Chris Bowen (Prospect, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

I would refer the honourable member to my second reading speech. I would also refer him to the numerous public comments on this from both me and the Prime Minister. The cabinet took a decision that the implementation costs of Fuelwatch for small business should be zero. Accordingly, that decision was taken in light of the regulatory impact statement. The cabinet weighed up that advice and gave me an instruction that the establishment cost should be zero. Accordingly, the ACCC have changed the model of implementation so that there is no software to be implemented by small business. They will be able to advise of the price on the ACCC’s website. They will be able to advise on a toll-free number and they will have zero cost. At the moment, that compares to—

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