Category: Industry Updates

Banks being called upon for further assistance

Media Release 23 April, 2020  Business groups call on banks to further help struggling business Leading business groups across Australia have called on the major banks to extend further support to struggling businesses during the...

Retailers to collectively negotiate rent relief during COVID-19

By Marcela Araneda Retailers can now collectively bargain with landlords about rent relief during the COVID-19 pandemic after the ACCC granted interim authorisation to the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and its current and...

Motorists should benefit from falling oil prices

Petrol retailers, says the ACCC, should not use the current pandemic to further increase profits. Instead, they should pass on the full benefit of falling oil prices to motorists. According to the ACCC,...

Heavy Vehicle Drivers allowed to dine in

All states have implemented moves needed to ensure that the truck drivers of Australia have the opportunity to sit, rest and eat at the roadhouses available. Roadhouses that are fuel retail sites that...

It is completely un-Australian, says ACAPMA

While Australians have a lot to be proud of, there is a disappointing side to the response of shoppers through this COVID-19 pandemic. ACAPMA has made note that it is extremely disappointing to...

How will interstate employees get to work?

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing borders to close, so how will employees who are commuting across the borders to work be allowed to cross? ACAPMA CEO Mark McKenzie says, “The advice coming out...

Regulatory blitz for non-compliant fuel nozzles

A number of fuel nozzles are not compliant with national Trade Measurement Legislation, according to a report by the National Measurement Institute (NMI). The increase in non-compliance was first observed in the 2016-17...

Regulator workshop on pump calibration issues

Regulation governing the measurement of fuels dispensed on the service station forecourt has come into focus in recent times. In late 2018, the Regulator responsible for ensuring that motorists are getting the volume...
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