Footnotes

Chapter 2 - Unit Pricing

[1]        Choice, 'Truth in pricing', online July 08, p.2.

[2]        European Community Directive 98/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
16 February 1998 on consumer protection in the indication of the prices of products offered to consumers.

[3]        Moore, T., 'Want to know the cost of one egg? Now you can', Brisbane Times, 9 November 2007.

[4]        Mr McMahon, Chief Operating Officer, Coles Group Limited, Transcript of Proceedings Grocery Price Inquiry Hearing, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Melbourne, 26 May 2008, p.5.

[5]        Sydney Morning Herald, 'Franklins to introduce unit pricing', 31 July 2008, online.

[6]        Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, July 2008, p. 569.

[7]        ACCC, 2008, p. 567.

[8]        Mr Dimasi, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, p. 14.

[9]        ACCC, 2008, p. 569.

[10]      Assistant Treasurer, Rudd Government Releases its Preliminary Action Plan in Response to the ACCC's Grocery Inquiry, Media Release No. 065, 5 August 2008, p. l.

[11]      Choice, Attachment to Submission  9, p. 2.

[12]      National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia, Submission 5, p. 1.

[13]      Cited in Moore, T., 2007.

[14]      National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia, Submission 5, p. 1.

[15]      Consumer Action Law Centre, Submission 7, p. 2.

[16]      See for example, Queensland Consumers Association, Submission 2; Public Interest Advocacy Centre Ltd, Submission 3; Consumer Action Law Centre, Submission 7; and Choice, Submission 9.

[17]      Consumer Action Law Centre, Submission 7, p. 2.

[18]      Queensland Consumers Association, Submission 2, p. 4.

[19]      Queensland Consumers Association, Submission 2, p. 4.

[20]      Queensland Consumers Association, Submission 2, p. 4

[21]      Citi Investment Research and Insight Partners, Unit Pricing in Supermarkets, 14 July 2008,
p. 7.

[22]      Citi Investment Research and Insight Partners, 2008, p. 8.

[23]      Citi Investment Research and Insight Partners, p. 9.

[24]      Queensland Consumers Association, Submission 2, p. 4.

[25]      Jarratt, I., To investigate unit pricing of pre-packaged grocery items in the European Union and the USA, Report to the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust of Australia, 2006.

[26]      Queensland Consumers Association, Submission 2, p. 4.

[27]      Jarratt, I., 2006, p. 8.

[28]      See National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia, Submission 5, p. 2, and Metcash Ltd, Public Submission to ACCC Grocery Inquiry, 11 April 2008, pp 58-59.

[29]      National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia, Public Submission to the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, Part B, March 2008.

[30]      National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia, March 2008.

[31]      Metcash Ltd, Public Submission to ACCC Grocery Inquiry, 11 April 2008, p. 58.

[32]      Metcash Ltd, Public Submission to ACCC Grocery Inquiry, 11 April 2008, p. 58.

[33]      Citi Investment Research and Insight Partners, p. 14.

[34]      Mr McMahon, 2008, p.64.

[35]      National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia, Submission 5, p. 2.

[36]      Driscoll, S., Executive Director, Queensland Retail Traders and Shopkeepers Association, cited in Berry, P., 'New pricing will favour foreign goods', The Daily Telegraph, 26 June 2008.

[37]      Growcom, Submission 11, p. 1.

[38]      Woolworths, Submission 8, p. 6.

[39]      Mr Ashton, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, Melbourne, p. 12.

[40]      Note: Metcash advocated for stores with a relevant floor area of less than 1200 square meters to be exempt from any mandatory unit pricing scheme. 

[41]      Metcash, Submission 12, p. 1.

[42]      Metcash, Submission 12, p. 10 of PowerPoint presentation.

[43]      Mr McMahon, 2008, pp. 65-67.

[44]      Mr McMahon, 2008, p. 67.

[45]      Mr Luscombe, Chief Executive Officer, Woolworths Limited, Transcript of Proceedings Grocery Price Inquiry Hearing, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Melbourne 19 May 2008, pp 101-2.

[46]      Woolworths, Submission 8, p. 3.

[47]      Citi Investment Research and Insight Partners, 2008.

[48]      Citi Investment Research and Insight Partners, 2008, p. 12.

[49]      Citi Investment Research and Insight Partners, 2008, p. 12

[50]      Citi Investment Research and Insight Partners, 2008, p. 14.

[51]      Citi Investment Research and Insight Partners, 2008, p. 3.

[52]      Citi Investment Research and Insight Partners, 2008, p. 11.

 

Chapter 3 - Unit Pricing (Easy comparison of grocery prices) Bill 2008

[1]        See National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia, Submission 5, p. 2, and Master Grocers Australia, Submission 4, p. 2.

[2]        Mr Aylen, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 2.

[3]        Mr Ashton, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 10.

[4]        Mr Cameron, Submission 1, p. 1

[5]        Mr McDonald, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 16.

[6]        Mr Dimasi, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, p. 14.

[7]        Mr Jarrett, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, p. 9.

[8]        Ms Rich, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 13.

[9]        Woolworths, Submission 8,  p. 3.

[10]      Queensland Consumers Association, Submission 2, p. 6.

[11]      Cited in Queensland Consumers Association, Submission 2, p. 6.

[12]      ALDI, Submission 6, p. 2.

[13]      Mr Davis, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, Melbourne, p. 21.

[14]      Woolworths, Submission 8, p. 6.

[15]      Mr Jarratt, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, Canberra, p. 8.

[16]      Ms Rich, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 9. 

[17]      Queensland Consumers Association, Submission 2, p. 6.

[18]      Mr Dimasi, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, p. 15.

[19]      Mr Ashton, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008,  p. 9.

[20]      ALDI, Submission 6, p. 2.

[21]      Mr Davis, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 21.

[22]      Woolworths, Submission 8, p. 4.

[23]      Ms Rich, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 8.

[24]      Queensland Consumers Association, Supplementary Submission, 13 August 2008, p. 1.

[25]      Consumer Action Law Centre, Submission 7, p. 3.

[26]      Woolworths, Submission 8, p. 5 and ALDI, Submission 6, p. 3.

[27]      Woolworths, Submission 8, p. 5.

[28]      Woolworths, Submission 8, p. 5.

[29]      Queensland Consumers Association, Submission 2, p. 7.

[30]      Queensland Consumers Association, Submission 2, p. 7.

[31]      National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia, Submission 5, p. 2.

[32]      Ms Rich, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 13.

 

Chapter 4 - Conclusions

[1]        Assistant Treasurer, Rudd Government Releases its Preliminary Action Plan in Response to the ACCC's Grocery Inquiry, Media Release No. 065, 5 August 2008, p. l.

 

Family First - Dissenting Report

[1]        Public Interest Advocacy Centre, submission 3, page 1.

[2]        Queensland Consumers Association, submission 2, pages 3-4.

[3]        Public Interest Advocacy Centre, submission 3, page 2.

[4]        The  Economic  Contribution  of  Small  to  Medium-Sized  Grocery  Retailers  to  the  Australian Economy,  with  a  Particular  Focus  on  Western  Australia. A report prepared by PriceWaterhouse Coopers for the National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia, June 2007. Page 6.

[5]        Mr Ashton, Consumer Action Law Centre, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, page 8

[6]        Queensland Consumers Association, submission 2, page 4.

[7]        Unit Pricing in Supermarkets. Citigroup Global Markets Equity Research, 14 July 2008

[8]        Queensland Consumers Association, submission 2, pages 4.

[9]        Choice, submission 9, page 2.

[10]      Mr Aylen, Woolworths, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, page 7

[11]      Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, July 2008, page 450

[12]      Queensland Consumers Association, submission 2, page 5.

[13]      Mr Jarrett, Queensland Consumers Association, Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, page 7

[14]      Mr Jarrett, Queensland Consumers Association, Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, page 7

[15]      Mr Aylen, Woolworths, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, page 4

[16]      Ms Rich, Consumer Action Law Centre, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, page 9

[17]      Mr Ashton, Consumer Action Law Centre, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, page 8

[18]      Mr Jarrett, Queensland Consumers Association, Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, page 7

[19]      Mr Jarrett, Queensland Consumers Association, Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, page 7

[20]      Mr Jarrett, Queensland Consumers Association, Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, page 8

[21]      Mr Ashton, Consumer Action Law Centre, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, page 11

[22]      Queensland Consumers Association, submission 2, page 6.

[23]      Consumer Action Law Centre, submission 7, page 4.

[24]      Mr Aylen, Woolworths, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, page 6

[25]      Consumer Action Law Centre, submission 7, page 4.

[26]      Mr Jarrett, Queensland Consumers Association, Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, page 8

[27]      Mr Aylen, Woolworths, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, page 4

[28]      Ms Rich, Consumer Action Law Centre, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, page 10

[29]      Queensland Consumers Association, submission 2, supplementary submission, page 3

[30]      Mr Aylen, Woolworths, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, page 4

[31]      Ms Rich, Consumer Action Law Centre, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, page 11-12

[32]      Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, July 2008, page 456

[33]      Media release: Rudd Government releases its preliminary action plan in response to the ACCC’s grocery inquiry. Chris Bowen, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs. 5 August 2008. http://assistant.treasurer.gov.au/DisplayDocs.aspx?doc=pressreleases/2008/065.htm&pageID=003&min=ceb&Year=&DocType= (accessed 29 August 2008).

[34]      Ms Rich, Consumer Action Law Centre, Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, page 13