Petrol Price Inquiry
On 22 February 2019 the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission received a reference from the Treasurer to undertake a factual analysis of petrol prices and competition in the ACT. The Terms of Reference can be found at https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/di/2019-18.
To inform the investigation the Commission consulted with, and obtained information from, a range of stakeholders, including petrol distributors, wholesalers, retailers, and other government agencies such as the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The Commission released a draft report on 8 May 2019 as part of the consultation process for the investigation.
The Commission provided its final report to the Treasurer on 28 June 2019.
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Release of Final Report: Investigation into motor vehicle petrol prices in the ACT
On 30 July 2019 the Treasurer presented the Commission’s Final Report on the investigation to the ACT Legislative Assembly. A copy of the report is available below.
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| Report 9 of 2019: Final Report - Investigation into motor vehicle petrol prices in the ACT | 2.7 MB | 8 Aug 2019 |
Release of Draft Report: Investigation into motor vehicle petrol prices in the ACT
On Wednesday, 8 May 2019, the Commission released a draft report outlining its draft findings from its investigation into motor vehicle petrol prices in the ACT.
A copy of the draft report, media release and public notice is available below.
Written submissions on the draft report are invited. A submission coversheet is available here. The closing date for written submissions on the draft report is Thursday, 6 June 2019.
| Document Name | Type | Size | Published date |
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| Report 4 of 2019: Draft Report – Investigation into motor vehicle petrol prices in the ACT | 2.4 MB | 8 May 2019 | |
| Media Release – Draft Report – Investigation into motor vehicle petrol prices in the ACT | 408.2 KB | 8 May 2019 | |
| Public notice of the Draft Report | 134.1 KB | 8 May 2019 |