Wendy Askew (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Dean Smith, I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Treasurer, by no later than midday on Monday, 31 October 2022:

(a) any briefing notes, file notes and emails provided by the Treasury to the Treasurer and/or to his office since 30 May 2022 in relation to the reintroduction of the full fuel excise from 29 September 2022 and monitoring activities undertaken by the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC);

(b) any briefing notes, file notes and emails between the Treasury and the ACCC since 30 May 2022 in relation to the reintroduction of the full fuel excise from 29 September 2022 and monitoring activities undertaken by the ACCC; and

(c) any briefing notes, file notes and emails between the Treasurer and the ACCC since 30 May 2022 in relation to the reintroduction of the full fuel excise from 29 September 2022 and monitoring activities undertaken by the ACCC.

Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted for one minute.

Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The government have been upfront with Australians that, with the budget heaving with a trillion dollars of debt, we couldn't afford to extend this expensive temporary measure. The Treasurer wrote to the chair of the ACCC, instructing the commission to step up its surveillance of fuel markets ahead of and following the reintroduction of the full excise rate from 29 September 2022.

As the independent regulator enforcing Australia's competition and consumer laws, the ACCC will continue to investigate concerns arising about misrepresentations regarding petrol prices and false and misleading conduct or anticompetitive conduct in fuel markets, and take appropriate action.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that general business notice of motion No. 49, moved by Senator Askew at the request of Senator Dean Smith, be agreed to.