix 1 of BP Australia's submission provides a useful history: BP Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 34, Attachment 1, Regulatory Reform in the Petroleum Products Industry, pp 15‑35.

[2]        Mr Brian Cassidy, Chief Executive Officer, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 3 August 2006, p. 7.

[3]        ACCC, Submission 31, pp 97–100.

[4]        ACCC, Inquiry into the Petroleum Products Declaration, Executive Summary, August 1996, p. 5.

[5]        Australian Treasury, Submission 68, p. 19.

[6]        Mr Brian Cassidy, Chief Executive Officer, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 3 August 2006, p. 5.

[7]        The Hon. Peter Costello, MP, Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia, 'Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to Monitor Ethanol Blended Fuel (E10) Prices', Press release 082*, 8 August 2006.

[8]        Mr Graeme Samuel, Chairman, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 19 October 2006, p. 3.

[9]        Mr Brian Cassidy, Chief Executive Officer, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 3 August 2006, p. 13.

[10]      Senator George Brandis, Chair, Committee Hansard, 27 September 2006, pp 108–109.

[11]      Mr Gerald Hueston, President, BP Australia, Committee Hansard, 27 September 2006, p. 69.

[12]      AAA, Submission 29, p. 8.

[13]      Mr Graeme Samuel, Chairman, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 3 August 2006, p. 11.

[14]      Mr Graeme Samuel, Chairman, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 19 October 2006, pp 2–3.

[15]      ACCC, Submission 31, pp 102-103.

[16]      ACCC, Assessing shopper docket petrol discounts and acquisitions in the petrol and grocery sectors, February 2004.

[17]      AAA, Submission 29, p. 2.

[18]      NRMA, Submission 33, p. 22.

[19]      Mr David Moir, RACWA, Committee Hansard, 20 September 2006, p. 32.

[20]      Mr Graeme Samuel, Chairman, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 3 August 2006, p. 5.

[21]      Mr Graeme Samuel, Chairman, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 3 August 2006, p. 35.

[22]      Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources, Downstream Petroleum Reform Package and Oilcode, (accessed November 2006) at: http://www.industry.gov.au/assets/documents/itrinternet/ReformPackage20060331151615.pdf

[23]      Economics Legislation Committee report, Provisions of the Petroleum Retail Legislation Repeal Bill 2006, May 2006, p. 11.

[24]      Australian Treasury, Submission 68, pp 22–23.

[25]      Economics References Committee, The effectiveness of the Trade Practices Act 1974 in protecting small business, March 2004.

[26]      Dr Warren Mundy, Director, Bluestone Consulting, Committee Hansard, 26 September 2006, p. 40.

[27]      Dr Warren Mundy, Director, Bluestone Consulting, Committee Hansard, 26 September 2006, p. 37.

[28]      Mr Warwick Richards, Director, Economic and Energy Analysis Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 26 September 2006, pp 20–21.

[29]      Mr Warwick Richards, Director, Economic and Energy Analysis Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 26 September 2006, p. 28.

[30]      Mr Craig James, Chief Economist, Commonwealth Securities Ltd, Committee Hansard, 26 September 2006, p. 56.

[31]      See for example, Mr Jim Turnour, Submission 19, p. 2.

[32]      Mr Steve Gibbons, MP, Federal Member for Bendigo, Submission 49, p. 5.

[33]      Mr Brian Cassidy, Chief Executive Officer, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 3 August 2006, p. 4.

[34]      Mr Brian Cassidy, Chief Executive Officer, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 3 August 2006, p. 4.

[35]      Mr Joseph Dimasi, General Manager, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 19 October 2006, p. 15.

[36]      Mr Graeme Samuel, Chairman, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 19 October 2006, pp 14–15.

[37]      Mr Brian Cassidy, Chief Executive Officer, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 19 October 2006, p. 15.

[38]      AAA, Submission 29, p. 13.

[39]      Mr David Moir, RACWA, Committee Hansard, 20 September 2006, p. 32.

[40]      Mr Warwick Richards, Director, Economic and Energy Analysis Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 26 September 2006, p. 28.

[41]      Mr Warwick Richards, Director, Economic and Energy Analysis Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 26 September 2006, p. 54.

[42]      Mr Warwick Richards, Director, Economic and Energy Analysis Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 26 September 2006, p. 48.

[43]      See for example, AAA, Submission 29, p. 13.

[44]      ACCC, Submission 31, p. 97.

[45]      Mr Graeme Samuel, Chairman, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 19 October 2006, p. 6.

[46]      Mr Graeme Samuel, Chairman, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 3 August 2006, p. 12.

[47]      Mr Graeme Samuel, Chairman, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 3 August 2006, p. 12.

[48]      Mr Craig James, Chief Economist, Commonwealth Securities Ltd, Committee Hansard, 26 September 2006, p. 35.

[49]      Professor Paul Kerin, Melbourne Business School, Committee Hansard, 26 September 2006, p. 56.

[50]      Mr Kevin Hughes, Submission 70, pp 5–6; and NRMA, Submission 33, p. 24.

[51]      Mr Kevin Hughes, HEH Australian Petroleum Consultancy Co, Committee Hansard, 27 September 2006, p. 108.

[52]      ACCC, Submission 31, pp 30–31.

[53]      Australian Treasury, Submission 68, p. 22.

[54]      Mr Warren Mundy, Director, Bluestone Consulting, Committee Hansard, 26 September 2006, p. 38.

Chapter 8 - Managing Petrol Prices into the Future

[1]        Mr Ronald Bowden, Chief Executive Officer, Service Station Association Ltd, Committee Hansard, 23 August 2006, p. 34.

[2]        Royal Automobile Association of South Australia, Submission 21, p. 2.

[3]        ACT Government, Submission 41, p. 3.

[4]        Mr Desmond King, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Caltex Australia, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2006, p. 16.

[5]        Senator George Brandis, Chair, Committee Hansard, 19 October 2006, pp 27–28.

[6]        Mr Graeme Samuel, Chairman, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 19 October 2006, p. 24.

[7]        John Kain & Richard Webb, 'Turbulent Times: Australian Airline Industry Issues 2003', Research Paper No. 10 2002-2003, 16 June 2003.  

[8]        Available on the ACCC website, (accessed November 2006) at: http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/759646/fromItemId/653960 

Labor Senators’ Report

[1] Senator George Brandis , Committee Hansard, 20 September 2006 p 69

[2] Commissioner for Fair Trading Western Australia, Submission 71  p vi