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Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012
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106A Definitions
In this Part—
***biodiesel*** means a diesel fuel obtained by esterification of oil derived from plants or animals;
***confirmed fuel retailer*** means a fuel retailer that has received a notice of confirmation under section 106C;
***emergency*** has the same meaning as in the **Emergency Management Act 2013**;
***fuel*** means any of the following—
(a) petroleum products within the meaning of the **Business Franchise (Petroleum Products) Act 1979**;
(b) biodiesel;
(c) compressed gas;
(d) liquefied natural gas;
(e) liquefied petroleum gas;
***fuel pump display*** means the numerical display of the normal fuel price appearing on a metered fuel pump at a service station;
***fuel retailer*** means a person or body that carries on the business of supplying fuel for retail sale;
***liquefied petroleum gas*** means a hydrocarbon fluid composed predominantly of any of the following hydrocarbons or mixtures of all or any of them—
(a) propane;
(b) propylene;
(c) butane;
(d) butylene;
***maximum fuel price*** means a price provided by a confirmed fuel retailer to the Director in accordance with section 106F(1) for a type of fuel;
***normal fuel price***, in relation to a type of fuel, means the price per litre at which fuel of that type is offered to retail consumers without any discount (whether by a voucher, discount rate, reward scheme or any other means) applying;
***notice of confirmation*** means a notice of confirmation provided by the Director under section 106C;
***service station*** means a building, place or premises where fuel is supplied for retail sale, but does not include a building, place or premises where the primary business is the hiring, leasing or sale of motor vehicles.
Division 2—Confirmation of fuel retailers
S. 106B inserted by No. 46/2025 s. 23.