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Terms used 2\n\n3. Standard retail price to be as notified 2\n\n3A. Requirements for giving notification 3\n\n4. Price changes in certain places need not be notified 3\n\n5. Places where regulation 6 applies 4\n\n6. Retailer to display retail prices 4\n\nDivision 2 — Before retail sale\n\n7. How to notify Commissioner of price changes 5\n\n9. Details of price differences 6\n\n10. Notifying Commissioner of price differences 6\n\nPart 3 — Infringement notices and modified penalties\n\n11. Prescribed offences (s. 31B) 8\n\n12. Prescribed modified penalties (s. 31C) 8\n\n13. Prescribed form of infringement notice (s. 31C) 8\n\n14. Prescribed form of withdrawal of notice (s. 31E) 8\n\nSchedule 1 — Places where regulations 3(1) and 6 apply\n\nSchedule 2 — Prescribed offences and modified penalties\n\nSchedule 3 — Forms\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 18\n\nUncommenced provisions table 20\n\nOther notes 20\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nPetroleum Products Pricing Act 1983\n\nPetroleum Products Pricing Regulations 2000\n\n## Part 1 — Preliminary\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 11 Jul 2001 p. 3459.]\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\nThese regulations may be cited as the *Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations 2000*.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThese regulations come into operation on 1 January 2001 unless they are published in the *Gazette* after that day, in which case they come into operation on the day on which they are published in the *Gazette*.\n\n##### 2AA. Terms used\n\nIn these regulations —\n\nPerth metropolitan region means the metropolitan region as defined in the *Planning and Development Act 2005* section 4(1);\n\ntownsite means an area that, under the *Land Administration Act 1997*, has been or is to be treated as having been constituted a townsite.\n\n[Regulation 2AA inserted: Gazette 17 Oct 2017 p. 5335.]\n\n## Part 2 — Special provisions about motor fuel\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 11 Jul 2001 p. 3459.]\n\n### Division 1 — Retail sale\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 11 Jul 2001 p. 3459.]\n\n##### 2A. Terms used\n\nIn this Division —\n\nday means a period of 24 hours beginning immediately after 6.00 a.m.;\n\nretail sale does not include an exempt sale.\n\n[Regulation 2A inserted: Gazette 23 Aug 2001 p. 4379; amended: SL 2020/34 r. 4.]\n\n##### 3. Standard retail price to be as notified\n\n(1) Subject to regulation 4, a person who offers a particular kind of motor fuel for retail sale on a particular day at a particular place commits an offence unless —\n\n(a) under subregulation (2), the person has established the permitted standard retail price for that sale; and\n\n(b) the standard retail price at which that kind of motor fuel is offered is that day’s permitted standard retail price.\n\nPenalty: in the case of an individual, $20 000 and, in the case of a body corporate, $100 000.\n\n(2) A person establishes the permitted standard retail price for the retail sale by that person of a particular kind of motor fuel on a particular day at a particular place by notifying the Commissioner, in accordance with regulation 3A, of the standard retail price at which the motor fuel is to be offered for sale on that day.\n\n[Regulation 3 inserted: Gazette 23 Aug 2001 p. 4379; amended: Gazette 31 Dec 2001 p. 6764.]\n\n##### 3A. Requirements for giving notification\n\n(1) Notification under regulation 3(2) has to be given to the Commissioner —\n\n(a) during a period fixed under subregulation (3) or, if no period is so fixed, during the period beginning at 8.30 a.m. and ending at 2.00 p.m. on the day before the day for which the price is notified; and\n\n(b) in a manner and form fixed under subregulation (3) or, if no manner and form is so fixed —\n\n(i) by a message given by a telephone call made to telephone number 1800 445 757; or\n\n(ii) by using the FuelWatch website at <www.fuelwatch.wa.gov.au>.\n\n(2) The notification under regulation 3(2) of a price for a particular day has effect as notification of the same price for each subsequent day until the beginning of a day for which the Commissioner has been notified under regulation 3(2) of a different price.\n\n(3) The Commissioner may by order published in the *Gazette* fix the period during which, and the manner and form in which, notification under regulation 3(2) can be given.\n\n(4) A period fixed under subregulation (3) has to end before the beginning of the day for which the price is notified.\n\n(5) The Commissioner may revoke an order under subregulation (3) by a subsequent order published in the *Gazette*.\n\n[Regulation 3A inserted: Gazette 23 Aug 2001 p. 4380; amended: Gazette 12 Aug 2008 p. 3535; SL 2020/34 r. 5.]\n\n##### 4. Price changes in certain places need not be notified\n\nRegulation 3(1) does not apply to a place that —\n\n(a) is outside the Perth metropolitan region; and\n\n(b) is not in a local government district, locality or townsite listed in Schedule 1.\n\n[Regulation 4 inserted: Gazette 17 Oct 2017 p. 5336.]\n\n##### 5. Places where regulation 6 applies\n\nRegulation 6 applies to a place that is in a local government district, locality or townsite listed in Schedule 1.\n\n[Regulation 5 inserted: Gazette 16 Nov 2001 p. 5981; amended: Gazette 17 Oct 2017 p. 5336.]\n\n##### 6. Retailer to display retail prices\n\n(1) A person who offers motor fuel for retail sale at a place where this regulation applies is required to have, at the place of sale, a price display as described in this regulation.\n\nPenalty: in the case of an individual, $20 000 and, in the case of a body corporate, $100 000.\n\n(2) The price display has at least to show —\n\n(a) whenever not more than 3 kinds of motor fuel are currently offered for retail sale at the place, the standard retail price for each of those kinds of motor fuel;\n\n(b) whenever more than 3 kinds of motor fuel (the kinds offered) are currently offered for retail sale at the place, the standard retail prices for 3 of the kinds offered including —\n\n(i) if one of them is LPG, the standard retail price for LPG;\n\n(ii) if only one of them is regular unleaded petrol, the standard retail price for that kind of motor fuel; and\n\n(iii) if 2 or more of them are regular unleaded petrol, the standard retail price for each of 2 of those kinds of motor fuel and for one of the other kinds offered that is not regular unleaded petrol.\n\n(3) The price display has to be in a suitable position, and if necessary sufficiently illuminated, to enable each price shown and the description of the kind of motor fuel to which the price applies to be clearly legible to passing motorists whenever the motor fuel is offered for retail sale.\n\n(4) The price display may consist of more than one sign or other thing.\n\n(5) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a place of sale while it is exempt under subregulation (6) from the requirements of this regulation.\n\n(6) The Commissioner may, by order published in the *Gazette* —\n\n(a) if satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances because of which the requirements of this regulation should not apply, exempt a particular place of sale from the requirements of this regulation for a specified period or until the exemption is revoked;\n\n(b) revoke an exemption under paragraph (a), whether it was given for a specified period or not.\n\n(7) In this regulation —\n\nregular unleaded petrol means petrol sold as regular unleaded petrol (91 to 93 RON), however described.\n\n[Regulation 6 inserted: Gazette 11 Jul 2001 p. 3460‑1; amended: Gazette 16 Nov 2001 p. 5981; 31 Dec 2001 p. 6764‑5; 9 Dec 2005 p. 5875‑6; SL 2020/34 r. 6.]\n\n### Division 2 — Before retail sale\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 11 Jul 2001 p. 3461.]\n\n##### 7. How to notify Commissioner of price changes\n\nIf section 22B of the Act requires a supplier to notify the Commissioner of a proposed price change, the way in which notification is to be given is by directly uploading information about the price change using the Commissioner’s Fuel Watch website at the address www.fuelwatch.wa.gov.au on the internet.\n\n[Regulation 7 inserted: Gazette 11 Jul 2001 p. 3461; amended: Gazette 18 Nov 2014 p. 4323.]\n\n[**8.** Deleted: Gazette 18 Nov 2014 p. 4323.]\n\n##### 9. Details of price differences\n\n(1) If section 22E(2) of the Act requires that an invoice for a supply of motor fuel from a declared terminal show details as to the difference between the relevant price and the maximum price fixed by an order under section 12 of the Act for another declared terminal, the details to be shown are a description of each component of each of those prices that the supplier considers contributes to the difference, and the amount of each of those components.\n\n(2) A component needs to be described with sufficient particularity to clearly identify the expense or other item concerned.\n\n(3) The amounts attributed to the components identified need to be expressed in terms that enable their cumulative effect to be readily quantified.\n\n[Regulation 9 inserted: Gazette 11 Jul 2001 p. 3461‑2; amended: Gazette 18 Nov 2014 p. 4323.]\n\n##### 10. Notifying Commissioner of price differences\n\n(1) Details that section 22E(4) of the Act requires a supplier to give to the Commissioner are to be given by directly uploading those details using the Commissioner’s Fuel Watch website at the address [www.fuelwatch.wa.gov.au](http://www.fuelwatch.wa.gov.au) on the internet.\n\n(2) Details relating to supplies made during a particular calendar month are to be given within a period of 14 days after the end of that month.\n\n(3) In subregulation (2) —\n\ncalendar month means January, February, or any of the 10 other named months of the calendar year.\n\n[Regulation 10 inserted: Gazette 11 Jul 2001 p. 3462.]\n\n## Part 3 — Infringement notices and modified penalties\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 9 Nov 2001 p. 5925.]\n\n##### 11. Prescribed offences (s. 31B)\n\nThe offences specified in Schedule 2 are the offences for which an infringement notice may be given under section 31B of the Act.\n\n[Regulation 11 inserted: Gazette 9 Nov 2001 p. 5925.]\n\n##### 12. Prescribed modified penalties (s. 31C)\n\nThe modified penalty specified opposite an offence in Schedule 2 is the modified penalty for that offence for the purposes of section 31C(2) of the Act.\n\n[Regulation 12 inserted: Gazette 9 Nov 2001 p. 5925.]\n\n##### 13. Prescribed form of infringement notice (s. 31C)\n\nThe form of an infringement notice is set out in Schedule 3 Form 1 for the purposes of section 31C(1) of the Act.\n\n[Regulation 13 inserted: Gazette 9 Nov 2001 p. 5926.]\n\n##### 14. Prescribed form of withdrawal of notice (s. 31E)\n\nThe form of a notice to withdraw an infringement notice is set out in Schedule 3 Form 2 for the purposes of section 31E(1) of the Act.\n\n[Regulation 14 inserted: Gazette 9 Nov 2001 p. 5926.]\n\nSchedule 1 — Places where regulations 3(1) and 6 apply\n\n[r. 4(b), 5]\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 13 May 2003 p. 1665; amended: Gazette 17 Oct 2017 p. 5336.]\n\n*Local government districts*\n\n| Albany | Greater Geraldton |\n| --- | --- |\n| Augusta‑Margaret River | Harvey |\n| Bridgetown‑Greenbushes | Mandurah |\n| Bunbury | Manjimup |\n| Busselton | Murray |\n| Capel | Northam |\n| Dardanup | Waroona |\n| Donnybrook‑Balingup |  |\n\n\n*Localities*\n\n| Brown Range | Kambalda East |\n| --- | --- |\n| Capricorn | Kambalda West |\n| Cataby | Kingsford |\n| Dongara | Munglinup |\n| Fitzroy Crossing | North Bannister |\n| Gap Ridge | Port Denison |\n| Greys Plain | Yilkari |\n\n\n*Townsites*\n\n| Bodallin | Kellerberrin |\n| --- | --- |\n| Boulder | Kojonup |\n| Broome | Kununurra |\n| Carnarvon | Meckering |\n| Collie | Meekatharra |\n| Coolgardie | Moora |\n| Cunderdin | Mt Barker |\n| Dalwallinu | Narrogin |\n| Dampier | Newman |\n| Denmark | Norseman |\n| Derby | Port Hedland |\n| Dongara | Ravensthorpe |\n| Esperance | Regans Ford |\n| Exmouth | Tammin |\n| Fitzroy Crossing | Williams |\n| Jurien | Wubin |\n| Kalgoorlie | York |\n| Karratha |  |\n\n\n[Schedule 1 inserted: Gazette 13 May 2003 p. 1665‑6; amended: Gazette 3 Oct 2006 p. 4337; 15 May 2015 p. 1720; 21 Oct 2016 p. 4782; 17 Oct 2017 p. 5336‑7; 22 Dec 2017 p. 5977; 1 May 2018 p. 1432; 27 Nov 2018 p. 4575; SL 2020/33 r. 4; SL 2025/11 r. 4.]\n\nSchedule 2 — Prescribed offences and modified penalties\n\n[r. 11, 12]\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 22 Sep 2006 p. 4125.]\n\n| **Offences under *Petroleum Products Pricing Act 1983*** | | **Modified penalty** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| s. 11(1) | Failing to notify Commissioner of proposed increase in price or rate of declared petroleum products or service ................................................ | $4 000 |\n| s. 14(1) | Selling or supplying controlled petroleum products or service above maximum price or rate | $4 000 |\n| s. 14(2) | Selling or supplying controlled goods or service on different terms than before maximum price or rate order ........................................................... | $4 000 |\n| s. 17 | Selling or supplying controlled petroleum products or service without separately specifying price or rate ......................................... | $4 000 |\n| s. 21 | Selling or supplying controlled petroleum products or service subject to purchase condition | $4 000 |\n| s. 22B | Failing to notify Commissioner of proposed price change at declared terminal ..................... | $4 000 |\n| s. 22E(1) | Failing to show in invoice relevant and maximum prices .................................................... | $4 000 |\n| s. 22E(2) | Failing to show in invoice relevant and maximum prices and details of any difference in prices ..................................................................... | $4 000 |\n| s. 22E(4) | Failing to give Commissioner details of any difference in prices ................................................ | $4 000 |\n| s. 22F(2) | Failing to include required details in invoice for sale of motor fuel ................................................... | $4 000 |\n| s. 27(5)(a) | Failing or refusing to comply with requirements of notice (inquiry or investigation) ........................ | $4 000 |\n| s. 27A(5)(a) | Failing or refusing to comply with requirements of notice ................................................................. | $4 000 |\n| **Offences under *Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations 2000*** | |  |\n| r. 3(1) | Offering motor fuel for sale at other than standard retail price notified to Commissioner ..... | $4 000 |\n| r. 6(1) | Offering motor fuel for sale without having required price display ............................................ | $4 000 |\n\n\n[Schedule 2 inserted: Gazette 22 Sep 2006 p. 4125‑6; amended: Gazette 18 Nov 2014 p. 4323; SL 2026/41 r. 7.]\n\nSchedule 3 — Forms\n\n[r. 13 and 14]\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 15 Aug 2014 p. 2934.]\n\n**Form 1 — Infringement notice relating to offence under *Petroleum Products Pricing Act 1983***\n\n- *Petroleum Products Pricing Act 1983***INFRINGEMENT NOTICE** Infringement\nnotice no.\n- **Alleged offender** Name\n- Address\n- **Details of alleged offence** Date or period\n- Place\n- Written law contravened Section of the *Petroleum Products Pricing Act 1983* or Regulation of the *Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations 2000*\n- Details of offence\n- **Date** Date of notice\n- **Authorised person giving notice** Name\n- Office\n- Signature\n- **Modified penalty** $_________\n- **Penalty** $_________ You do not have to pay this amount. This is the maximum fine that can be imposed if you are prosecuted in a court and convicted of this offence.\n- **TAKE NOTICE** It is alleged that you have committed the above offence.**If you do not want to be prosecuted in court for the offence**, pay the modified penalty within 28 days after the date of this notice.**If you do not pay** the modified penalty within 28 days, you may be prosecuted or enforcement action may be taken under the *Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994*. Under that Act, some or all of the following action may be taken — your driver’s licence may be suspended, your vehicle licence may be suspended or cancelled, you may be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver’s licence or vehicle licence, your vehicle may be immobilised or have its number plates removed, your details may be published on a website, your earnings or bank accounts may be garnished, and your property may be seized and sold.**If you need more time** to pay the modified penalty, you should contact the authorised person at the address below.Paying the modified penalty will not be regarded as an admission for the purposes of any civil or criminal court case.**If you want this matter to be dealt with by prosecution in court,** sign and date here: __________________________________ / /20\nand post this notice to the authorised person at the address below within 28 days after the date of this notice.If you consider that you have good reason to have this notice withdrawn, you can write to the authorised person at the address below requesting that this notice be withdrawn and setting out the reasons why you consider that this notice should be withdrawn. Your letter must be received not later than 28 days after the date of this notice.\n- **How to pay** By post Tick the relevant box below and post this notice to:Commissioner for Consumer Protection\nDepartment of Commerce\nLocked Bag 14\nCLOISTERS SQUARE WA 6850 I want to pay the modified penalty. A cheque or money order (payable to ‘Commissioner for Consumer Protection’) for the modified penalty is enclosed. I want to pay the modified penalty by credit card. Please debit my credit card account.Card type _____________________________Cardholder name _______________________Card number[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]Expiry date of card _____/_____Amount $__________Signature ____________________**Complete all details**\n- In person Pay the cashier at:Department of Commerce\n*[street address to be inserted]*\n- **Method of service** **Date of service**\n\n\n[Form 1 inserted: Gazette 15 Aug 2014 p. 2934‑6; amended: Gazette 18 Nov 2014 p. 4324; SL 2020/163 r. 44.]\n\n**Form 2 — Withdrawal of infringement notice relating to offence under *Petroleum Products Pricing Act 1983***\n\n- *Petroleum Products Pricing Act 1983***WITHDRAWAL OF INFRINGEMENT NOTICE** Withdrawal no.\n- **Alleged offender** Name\n- Address\n- **Details of infringement notice** Infringement notice no.\n- Date of issue\n- **Details of alleged offence** Date or period\n- Place\n- Written law contravened Section of the *Petroleum Products Pricing Act 1983* or Regulation of the *Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations 2000*\n- Details of offence\n- **Authorised person withdrawing notice** Name\n- Office\n- Signature\n- **Date** Date of withdrawal\n- **Withdrawal of infringement notice**[**Delete whichever is not applicable*] The above infringement notice issued against you for the above alleged offence has been withdrawn.If you have already paid the modified penalty for the alleged offence, you are entitled to a refund.*Your refund is enclosed*or**If you have paid the modified penalty but a refund is not enclosed, you may claim your refund by signing and dating this notice and posting it to:Commissioner for Consumer Protection\nDepartment of Commerce\nLocked Bag 14\nCLOISTERS SQUARE WA 6850\n- **Your signature** **Date**\n\n\n[Form 2 inserted: Gazette 15 Aug 2014 p. 2936‑7.]\n\n![A:\\dline.gif]()\n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the *Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations 2000* and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table. For provisions that have not yet come into operation see the uncommenced provisions table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Published** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations 2000* | 29 Dec 2000 p. 7981‑5 | 1 Jan 2001 (see r. 2) |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations 2001* 1 | 11 Jul 2001 p. 3457‑62 | 12 Jul 2001 (see r. 2) |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2001* | 23 Aug 2001 p. 4378‑81 | 24 Aug 2001 (see r. 2 and *Gazette* 23 Aug 2001 p. 4377) |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2001* | 9 Nov 2001 p. 5925‑9 | 9 Nov 2001 |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations (No. 4) 2001* 2 | 16 Nov 2001 p. 5981‑2 | 23 Nov 2001 (see r. 2) |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations (No. 5) 2001* | 31 Dec 2001 p. 6764‑5 | 1 Jan 2002 (see r. 2 and *Gazette* 31 Dec 2001 p. 6761) |\n| **Reprint of the *Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations 2000* as at 19 Apr 2002**   (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations 2003* 3 | 13 May 2003 p. 1665‑6 | 20 May 2003 (see r. 2) |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations 2005* | 9 Dec 2005 p. 5875‑6 | 1 Jan 2006 (see r. 2) |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations 2006* | 22 Sep 2006 p. 4125‑6 | 22 Sep 2006 |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2006* | 3 Oct 2006 p. 4337 | 3 Oct 2006 |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations 2008* | 12 Aug 2008 p. 3535‑6 | r. 1 and 2: 12 Aug 2008 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 13 Aug 2008 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| **Reprint 2: The *Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations 2000* as at 14 Aug 2009**   (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations 2014* | 15 Aug 2014 p. 2933‑7 | r. 1 and 2: 15 Aug 2014 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 16 Aug 2014 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2014* | 18 Nov 2014 p. 4322‑4 | r. 1 and 2: 18 Nov 2014 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 19 Nov 2014 (see r. 2(b) and Gazette 18 Nov 2014 p. 4315) |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations 2015* | 15 May 2015 p. 1719‑20 | r. 1 and 2: 15 May 2015 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 16 May 2015 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations 2016* | 21 Oct 2016 p. 4782 | r. 1 and 2: 21 Oct 2016 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 22 Oct 2016 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations 2017* | 17 Oct 2017 p. 5335‑7 | r. 1 and 2: 17 Oct 2017 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 18 Oct 2017 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2017* | 22 Dec 2017 p. 5976‑7 | r. 1 and 2: 22 Dec 2017 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 23 Dec 2017 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations 2018* | 1 May 2018 p. 1432 | r. 1 and 2: 1 May 2018 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 2 May 2018 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2018* | 27 Nov 2018 p. 4575 | r. 1 and 2: 27 Nov 2018 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 28 Nov 2018 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations 2020* | SL 2020/33 9 Apr 2020 | r. 1 and 2: 9 Apr 2020 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 10 Apr 2020 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2020* | SL 2020/34 9 Apr 2020 | r. 1 and 2: 9 Apr 2020 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 10 Apr 2020 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Commerce Regulations Amendment (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2020* Pt. 22 | SL 2020/163 25 Sep 2020 | 29 Sep 2020 (see r. 2(b) and SL 2020/159 cl. 2(a)) |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations 2025* | SL 2025/11 22 Jan 2025 | r. 1 and 2: 22 Jan 2025 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 23 Jan 2025 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations 2026* (other than r. 4‑6) | SL 2026/41 1 Apr 2026 | r. 1 and 2: 1 Apr 2026 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1, 2 and 4‑6: 2 Apr 2026 (see r. 2(c)) |\n\n\nUncommenced provisions table\n\nTo view the text of the uncommenced provisions see *Subsidiary legislation as made* on the WA Legislation website.\n\n| **Citation** | **Published** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations 2026* r. 4‑6 | SL 2026/41 1 Apr 2026 | 1 May 2026 (see r. 2(b)) |\n\n\nOther notes\n\n1 The *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations 2001* r. 8 reads as follows:\n\n8. Defence during transitional period\n\n(1) It is a defence to a charge of an offence against regulation 6(1) of the *Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations 2000* that was alleged to have been committed during the transitional period to prove that the person charged did not have any sign or other thing that the person would have needed to be able to comply with regulation 6 of those regulations despite the person having taken all reasonable steps to ensure that everything needed was available.\n\n(2) In subregulation (1) —\n\ntransitional period means the period of 30 days beginning on 19 July 2001.\n\n2 The *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations (No. 4) 2001* r. 7 reads as follows:\n\n7. Defence during transitional period\n\n(1) It is a defence to a charge of an offence against regulation 6(1) of the *Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations 2000* that is alleged to have been committed during the transitional period to prove that the person charged did not have any sign or other thing that the person would have needed to be able to comply with regulation 6 of those regulations despite the person having taken all reasonable steps to ensure that everything needed was available.\n\n(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a charge of an offence against regulation 6(1) of the *Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations 2000* that is alleged to have been committed during the transitional period at a place in the local government district of Albany.\n\n(3) In this regulation —\n\ntransitional period means the period of 30 days beginning on 23 November 2001.\n\n3 The *Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Regulations 2003* r. 5 reads as follows:\n\n5. Defence during transitional period (regulation 6(1))\n\n(1) It is a defence to a charge of an offence against regulation 6(1) of the *Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations 2000* that is alleged to have been committed during the transitional period to prove that the person charged did not have any sign or other thing that the person would have needed to be able to comply with regulation 6 of those regulations despite the person having taken all reasonable steps to ensure that everything needed was available.\n\n(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a charge of an offence against regulation 6(1) of the *Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations 2000* that is alleged to have been committed during the transitional period at a place in a local government district or townsite listed in Schedule 1 to those regulations, as in force immediately before the transitional period.\n\n(3) In this regulation —\n\ntransitional period means the period of 21 days beginning on the day on which these regulations come into operation.\n\nDefined terms\n\n*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*\n\n**Defined term Provision(s)**\n\ncalendar month 10(3)\n\nday 2A\n\nkinds offered 6(2)\n\nPerth metropolitan region 2AA\n\nregular unleaded petrol 6(7)\n\nretail sale 2A\n\ntownsite 2AA\n\n© State of Western Australia 2026.\n\nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). To view relevant information and for a link to a copy of the licence, visit www.legislation.wa.gov.au.\n\nAttribute work as: © State of Western Australia 2026.\n\nBy Authority: ANDREW JONES, Government Printer\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations’ operational scope has been changed since the original 2000 instrument by additions and amendments. Notable changes include: introduction of digital reporting and upload requirements using the Commissioner’s FuelWatch website (regs 3A(1)(b), 7, 10(1)); a defined ‘Perth metropolitan region’ and a 2017 carve‑out limiting notification obligations to Perth and specified local government districts/localities/townsites (reg 2AA; reg 4; Schedule 1); and the formalisation of an infringement/modified penalty regime and prescribed forms (Part 3; Schs 2–3). The compilation table and amendment history record these changes and show some provisions remain uncommenced (Compilation table; Uncommenced provisions table)."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross‑references to the Petroleum Products Pricing Act 1983 (eg. ss. 12, 22B, 22E, 31B, 31C) create dependency on primary‑Act provisions (regs 7, 9–10; Part 3).","Detailed procedural rules for daily price notifications and their timing, including default timings and Commissioner orders, increase operational detail (reg 3A(1)–(3)).","Mandatory public display requirements with conditional rules depending on how many fuel types are sold add compliance detail for retailers (reg 6(2)–(4)).","Digital reporting requirements (upload via FuelWatch website) impose technical compliance obligations on suppliers and retailers (regs 3A(1)(b), 7, 10(1)).","Criminal penalties for breaches (high monetary maxima in regs 3(1) and 6(1)) plus a parallel infringement/modified penalty regime require understanding of enforcement pathways (reg 3(1); reg 6(1); Part 3; Sch 2).","Geographic carve‑outs and a long, amendable Schedule of local government districts, localities and townsites affect where core obligations apply (reg 4; Schedule 1).","Commissioner discretion to fix notification periods/manner and to grant or revoke exemptions introduces administrative decision‑making (reg 3A(3)–(5); reg 6(6)).","Frequent historical amendments and some uncommenced provisions increase legal drift and the need to track current versions (Compilation table; Uncommenced provisions table)."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations make suppliers and retailers of motor fuel set and notify a permitted daily retail price to the Commissioner and, at listed sites, display that price at the pump. Notifications and data uploads are made via the Commissioner’s FuelWatch arrangements and invoices must itemise price components (regs 3, 3A, 6, 7, 9–10). Non‑compliance attracts criminal fines and infringement penalties and the Commissioner may set notification procedures or grant limited exemptions (reg 3(1); reg 3A; reg 6(6); Sch 2)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations have expanded significantly from their original 2000 scope. Originally focused on basic price notification and display requirements, they have grown to include: (1) a comprehensive infringement notice system with prescribed forms (added 2001, revised 2014); (2) detailed wholesale/terminal price reporting requirements for suppliers (Division 2); (3) an expanding geographic scope with Schedule 1 growing from a handful of towns to dozens of local government districts, localities and townsites across regional WA; (4) digital notification systems replacing phone/fax methods (FuelWatch website integration); and (5) complex display requirements for different fuel types. The 2017 amendments particularly expanded the geographic reach beyond Perth metro to capture major regional centers."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross-references to the parent Act (Petroleum Products Pricing Act 1983) without reproducing those sections","Geographic complexity with three tiers of coverage: Perth metro, Schedule 1 listed areas, and exempt regional areas","Nested conditional logic in regulation 6(2) regarding which fuel types must be displayed (complex rules for when LPG, regular unleaded petrol, and other types are offered)","Multiple amendment histories showing evolution over 25+ years (2000-2026)","Interaction between notification requirements (regulation 3) and display requirements (regulation 6) with different geographic scopes","Transitional provisions and defences scattered through notes and historical amendments","Dual penalty structure: infringement notices ($4,000) vs court-imposed fines ($20,000/$100,000)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations set the rules for how petrol stations in Western Australia must notify the government about their fuel prices and display them to customers. It's essentially the \"FuelWatch\" system that requires fuel retailers to lock in their prices for 24 hours and tell the Commissioner for Consumer Protection what those prices will be before they start selling.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Petrol stations (retailers)** in WA, particularly those in the Perth metropolitan area and specific regional towns listed in Schedule 1\n- **Fuel suppliers** who deliver fuel to petrol stations\n- **Consumers** who benefit from price transparency and the 24-hour price freeze\n\n**Key requirements:**\n\n- **Price notification:** Petrol stations must notify the Commissioner of their standard retail prices by 2:00 PM the day before they take effect (or via the FuelWatch website/phone line). Once notified, that price must stay the same for 24 hours starting from 6:00 AM.\n- **Price display:** Stations in listed areas must display their prices on signs that passing motorists can clearly read.\n- **Exemptions:** Stations outside the Perth metro area and outside specific listed towns (Schedule 1) don't have to notify prices, but those in listed areas must still display prices.\n- **Wholesale rules:** Suppliers must notify the Commissioner of wholesale price changes via the FuelWatch website and provide detailed invoices showing price components.\n- **Penalties:** Breaking these rules can result in fines up to $20,000 for individuals or $100,000 for companies, though infringement notices with lower penalties ($4,000) can be issued for minor offences.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis system prevents petrol stations from changing prices multiple times per day (which happened before FuelWatch was introduced). It gives consumers certainty that the price won't suddenly spike during their commute, and allows them to compare prices online before filling up. The regulations support the main Petroleum Products Pricing Act by filling in the operational details."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Unable to assess whether the scope of the legislation changed from its original intent — no legislative text was available for analysis."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was retrievable — the source URL returned a 'page not found' error","Only the title and a website error message were available for analysis","No substantive legal content could be assessed for complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"**No legislation content could be retrieved.**\n\nThe link provided points to a page on the Western Australian legislation website that is **no longer available**. The page for the *Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations 2000* (WA) has moved or been removed as part of a website system upgrade.\n\n**What we do know from the title alone:**\nThese regulations would have sat under Western Australia's petroleum products pricing framework — likely governing how fuel prices (petrol, diesel, etc.) are set, monitored, or disclosed to consumers in WA. Western Australia has historically had strong fuel price regulation, including the 'FuelWatch' scheme, which requires petrol stations to set and publicly declare their prices 24 hours in advance.\n\n**To find the actual legislation**, visit the [Parliamentary Counsel's Office website](https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au) and search for *Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations 2000* directly."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/petroleum-products-pricing-regulations-2000","history":"/api/acts/petroleum-products-pricing-regulations-2000/history","analysis":"/api/acts/petroleum-products-pricing-regulations-2000/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/petroleum-products-pricing-regulations-2000/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/petroleum-products-pricing-regulations-2000/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/petroleum-products-pricing-regulations-2000/documents"}}