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COMPETITION AND CONSUMER (INDUSTRY CODES--FOOD AND GROCERY) REGULATION 2015 (SLI NO 16 OF 2015) - NOTES

 

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

 




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