35Changes to supply chain procedures

35 Changes to supply chain procedures

(1) A large grocery business must not directly or indirectly require a supplier to make any material change to supply chain procedures during the period of a grocery supply agreement with the supplier.

Civil penalty:

(a) for a contravention by a body corporate—3,200 penalty units; or
(b) for a contravention by a person who is not a body corporate—640 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if: (a) the large grocery business gives the supplier reasonable written notice of the change; or (b) the large grocery business compensates the supplier for any net resulting costs, losses or expenses incurred or suffered by the supplier as a direct result of the large grocery business failing to give reasonable notice of the change; or (c) the supplier voluntarily waives the supplier’s right to compensation for such costs, losses or expenses.