{"id":"prices-regulations-2014","name":"Prices Regulations 2014","slug":"prices-regulations-2014","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":236276,"registerId":"sa-prices-regulations-2014-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Prices Regulations 2014","content":"South Australia\nPrices Regulations 2014\nunder the Prices Act 1948\n\nContents\n1\tShort title\n2\tCommencement\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tProhibition on compensation to retailer for unsold bread\n5\tProhibition on return of unsold bread\nSchedule 1—Revocation of Prices Regulations 2001\nLegislative history\n\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the Prices Regulations 2014.\n2—Commencement\nThese regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.\n3—Interpretation\nIn these regulations—\nbread means a food product in the form of a loaf, roll, bun or other piece made by baking leavened dough prepared from flour, water and yeast or other leavening agent, with or without other ingredients.\n4—Prohibition on compensation to retailer for unsold bread\n\t(1)\tA person must not—\n\t(a)\tenter into a transaction to which this regulation applies; or\n\t(b)\tdo anything pursuant to a transaction to which this regulation applies (whether entered into before or after the commencement of this regulation).\nMaximum penalty: $750.\n\t(2)\tThis regulation applies to a transaction involving an agreement, arrangement or understanding under which a person—\n\t(a)\tis to supply bread for sale by retail; or\n\t(b)\tis to purchase bread for sale by retail,\nand financial relief or compensation is to be directly or indirectly given or received in respect of any bread that, having been supplied for sale by retail, is not sold by retail.\n5—Prohibition on return of unsold bread\n\t(1)\tSubject to subregulation (2), if bread supplied for sale by retail is not sold by retail—\n\t(a)\tthe supplier of the bread must not take back the bread or cause, suffer or permit another to take back the bread on the supplier's behalf; and\n\t(b)\tthe retailer of the bread must not return the bread to the supplier or cause, suffer or permit the bread to be returned to the supplier or to be delivered to another on the supplier's behalf,\nwhether or not financial relief or compensation is directly or indirectly given or received in respect of that bread.\nMaximum penalty: $750.\n\t(2)\tSubregulation (1) does not apply if the bread is returned because it does not conform to the type or quality for which the retailer contracted with the supplier.\nSchedule 1—Revocation of Prices Regulations 2001\nThe Prices Regulations 2001 are revoked.\nLegislative history\nNotes\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nPrincipal regulations\nYear\nNo\nReference\nCommencement\n2014\n203\nGazette 17.7.2014 p3253 \n17.7.2014: r 2\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument expressly revokes the Prices Regulations 2001 (Schedule 1) and adopts a narrowly focused set of rules limited to prohibiting compensation and returns for unsold retail bread. The text shows a change in regulatory instruments but does not include the prior regulations' text, so the exact extent of scope change cannot be fully determined from this document alone."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, prescriptive prohibitions focused on a single product type (regs 4–5).","Defined term 'bread' may be open to factual interpretation (reg 3).","Temporal reach includes transactions entered before commencement (reg 4(1)(b)), complicating retrospective application.","Exception for non-conforming bread requires assessment of contract terms and quality standards (reg 5(2)).","Fixed monetary penalty creates enforcement discretion but limited sentencing complexity (regs 4–5, maximum $750).","Revocation of the Prices Regulations 2001 (Schedule 1) may create transitional or interpretive uncertainty where prior rules differed."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations prohibit suppliers and retailers from agreeing to or providing financial relief or compensation for unsold bread, and prohibit suppliers or retailers from taking back unsold bread supplied for retail sale, except where the bread does not meet the contracted type or quality (regs 3–5). Penalties of up to $750 apply. The rules reallocate commercial risk around unsold retail bread and therefore affect pricing, inventory and waste-management choices by suppliers and retailers."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed — the legislative text was not accessible. The provided content consists entirely of a website error page and navigation elements from the SA legislation website."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative content was retrievable — the source URL returned a 404 'Page Not Found' error","Unable to assess structural complexity, definitions, cross-references, or operative provisions","Score of 1 reflects absence of content, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"## ⚠️ Content Unavailable\n\nThe actual text of the **Prices Regulations 2014 (SA)** could not be retrieved. The link provided returned a **'Page Not Found'** error from the South Australian legislation website, likely due to a broken or outdated URL following a website update in March 2026.\n\n**What this means for you:** No meaningful analysis of this regulation can be provided based on the content supplied. The document contains only an error page and navigation links — not the actual legislative text.\n\n**What you can do:**\n- Visit [www.legislation.sa.gov.au](https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au) and search directly for *'Prices Regulations 2014'*\n- Email the Office of Parliamentary Counsel at OPCWeb@sa.gov.au to report the broken link\n- Check whether the regulation has been repealed, renamed, or consolidated into another instrument"},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations maintain their original narrow purpose. They replace the 2001 regulations with substantively identical provisions, continuing the long-standing South Australian policy of prohibiting sale-or-return arrangements in bread retailing. No expansion of scope is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Only 1 defined term ('bread') in the interpretation section","Two substantive regulations with straightforward prohibitions","Single exception in regulation 5(2) for non-conforming goods","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act","Total length: approximately 500 words","Simple conditional structure: prohibition + exception only"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations ban two specific business practices in the South Australian bread supply chain:\n\n1. **No compensation for unsold bread** — Suppliers cannot pay retailers (or vice versa) for bread that doesn't sell. This stops \"sale or return\" arrangements where bakeries effectively guarantee retailers won't lose money on unsold stock.\n\n2. **No returns of unsold bread** — Retailers cannot send unsold bread back to suppliers, and suppliers cannot take it back. The only exception is if the bread is defective or not what was ordered (wrong type or poor quality).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Bakeries and bread suppliers** — They must absorb the cost of unsold bread; they can't claw back money or accept returns from shops.\n- **Supermarkets and retailers** — They bear the risk of bread going stale; they can't return it for credit or refunds.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese rules prevent large retailers (especially supermarkets) from pushing inventory risk onto smaller bakeries. Without these bans, powerful buyers could force suppliers to guarantee sales, which distorts competition and can drive smaller bakeries out of business. The regulations aim to keep the playing field level and ensure retailers actually manage their stock rather than over-ordering and returning waste.\n\n**The fine print:**\nBreaking these rules attracts a maximum penalty of **$750**. The regulations also clean up old law by revoking the 2001 version of the same rules."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/prices-regulations-2014","history":"/api/acts/prices-regulations-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/prices-regulations-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/prices-regulations-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/prices-regulations-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/prices-regulations-2014/documents"}}