Select Legislative Instrument No. 16, 2015
I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret'd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation.
Dated 26 February 2015
Peter Cosgrove
Governor-General
By His Excellency's Command
Bruce Billson
Minister for Small Business
Contents
1............ Name................................................................................................... 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Authority............................................................................................. 1
4............ Code of conduct.................................................................................. 1
5............ Review of Code.................................................................................. 1
Schedule 1--Food and Grocery Code of Conduct 3
Part 1--Preliminary 3
1............ Name................................................................................................... 3
2............ Purpose of code.................................................................................. 3
3............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 3
4............ When this code applies........................................................................ 6
5............ Transitional application--retailers....................................................... 6
6............ Transitional application--wholesalers................................................. 7
Part 2--Grocery supply agreements 8
7............ Grocery supply agreement must be in writing and retained................. 8
8............ Matters to be covered by agreement.................................................... 8
9............ Unilateral variation of agreement......................................................... 9
10.......... Retrospective variation of agreement................................................... 9
Part 3--Conduct generally 11
Division 1--Application of this Part 11
11.......... Application of this Part..................................................................... 11
Division 2--Paying suppliers 12
12.......... Payments to suppliers....................................................................... 12
Division 3--Requiring payments from suppliers 13
13.......... Payments for shrinkage..................................................................... 13
14.......... Payments for wastage....................................................................... 13
15.......... Payments as a condition of being a supplier...................................... 14
16.......... Payments for better positioning of groceries..................................... 14
17.......... Payments for retailer's activities........................................................ 15
18.......... Funding promotions.......................................................................... 16
Division 4--Other conduct 17
19.......... Delisting products............................................................................. 17
20.......... Funded promotions........................................................................... 18
21.......... Fresh produce standards and quality specifications........................... 19
22.......... Changes to supply chain procedures................................................. 20
23.......... Business disruption........................................................................... 20
24.......... Intellectual property rights................................................................. 20
25.......... Confidential information................................................................... 21
26.......... Allocation of shelf space................................................................... 22
27.......... Transfer of intellectual property rights.............................................. 22
Part 4--Good faith etc. 24
28.......... Obligation to deal lawfully and in good faith.................................... 24
29.......... Freedom of association..................................................................... 24
30.......... Provision of contact details............................................................... 25
Part 5--Dispute resolution 26
Division 1--Preliminary 26
31.......... Information and documents............................................................... 26
32.......... Code compliance manager................................................................. 26
Division 2--Complaints 28
33.......... Referral of complaints....................................................................... 28
34.......... Immediate elevation of complaint...................................................... 28
35.......... Investigation by code compliance manager....................................... 28
36.......... Action following investigation.......................................................... 29
37.......... Internal review.................................................................................. 30
Division 3--Mediation and arbitration 31
38.......... Supplier may seek mediation or arbitration....................................... 31
39.......... Conduct of mediation and arbitration................................................ 32
Part 6--Compliance and reporting 34
40.......... Duty to train staff with respect to this code....................................... 34
41.......... Reports by code compliance managers.............................................. 34
42.......... Keeping records................................................................................ 35