Senate debates

Thursday, 26 March 2026

Bills

Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Bill 2026; In Committee

3:56 pm

Photo of Nick McKimNick McKim (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

If all of those things that you just mentioned—deceptive and misleading conduct, cartel behaviour, misuse of market power—either individually or collectively constituting price gouging, why did your government need to introduce specific legislation to ban price gouging in the supermarket sector?

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