Inquiry into the provisions of the Petroleum Retail Legislation Repeal Bill 2006
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Inquiry into the provisions of the Petroleum Retail Legislation Repeal Bill 2006
On 30 March 2006, the Senate referred the provisions of the Petroleum Retail Legislation Repeal Bill 2006 to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by
11 May 2006.
The bill will repeal the Petroleum Retail Sites Marketing Act 1980, which restricts the number of retail sites the oil majors can directly own and operate in Australia; and also the Petroleum Retail Marketing Franchise Act 1980, which sets the minimum terms and conditions for franchise agreements between the oil majors and their franchisees. The repeal of these Acts is part of the government's Downstream Petroleum Reform Package, which will concurrently mandate an "oilcode" under Section 51AE of the Trade Practices Act. Written submissions are invited and should be sent to:
The Secretary,
Senate Economics Legislation Committee,
Suite SG.64, Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600.
The closing date for submissions is 13 April 2006.
The Committee requests that where possible, submissions should also be provided by email to economics.sen@aph.gov.au, preferably as MS Word 97 or RTF format documents. Notes to assist in preparing submissions are available from the website https://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/wit_sub/index.htm or the Secretariat telephone 02 6277 3540, fax: 02 6277 5719, or e-mail at the above address.
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For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Economics
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia