Bruce Billson (Dunkley, Liberal Party, Minister for Small Business) Share this | Hansard source

The code seeks to ensure simple things: a written grocery supply agreement, an obligation to act in good faith, a dispute resolution mechanism. And, as the ACCC chair, Rod Sims, said today, no matter how much bargaining power a retailer holds, they must deal with their suppliers fairly.

So, this is a good outcome. Contrast that with what we got from Labor. In 2007, Labor promised it would protect small suppliers through codes and hold a national grocery pricing inquiry. Well, it should not come as any surprise to anybody: lots of Labor talk, no Labor action over six years. Instead, all we got was the Grocery Choice website. What happened with that? Even Labor realised that that was a dud. In contrast, we have got on with it, we have delivered, making sure that this is a good economy for big and small businesses. It is a good day. (Time expired)

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