Western Australian Current Acts

PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PRICING ACT 1983

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Definitions
            
   4.      Relationship to other Acts, etc.

   PART II -- Administration  

   5.      Commissioner
            
   6.      Object and purposes
            
   7.      General administration, and the powers and duties of the Commissioner
            
   8.      Prices advisory committees
            
   9.      Terms of office of members of committees

   PART III -- Regulation of prices and rates

           Division 1 -- Declaration of goods and services  

   10.     Declaration of goods and services
            
   11.     Procedure when increase in price or rate of declared goods or declared service proposed

           Division 2 -- Determination of maximum prices and rates for goods and services  

   12.     Determination of maximum prices and rates
            
   13.     Power of Minister to suspend order

           Division 3 -- Enforcement of maximum prices and rates  

   14.     Offence to sell goods at price higher than maximum price or supply service at rate higher than maximum rate
            
   15.     Delivery of goods less in quantity than, or of inferior quality to, those sold
            
   16.     Alterations in mode of packing or recipe or formula
            
   17.     Price or rate of controlled goods or service to be specified separately
            
   18.     Power of Commissioner to prohibit certain transactions
            
   19.     Refusal to sell goods at fixed price
            
   20.     Refusal to supply service at fixed rate
            
   21.     Refusal to sell or supply unless other goods or services are also purchased
            
   22.     “Offer” includes notification of price or rate

   PART IIIA -- Special provisions about motor fuel

           Division 1 -- Before retail sale  

   22A.    Definitions
            
   22B.    Commissioner to be notified of proposed price changes
            
   22E.    Price to be compared to maximum price fixed
            
   22F.    Information that supplier is to provide
            
   22G.    Obligation to supply from declared terminal

           Division 2 -- Retail sale  

   22H.    Terms used
            
   22I.    Regulations to require retailers to display prices
            
   22J.    Regulations requiring notification of, and restricting change of, price

   PART IV -- Obtaining information  

   23.     Power of Commissioner to inquire, investigate, and obtain information
            
   24.     Sufficient notice to be given to enable questions, etc. to be answered
            
   25.     Failure to supply information
            
   26.     Obstructing Commissioner
            
   27.     Power of Commissioner to require returns
            
   27A.    Further powers of Commissioner to obtain information
            
   27B.    Publication by Commissioner of information
            
   28.     “Commissioner” includes other officers

   PART V -- Offences and penalties

           Division 1 -- General provisions  

   29.     Liability of officers etc., of body corporate
            
   30.     Court may order refund of amount paid in excess of maximum price or rate
            
   31.     Limitation period for prosecutions

           Division 2 -- Infringement notices  

   31A.    Infringement notices
            
   31B.    Giving of notice
            
   31C.    Content of notice
            
   31D.    Extension of time
            
   31E.    Withdrawal of notice
            
   31F.    Benefit of paying modified penalty
            
   31G.    Application of penalties collected
            
   31H.    Appointment of authorised persons

   PART VI -- Miscellaneous  

   32.     Application of orders and notices
            
   32A.    Delegation by Commissioner
            
   32B.    Protection from liability for wrongdoing
            
   32C.    Judicial notice
            
   33.     Secrecy
            
   34.     Regulations
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Certain exclusions from definition of “petroleum product”