Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction and background

[1] Kevin Rudd, Speech to Cranbourne Secondary College, 'Fresh Ideas for the Future Economy: Cost of Living Pressures Faced By Australian Families', 11 July 2007.

[2] 2008-09 Budget Overview, 'Easing cost of living pressures', http://www.budget.gov.au/2008-09/content/overview/download/Budget_Overview.pdf (accessed 10 September 2009).

[3] Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Answers to Questions on Notice prior to public hearing (received 17 September 2009), p 2.

[4] Mr James Chisholm, Treasury, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, pp 8–9.

[5] Mr Nick Stace, CHOICE, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 39.

Chapter 2 - The ACCC's GROCERYchoice website

[1] The archived GROCERYchoice website (as it appeared on 7 August 2008) is accessible to view at the National Library of Australia's Pandora Archive at http://pandora.nla.gov.au/tep/87702

[2] The Hon Chris Bowen MP, Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs, ACCC Grocery Inquiry Press Conference, 5 August 2008, http://treasurer.gov.au/DisplayDocs.aspx?doc=transcripts/2008/039.htm&pageID=004&min=ceb&Year=2008&DocType=2 (accessed 11 September 2009).

[3] The Hon Chris Bowen MP, Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs, ACCC Grocery Inquiry Press Conference, 5 August 2008, http://treasurer.gov.au/DisplayDocs.aspx?doc=transcripts/2008/039.htm&pageID=004&min=ceb&Year=2008&DocType=2 (accessed 11 September 2009).

[4] Mr Graeme Samuel, ACCC Grocery Inquiry Press Conference, 5 August 2008, http://treasurer.gov.au/DisplayDocs.aspx?doc=transcripts/2008/039.htm&pageID=004&min=ceb&Year=2008&DocType=2 (accessed 11 September 2009).

[5] 'About GROCERYchoice', http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/87702/20080807-0955/www.grocerychoice.gov.au/static/AboutGC.html (accessed 2 September 2009).

[6] 'Prices, Products, Baskets', http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/87702/20080807- 0955/www.grocerychoice.gov.au/static/PricesProductsBaskets.html (accessed 2 September 2009).

[7] 'Basket Categories', http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/87702/20080807-0955/www.grocerychoice.gov.au/static/BasketCategories.html (accessed 2 September 2009).

[8] 'Frequently Asked Questions', http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/87702/20080807-0955/www.grocerychoice.gov.au/static/FAQ.html (accessed 2 September 2009).

[9] 'Queensland', http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/87702/20080807-0955/www.grocerychoice.gov.au/viewRegionsdcfd.html?state=QLD, (accessed 2 September 2009).

[10] 'Western Victoria – Grocery Basket Prices, Aug 08 Release', http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/87702/20080807-0955/www.grocerychoice.gov.au/Basket30c9.html?region=29, (accessed 2 September 2009).

[11] Mr David Martine, Treasury, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 15.

[12] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 28 October 2009), 'Memorandum: ACCC Periodic Survey of Grocery Prices', advice from Mr Graeme Samuel to the Hon Chris Bowen MP, 22 February 2008, p 4.

[13] Mr Brian Cassidy, ACCC, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 22.

[14] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 28 October 2009), 'Memorandum: ACCC Periodic Survey of Grocery Prices', advice from Mr Graeme Samuel to the Hon Chris Bowen MP, 22 February 2008, p 3.

[15] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 28 October 2009), 'Memorandum: ACCC Periodic Survey of Grocery Prices', advice from Mr Graeme Samuel to the Hon Chris Bowen MP, 22 February 2008, p 5.

[16] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 28 October 2009), 'Memorandum: ACCC Periodic Survey of Grocery Prices', advice from Mr Graeme Samuel to the Hon Chris Bowen MP, 22 February 2008, p 6.

[17] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 28 October 2009), 'Memorandum: ACCC Periodic Survey of Grocery Prices', advice from Mr Graeme Samuel to the Hon Chris Bowen MP, 22 February 2008, pp 6–7.

[18] Mr Alan Price, Informed Sources, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 65.

[19] Budget Paper No. 2, Budget 2008-09, http://www.budget.gov.au/2008-09/content/bp2/html/expense-23.htm (accessed 10 September 2009).

[20] Treasury, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 5.

[21] Treasury, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 10 November 2009), p 1.

[22] Mr Cassidy, Senate Estimates Hansard, 22 June 2009, p 29 and p 50.

[23] Mr Cassidy, Senate Estimates Hansard, 26 February 2009, p 50.

[24] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 28 October 2009), 'Memorandum: ACCC Periodic Survey of Grocery Prices', advice from Mr Graeme Samuel to the Hon Chris Bowen MP, 22 February 2008, p 5.

[25] Senate Estimates Hansard, 22 October 2008, p 142.

[26] Treasury, Answers to Questions on Notice, Budget Estimates, 2–4 June 2009, bet 101, pp 4–5.

[27] 'Survey methodology', http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/87702/20080807-0955/www.grocerychoice.gov.au/static/SurveyMethod.html (accessed 2 September 2009).

[28] 'Prices, Products, Baskets', http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/87702/20080807- 0955/www.grocerychoice.gov.au/static/PricesProductsBaskets.html (accessed 2 September 2009).

[29] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice, Supplementary Estimates, 22–23 October 2008, p 4.

[30] Senator Bushby, Questions on Notice, Supplementary Estimates, 22–23 October 2008, p 1.

[31] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice, Supplementary Estimates, 22–23 October 2008, p 4.

[32] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice prior to public hearing (received 17 September 2009).

[33] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 28 October 2009), p 15.

[34] Mrs Margy Osmond, Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA), Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 42.

[35] Mr Samuel, ACCC, Senate Estimates Hansard, 22 October 2008, p 141.

[36] Mr Samuel, ACCC, Senate Estimates Hansard, 22 October 2008, p 146.

[37] David Cousins and Allan Fels, 'The Re-Emergence of Prices Surveillance', UNSW Law Journal, Volume 32(1), 2009, p 308.

[38] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice, Supplementary Estimates, 22–23 October 2008, p 5.

[39] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice, Supplementary Estimates, 22-23 October 2008, pp 5‑6.

[40] Mr Samuel, ACCC, Senate Estimates Hansard, 22 October 2008, p 146.

[41] Mr Joe Dimasi, ACCC, Senate Estimates Hansard, 22 October 2008, p 146.

[42] Research undertaken by the Senate Economics Committee Secretariat, 10 October 2009.

[43] Mr Cassidy, ACCC, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 37.

[44] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice, Supplementary Estimates, 22–23 October 2008, p 5.

[45] Mr Samuel, Senate Estimates Hansard, 22 October 2008, pp 149-150.

[46] National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia (NARGA), Submission 2, p 13.

[47] Retail Traders' Association of Western Australia, Submission 9, p 1.

[48] Associate Professor Frank Zumbo, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 2.

[49] 'About Us – The Bailey Group', http://www.thebaileygroup.com.au/about.asp (accessed 20 October 2009).

[50] NARGA, Submission 2, p 6; and 'Consultancy Contracts', ACCC, http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/402496 (accessed 8 September 2009).

[51] Mr John Cummings, NARGA, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 63.

[52] Informed Sources, Submission 10, p 5.

[53] Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, pp 19–20.

[54] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 28 October 2009), p 16.

[55] Mr Anthony Wing, ACCC, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 20.

[56] Mr Mark Pearson, ACCC, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 4.

[57] Mr Adrian Brocklehurst, ACCC, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, pp 5–6.

[58] Mr Alan Cadd, Informed Sources, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 60.

[59] Mr Cadd, Informed Sources, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 62.

[60] Mr Pearson, ACCC, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 3.

[61] Mr Cadd, Informed Sources, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 71.

[62] Mr Price, Informed Sources, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 72.

[63] Mr Cadd, Informed Sources, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 72.

[64] Mr Cadd, Informed Sources, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 72.

[65] Associate Professor Zumbo, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 6.

[66] Informed Sources, Submission 10, p 12.

[67] Mr Cadd, Informed Sources, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 69.

[68] Mr Pearson, ACCC, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 3.

[69] Mr Pearson, ACCC, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 9.

[70] Mr Pearson, ACCC, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 10.

[71] Mr Pearson, ACCC, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 11.

[72] Mr Cassidy, ACCC, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 24.

[73] Mr Andrew Hall, Woolworths, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 22.

[74] Mr Hall, Woolworths, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 23.

[75] Mr Robert Hadler, Coles, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 13.

[76] Mr Hall, Woolworths, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 23.

[77] Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, pp 24–5.

[78] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 28 October 2009), p 14.

[79] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice, provided 28 October 2009, p 14.

[80] Senator Barnett, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, pp 33–4.

[81] Mr Cassidy, ACCC, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 31.

[82] Mr Cassidy, ACCC, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 25.

[83] Associate Professor Zumbo, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 7.

[84] Associate Professor Zumbo, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 14.

[85] Mr Tony Marshall, The Bailey Group, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 30.

[86] Mr James Kelly, Retail*Facts, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, pp 30–1.

[87] Mr Marshall, The Bailey Group, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 35.

[88] Mr Marshall, The Bailey Group, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 32.

[89] Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, pp 33–4.

[90] Mr Kelly, Retail*Facts, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 34.

[91] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 28 October 2009), 'Memorandum: ACCC Periodic Survey of Grocery Prices', advice from Mr Graeme Samuel to the Hon Chris Bowen MP, 22 February 2008, p 5.

[92] Mr Nick Stace, CHOICE, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 43.

[93] Mr Cummings, NARGA, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 66.

[94] Associate Professor Zumbo, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, pp 13–4.

Chapter 3 - The website's transfer to CHOICE

[1] Senate Estimates Hansard, 4 June 2009, pp 28–9.

[2] Senate Estimates Hansard, 26 February 2009, p 51.

[3] Mr Brian Cassidy, Senate Estimates Hansard, 22 June 2009, p 29.

[4] Mr Cassidy, Senate Estimates Hansard, 26 February 2009, p 51.

[5] Mr Cassidy, Senate Estimates Hansard, 26 February 2009, p 52.

[6] Ms H.K. Holdaway, Treasury, Senate Estimates Hansard, 4 June 2009, p 33.

[7] Associate Professor Frank Zumbo, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 5.

[8] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 4.

[9] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 22.

[10] CHOICE, Submission 6, pp 22–3.

[11] Submission 1 from the Queensland Consumers Association strongly advocated the inclusion of unit pricing comparisons in the GROCERYchoice website.

[12] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 23.

[13] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 23.

[14] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 24.

[15] CHOICE, Submission 6, pp 4–5.

[16] The Hon Chris Bowen MP, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs, Media release: 'CHOICE to provide expertise in managing GROCERYchoice', 22 December 2008, http://www.treasurer.gov.au/DisplayDocs.aspx?doc=pressreleases/2008/110.htm&pageID=003&min=ceb&Year=&DocType= (accessed 11 September 2009).

[17] The Hon Chris Bowen MP, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs, Media release: 'CHOICE to provide expertise in managing GROCERYchoice', 22 December 2008, http://www.treasurer.gov.au/DisplayDocs.aspx?doc=pressreleases/2008/110.htm&pageID=003&min=ceb&Year=&DocType= (accessed 11 September 2009).

[18] Mr David Martine, Treasury, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 6.

[19] Ms HK Holdaway, Treasury, Senate Estimates Hansard, 4 June 2009, p 33.

[20] Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines, December 2008, http://www.finance.gov.au/publications/fmg-series/procurement-guidelines/division-2.html#mandatory (accessed 5 November 2009).

[21] Ms Holdaway, Treasury, Senate Estimates Hansard, 4 June 2009, p 33.

[22] Ms Holdaway, Treasury, Senate Estimates Hansard, 4 June 2009, p 48.

[23] Ms Holdaway, Treasury, Senate Estimates Hansard, 4 June 2009, p 47.

[24] Treasury, Senate Estimates Hansard, 4 June 2009, p 47.

[25] Treasury, Senate Estimates Hansard, 4 June 2009, p 48.

[26] Ms Holdaway, Treasury, Senate Estimates Hansard, 4 June 2009, p 47.

[27] Treasury, Answers to Questions on Notice, Budget Estimates, June 2009, 'GROCERYchoice website contract', pp 51–2, available at https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/economics_ctte/estimates/bud_0910/Treasury/answers/grocerychoice_contract_1.pdf. The full contract is available at https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/economics_ctte/estimates/bud_0910/Treasury/index.htm (see bet 102).

[28] Ms Holdaway, Treasury, Senate Estimates Hansard, 4 June 2009, p 32.

[29] Ms Holdaway, Treasury, Senate Estimates Hansard, 4 June 2009, p 32.

[30] CHOICE, Submission 6, pp 9–10.

[31] Mr Martin Kneebone, Freshlogic, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 25.

[32] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 2.

[33] CHOICE, Submission 6, pp 8–9.

[34] The Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP, Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs, Media Release, 'Government will not proceed with GROCERYchoice', 26 June 2009, http://minister.innovation.gov.au/Emerson/Pages/GOVERNMENTWILLNOTPROCEEDWITHGROCERYCHOICE.aspx (accessed 11 September 2009).

[35] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 9.

[36] Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 38.

[37] Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 45.

[38] Mrs Margy Osmond, Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA), Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 46.

[39] Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 56.

[40] ALDI, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 16 October 2009).

[41] Mr Andrew Tindal, ALDI, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 83.

[42] Mr Tindal, ALDI, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 84.

[43] Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 85.

[44] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 17.

[45] Associate Professor Zumbo, Submission 14, p 11.

[46] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 17.

[47] Dr Steven Kennedy, Treasury, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 8.

[48] Mr Tindal, ALDI, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 82.

[49] Mr Andrew Hall, Woolworths, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 25.

[50] John Rolfe, 'Kinks in food chains, duopoly of Coles and Woolworths blamed for the soaring supermarket costs', Daily Telegraph, 9 November 2009, http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/money/money-matters/kinks-in-food-chains-duopoly-blamed-for-the-soaring-supermarket-costs/story-fn300aev-1225795538817 (accessed 9 November 2009).

Chapter 4 - Issues and problems faced by CHOICE

[1] CHOICE, Submission 6, pp 15–6.

[2] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 14.

[3] CHOICE, Submission 6, pp 10–11.

[4] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 13.

[5] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 13.

[6] Mr Nick Stace, CHOICE, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 46.

[7] Mr Stace, CHOICE, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 48.

[8] Mrs Margy Osmond, Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA), Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, pp 40–1.

[9] Mrs Osmond, ANRA, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 37.

[10] ANRA, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 27 October 2009), Email from Mr Malcolm Roberts of ANRA to Ms Linda Magee of CHOICE, 14 May 2009.

[11] Mrs Osmond, ANRA, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, pp 37–8.

[12] Mr Robert Hadler, Coles, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 13.

[13] Mr Hadler, Coles, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 14.

[14] Mr Hadler, Coles, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 14.

[15] Mr Andrew Hall, Woolworths, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, pp 17–8.

[16] Mr Hall, Woolworths, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, pp 24–5.

[17] Mrs Osmond, ANRA, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 39.

[18] Mrs Osmond, ANRA, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, pp 36–7.

[19] National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia (NARGA), Submission 2, pp 7–8.

[20] NARGA, Submission 2, p 14.

[21] NARGA, Submission 2, p 14.

[22] NARGA, Submission 2, p 15.

[23] NARGA, Submission 2, p 15.

[24] NARGA, Submission 2, p 16.

[25] NARGA, Submission 2, p 16.

[26] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 14.

[27] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 14.

[28] Associate Professor Frank Zumbo, Submission 14, pp 3–4.

[29] Associate Professor Zumbo, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 11.

Chapter 5 - Concerns of the grocery retailers

[1] NARGA, Submission 2, p 2.

[2] NARGA, Submission 2, p 3.

[3] NARGA, Submission 2, p 3.

[4] Mr Russell Zimmerman, Australian Retailers' Association (ARA), Proof Committee Hansard,
6 October 2009, p 19.

[5] Mr Rodney Allen, Master Grocers Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009,
p 108.

[6] NARGA, Submission 2, p 4.

[7] NARGA, Submission 2, p 3.

[8] Mr James Kelly, Retail*Facts, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 36.

[9] Mr Andrew Tindal, ALDI, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 77.

[10] Mrs Margy Osmond, ANRA, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 36.

[11] NARGA, Submission 2, p 5.

[12] NARGA, Submission 2, p 5.

[13] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 28 October 2009), 'Memorandum: ACCC Periodic Survey of Grocery Prices', advice from Mr Graeme Samuel to the Hon Chris Bowen MP, 22 February 2008, p 3.

[15] ARA, Submission 7, Attachment 1, p 7.

[16] Mr Tindal, ALDI, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 88.

[18] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice prior to public hearing (received 17 September 2009), p 3.

[19] WA Independent Grocers Association, Submission 3, p 2.

[20] Sally Glaetzer, 'Top dollar groceries', Mercury, 7 August 2008.

[21] Mr Grant Hinchcliffe, Tasmanian Independent Retailers, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 93.

[22] NARGA, Submission 2, p 7.

[23] Tasmanian Independent Retailers, Submission 5, p 3.

[24] Mr Brian Cassidy, ACCC, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 36.

[25] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice prior to public hearing (received 17 September 2009), p 4.

[26] Mr Mark Pearson, ACCC, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 2.

[27] Tasmanian Independent Retailers, Submission 5, p 2.

[28] WA Independent Grocers Association, Submission 3, p 2.

[29] Tasmanian Independent Retailers, Submission 5, p 3.

[30] Mr Hinchcliffe, Tasmanian Independent Retailers, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 95.

[31] Mr Jos de Bruin, Master Grocers Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 112.

[32] Mr Hinchcliffe, Tasmanian Independent Retailers, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 96.

[33] Mr Cassidy, ACCC, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 36.

[34] NARGA, Submission 2, p 3.

[35] Mr Andrew Hall, Woolworths, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 28.

[36] Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 30.

[37] Mr Martin Kneebone, Freshlogic, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 30.

[38] CHOICE, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 22 October 2009), p 2.

[39] Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA), Answers to Questions on Notice (received 27 October 2009), Letter from Mr Nick Stace, CEO of CHOICE, to Mrs Margy Osmond, CEO of ANRA, 29 April 2009, pp 3–4.

[40] The Australian Chamber of Fruit and Vegetable Industries Ltd, Submission 8, p 3.

[41] Woolworths, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 11 November 2009), p 4.

[42] Mr Tindal, ALDI, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 78.

[43] Mr Tindal, ALDI, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 80.

[44] Mr Tindal, ALDI, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 82.

[45] Mr Tindal, ALDI, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 86.

[46] ANRA, Submission 11, p 5.

[47] ANRA, Submission 11, p 5.

[48] Mr Hall, Woolworths, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 18.

[49] Mr Hall, Woolworths, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 18.

[50] Mr Hall, Woolworths, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 27.

[51] Associate Professor Zumbo, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 12.

[52] Associate Professor Zumbo, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 8.

[53] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 28 October 2009), 'Memorandum: ACCC Periodic Survey of Grocery Prices', advice from Mr Graeme Samuel to the Hon Chris Bowen MP, 22 February 2008, p 6.

[54] Mr Robert Hadler, Coles, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 13.

[55] Synovate Aztec, 'Data Agency Services', http://www.aztec.com.au/DataAgencyServices.html (accessed 20 October 2009).

[56] Synovate Aztec, 'Services', http://www.aztec.com.au/Services.html (accessed 20 October 2009).

[57] CHOICE, Submission 6, pp 10–11.

[58] Woolworths, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 11 November 2009), p 4.

[59] Coles, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 12 November 2009), p 2.

[60] Associate Professor Peter Earl, Submission 15, p 2.

[61] Associate Professor Earl, Submission 15, p 2.

[62] NARGA, Submission 2, pp 8–9 (see also Master Grocers Australia, Submission 13, p 4).

[63] WA Independent Grocers Association, Submission 3, p 3.

[64] Mr Hinchcliffe, Tasmanian Independent Retailers, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 97.

Chapter 6 - Legal issues and trade practices concerns

[1] National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia (NARGA), Submission 2, p 9.

[2] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 14.

[3] NARGA, Submission 2, pp 9–10.

[4] 'Former CHOICE director breaks silence', The World Today, ABC Radio, 27 November 2008, http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2008/s2431375.htm (accessed 11 September 2009).

[5] Mr Nick Stace, CHOICE, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 43.

[6] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 16.

[7] Dr Brendan Long, Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA), Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 47.

[8] ANRA, Submission 11, p 6.

[9] Professor Ian Duncan, Tasmanian Independent Retailers, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 98.

[10] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 14.

[11] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 15.

[12] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 15.

[13] Mr Andrew Hall, Woolworths, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 24.

[14] Mr Hall, Woolworths, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 26.

[15] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 20.

[16] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 13.

[17] Associate Professor Frank Zumbo, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 4.

[18] Associate Professor Zumbo, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 10.

[19] Associate Professor Zumbo, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 4.

[20] Mr Brian Cassidy, ACCC, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 29.

[21] Associate Professor Zumbo, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 4.

[22] Dr Long, ANRA, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 47.

[23] Mrs Margy Osmond, ANRA, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 48.

[24] Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, pp 48–9.

Chapter 7 - Methods for comparison of grocery prices

[1] http://grocery.bestpricedirectory.com.au/

[2] http://groceryguide.com.au

[3] http://www.lasoo.com.au/

[4] http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/

[5] Mr Alan Cadd, Informed Sources, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 60.

[6] Alka Marwaha, 'Italians dial up best food price', 27 July 2008, http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7525175.stm (accessed 11 September 2009).

[7] Conor Pope, 'Consumer body wants food prices listed online', 14 July 2009, http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0714/1224250638376.html (accessed 11 September 2009).

[8] Linda Deng & Landon P Cox, 'LiveCompare: Grocery Bargain Hunting through Participatory Sensing', HotMobile 2009, 23-24 February 2009, p 2, http://www.cs.duke.edu/~lpcox/deng_hotmobile09_camera.pdf (accessed 24 September 2009).

[9] Nirupama Bulusu, Chun Tung Chou, Salil Kanhere, et al, 'Participatory Sensing in Commerce: Using Mobile Camera Phones to Track Market Price Dispersion', 2008, http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~nbulusu/papers/urbansense08.pdf (accessed 24 September 2009).

[10] Professor Chun Tung Chou, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 106.

[11] Professor Chou, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 102.

[12] Mr David Martine, Treasury, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 14; Mr Mark Pearson, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 6.

[13] Mr Brian Cassidy, ACCC, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 35.

[14] Mr Andrew Hall, Woolworths, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 22.

[15] Woolworths, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 11 November 2009), p 5.

[16] Associate Professor Peter Earl, Submission 15, p 3.

Chapter 8 - The value and effectiveness of GROCERYchoice

[1] Associate Professor Frank Zumbo, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, pp 11–2.

[2] Associate Professor Peter Earl, Submission 15, p 2.

[3] Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 73.

[4] Mr Alan Cadd, Informed Sources, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, pp 75–6.

[5] Mr Cadd, Informed Sources, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 74.

[6] Associate Professor Earl, Submission to Productivity Commission Review of Australia's Consumer Policy Framework, 2008, pp 2–3, http://www.pc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/88946/sub024.pdf (accessed 7 October 2009).

[7] Associate Professor Earl, Submission 15, Attachment 1, Peter E. Earl and Tom Mandeville, 'The Competitive Process in the Age of the Internet', Prometheus, Vol 27, No 3, September 2009, p 200.

[8] Associate Professor Zumbo, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 9.

[9] ACCC, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, July 2008, p 72.

[10] ACCC, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, July 2008, pp 74–5.

[11] ACCC, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, July 2008, p 76.

[12] Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, pp 31–2.

[13] David Cousins & Allan Fels, 'The Re-Emergence of Prices Surveillance', UNSW Law Journal, Volume 32(1), 2009, p 308.

[14] Mr Robert Chapman, Submission 12, p 1.

[15] NARGA, Submission 2, p 10.

[16] Mrs Margy Osmond, Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA), Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 35.

[17] Mr Robert Hadler, Coles, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 15.

[18] Mr D Johnson, Submission 4, p 1.

[19] Australian Retailers' Association, Submission 7, p 2.

[20] Mr Russell Zimmerman, Australian Retailers' Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 17.

[21] NARGA, Submission 2, p 9; Mr Grant Hinchcliffe, Tasmanian Independent Retailers, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, pp 99–100.

[22] Mr Jos de Bruin, Master Grocers Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 107.

[23] Mr Mark Pearson, ACCC, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 7.

Labor Senators Dissenting Report

[1] Speech to the Cranbourne Secondary College, Kevin Rudd, 11 July 2007, http://www.alp.org.au

[2] Mr Graeme Samuel, Chairman, ACCC, ACCC Grocery Inquiry Press Conference, 5 August 2008

[3] GROCERYchoice website contract, pp 44–45.

[4] http://minister.innovation.gov.au/Emerson/Pages, Media Release, 26 June 2009

[5] Minister Chris Bowen, Press Release, 22 December 2008, http://www.treasurer.gov.au/DisplayDocs.aspx?doc=pressreleases/2008/110.htm&pageID=003&min=ceb&Year=&DocType

[6] GROCERYchoice website contract, p 32.

[7] David Cousins & Allan Fels, 'The Re-Emergence of Prices Surveillance', UNSW Law Journal, Volume 32(1), 2009, p 308.

[8] Portfolio Budget Statements 2009-10, Budget Related Paper No. 1.17, Treasury Portfolio, p 93, http://www.treasury.gov.au/documents/1539/PDF/Treasury_portfolio_budget_statements_2009_10.pdf

[9] Mrs Margy Osmond, ANRA, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 36.

[10] Senator Joyce, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 30.

[11] Mr Andrew Hall, Woolworths, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 17.

[12] Mr Robert Hadler, Coles, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 13.

[13] Mr Robert Hadler, Coles, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 13.

[14] Mrs Osmond, ANRA, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 37.

[15] Mr Hall, Woolworths, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, pp 18–19.

[16] WA Independent Grocers Association, Submission 3, p 2.

[17] Mr Brian Cassidy, ACCC, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 36.

[18] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice prior to public hearing (received 17 September 2009), p 4.

[19] Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 21.

[20] Proof Committee Hansard, 18September 2009, p 22.

[21] Informed Sources, Submission 10, p 9.

[22] Mr Tony Marshall, Retail Facts, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 32.

[23] Mr Marshall, Retail Facts, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 30.

[24] ACCC, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 24.

[25] Mr Martin Kneebone, FreshLogic, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 33.

[26] "Introducing more competition and empowering consumers in grocery retailing", Dr Craig Emerson, 18 September 2009, http://minister.innovation.gov.au/Emerson/Documents/CompetitioninGroceryRetailingstatement.pdf

[27] 'Government Will Not Proceed with GROCERYchoice', Media Release, 26 June 2009, http://minister.innovation.gov.au/Emerson/Pages/GOVERNMENTWILLNOTPROCEEDWITHGROCERYCHOICE.aspx

[28] Proof Committee Hansard, 28 October 2009, p 25.

Additional Comments by Senator Xenophon

[1] Kevin Rudd, Speech to Cranbourne Secondary College, Fresh Ideas for the Future Economy: Cost of Living Pressures Faced by Australian Families, 11 July 2007

[2] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 4.

[3] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice – Supplementary Estimates, 22-23 October 2008, p 5.

[4] Senate Economics Committee, Proof Committee Hansard, Tuesday 6 October 2009, p 2.

[5] Associate Professor Frank Zumbo, Submission 14, p 7.

[6] Senate Economics Committee, Proof Committee Hansard, Friday 18 September 2009, p 8.

[7] Senate Economics Committee, Proof Committee Hansard, Friday 18 September 2009, p 15.

[8] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice, 13 November 2009, p 5.

[9] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice, 13 November 2009, p 5.

[10] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice, 13 November 2009, p 6.

[11] Senate Economics Committee, Proof Committee Hansard, Friday 18 September 2009,
pp 19-20.

[12] Senate Economics Committee, Proof Committee Hansard, Wednesday 28 October 2009, pp 8–10.

[13] Senate Economics Committee, Proof Committee Hansard, Friday 18 September 2009, p 63.

[14] Senate Economics Committee, Proof Committee Hansard, Friday 18 September 2009, p 63.

[15] Senate Economics Committee, Proof Committee Hansard, Friday 18 September 2009, p 63.

[16] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice, 13 November 2009, p 3.

[17] Senate Economics Committee, Proof Committee Hansard, Tuesday 6 October 2009, p 5.

[18] http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk

[19] Article: BBC – Alka Marwaha, Italians dial up best food price, 27 July 2008

[20] Article: The Irish Times – Conor Pope, Consumer body wants food prices listed online, 14 July 2009

[21] Mr Alan Cadd, Proof Committee Hansard, Tuesday 6 October 2009, p 50.

[22] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 13.

[23] Australian National Retailers Association, Submission 11, p 5.

[24] ACCC, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, July 2008, p 467.

[25] Associate Professor Frank Zumbo, Submission 14, p 10.

[26] Associate Professor Frank Zumbo, Submission 14, p 10.

[27] Associate Professor Frank Zumbo, Submission 14, p 7.

[28] Associate Professor Frank Zumbo, Submission 14, p 9.

[29] Associate Professor Frank Zumbo, Submission 14, p 3.

[30] Senator Guy Barnett, Proof Committee Hansard, Friday 18 September 2009, p 36.

[31] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice, 13 November 2009, p 6.

[32] National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia, Submission 2 - Attachment B, p 2.

[33] Woolworths, Response to Questions on Notice, 10 November 2009, p 4.

APPENDIX 5 - GROCERYchoice subcontract arrangements

[1] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 17 September 2009), p 3; Treasury, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 10 November 2009).

[2] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 17 September 2009), p 3; Treasury, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 10 November 2009).

[3] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 17 September 2009), p 3.

[4] ACCC, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 17 September 2009), p 3.

[5] Treasury, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 10 November 2009); Treasury, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 16 September 2009), p 3; CHOICE, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p 40.

[6] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 10; Freshlogic, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p 27; Freshlogic, Answers to Questions on Notice (received 16 October 2009), p 1.

[7] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 9.

[8] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 9.

[9] CHOICE, Submission 6, pp 9–10.

[10] CHOICE, Submission 6, p 10.