Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) (Code of Practice for Fuel Price Reporting) Regulations 2020
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4 Additional reporting requirements
[Regulation 4 Inserted by No. 1 of 2026, s. 11, Applied:02 Apr 2026]
(1) If a fuel retailer runs out of a relevant fuel that is offered for sale by the fuel retailer, the fuel retailer must report that fact in accordance with subregulation (2) .
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 1 000 penalty units; and
(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units
(2) A report required under subregulation (1) –
(a) must be made within 30 minutes after the fuel retailer has run out of the relevant fuel to which the report relates; and
(b) must be made in such a manner, and include such information, as is determined by the Director and published on the website operated by, or on behalf, of the Department; and
(c) is to, where possible, include details as to when the fuel retailer is likely to be resupplied with the relevant fuel.