The ACT Government has passed the Fuel Legislation Amendment Bill 2026 which it claims will strengthen preparedness, transparency and consumer protections in response to the fuel crisis.
However, all it has done is create onerous obligations on fuel retailers and does nothing to achieve the government’s objectives.
As of Monday 15 June, fuel retailers are required by 4pm every single day to report to the government the type and quantity of fuel they hold and what allocation of fuel they expect over the next seven days.
This is a complete overreach by a territory government and completely ignores National Fuel Security Plan which is the remit of the Commonwealth, as is appropriate.
The actions of the ACT Government are symptomatic of various state government’s going on COVID style frolics which only increase the cost of doing business on fuel retailers which eventually get passed onto consumers.
ACAPMA has engaged with the ACT Government and specifically, the Minister for Climate Change, Environment, Energy and Water to reinforce the uselessness of this reporting requirement and the time and costs involved for absolutely no benefit.
ACAPMA
