Queensland fuel retailers will soon have to report their prices in a mandatory trial run by the Queensland government.
From December 3, all fuel retailers in the state will have to report their fuel prices to the government-appointed ‘aggregator’, known as ‘Fuel Prices QLD’, within 30 minutes of making any price changes.
The state government recently emailed every Queensland fuel retailer with details of the registration process.
ACAPMA CEO Mark McKenzie said, “With the date of commencement of these new laws announced as December 3, 2018, Queensland fuel-retail businesses have two weeks to sign up for fuel-price reporting.
“As previously advised, the new laws will require fuel retailers to advise any/all price changes within 30 minutes of changing them at the bowser.”
Four options for retailers
Retailers will have four options for reporting their prices. Which one they might choose, says ACAPMA, depends on the size and extent of their business.
- Directly reporting prices via www.fuelpricesqld.com.au. “This approach may be best for small retailers and individual retail sites,” ACAPMA said.
- Directly uploading data via an application programming interface (API) or flat file (plain text file) to Fuel Prices QLD. “This approach may be best for medium to large retailers with multiple sites,” ACAPMA said.
- Directly bulk-uploading data to Fuel Prices QLD through a third-party agent appointed by the fuel retailer.
- Phoning prices through if there’s no internet connection.
No specific government app
“The Queensland price-reporting scheme differs from NSW Fuel Check and MyFuelNT in that there is no specific government-managed mobile phone app for accessing fuel prices,” Mr McKenzie said.
“But fuel retailers will be able to access real-time fuel prices from the scheme to ensure their prices are competitive.”
To sign up, fuel retailers must enter their details at www.fuelpricesqld.com.au.
To find out more about the trial, go to the Queensland government’s website or email fuelprices@dnrme.qld.gov.au
