❓ I refer to the current fuel crisis and I ask:(a) With diesel prices exceeding $3.30 per litre in some regions, has the Government considered activating the Petroleum Products Pricing Act;(b) Will the
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14 April 2026
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I refer to the current fuel crisis and I ask:(a) With diesel prices exceeding $3.30 per litre in some regions, has the Government considered activating the Petroleum Products Pricing Act;(b) Will the Government consider appointing a price commissioner or implementing temporary price controls;(c) Has the Government identified any instances of price gouging during this fuel crisis:(i) If so, how many instances have been recorded/reported, and in which locations across Western Australia;(d) What monitoring is being undertaken to track abnormal or excessive fuel price increases, particularly in regional areas;(e) What threshold does the Government use to define price gouging in this context;(f) Have any fuel retailers or distributors been investigated or warned in relation to pricing behaviour:(i) if yes, please outline which ones;(g) What enforcement powers are available to the Government to act against price gouging, and have they been used;(h) Is the Government working with the ACCC or any other regulator to monitor and respond to price spikes; and(i) What safeguards are in place to ensure regional communities are not being disproportionately impacted by inflated prices?
I refer to the current fuel crisis and I ask:
(a) With diesel prices exceeding $3.30 per litre in some regions, has the Government considered activating the Petroleum Products Pricing Act;
(b) Will the Government consider appointing a price commissioner or implementing temporary price controls;
(c) Has the Government identified any instances of price gouging during this fuel crisis:
(i) If so, how many instances have been recorded/reported, and in which locations across Western Australia;
(d) What monitoring is being undertaken to track abnormal or excessive fuel price increases, particularly in regional areas;
(e) What threshold does the Government use to define price gouging in this context;
(f) Have any fuel retailers or distributors been investigated or warned in relation to pricing behaviour:
(i) if yes, please outline which ones;
(g) What enforcement powers are available to the Government to act against price gouging, and have they been used;
(h) Is the Government working with the ACCC or any other regulator to monitor and respond to price spikes; and
(i) What safeguards are in place to ensure regional communities are not being disproportionately impacted by inflated prices?
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