Australian Government issues paper seeking submissions on Supermarkets Suppliers Code of Conduct before 12 September 2014 The Australian Government has released a consultation paper, ‘Improving Commercial...

There has been a mixed response from different Australian food and beverage industry sectors to a new voluntary prescribed Food and Industry Code of Conduct by the major supermarkets in conjunction with...

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) and Australia’s two largest supermarket retailers, Coles and Woolworths, have reached an agreement on the terms of a food and grocery industry code of conduct. The...

Debate over whether there is a need for a code of conduct to regulate dealings between grocery retailers and suppliers will be the focus of a public symposium to be held at the University of Melbourne...

A new Bill due to be introduced to the Australian Parliament next week by Independent MP Rob Oakeshott aims to strengthen rules about misuse of market power and curb the powers of Australia’s major supermarkets. Independent...

The Australian Federal Government could abandon plans for a voluntary code of conduct in favour of a mandatory code, enforceable by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). According...