Senate debates
Thursday, 26 March 2026
Bills
Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Bill 2026; In Committee
3:56 pm
Nick 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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