NARGA Chairman John Cummings

Submissions

Submission: Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

by Ken on June 7, 2010

Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Economics detailing NARGA’s concerns that the independent grocery sector is losing market share to the extent that their wholesaling and distribution networks will become unviable. Read More…

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Access of Small Business to Finance #2

by Ken on May 30, 2010

Second NARGA submission to Senate Standing Committee on Economics detailing how other governments and jurisdictions support small business access to finance. Read Word Document…

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Submission to NEPM Regarding Packaging Waste

18 May 2010

Mechanisms aimed at reducing the volumes of packaging waste disposed in landfill or making packaging more resource efficient are rarely assessed in the context of their impact on the total supply chain.  The current [NEPM] RIS fails to do so, taking as a given the validity of the National Waste Policy and the need for [...]

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Access of Small Business to Finance

14 April 2010

A review of current bank interest rates as regularly advertised in national dailies shows a substantial difference in the rates being charged to home owners as opposed to businesses.  This is in spite of the fact that business loans are often secured through mortgages on private property suggesting that the risk profile is not all [...]

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Submission to Australian Bureau of Statistics – Review of the CPI

3 March 2010

Submission to Australian Bureau of Statistics to outline the links between the Consumer Price Index and the practical issues confronting the independent grocery sector. Download (Word Format)

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Submission to Treasury – Unconscionable Conduct Issues Paper 2009

18 December 2009

To give affected parties the confidence to bring a complaint of unconscionable conduct to the attention of the regulator they need to be sure that their complaint is taken seriously, that it will be acted on and that they will not be left to the mercy of the aggressor should the regulator decide to investigate [...]

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Submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee Inquiry into competition and pricing in the Australian dairy industry

1 October 2009

NARGA submission to SELC inquiry about effects of market concentration on competition and pricing in the Australian dairy industry. NARGA Senate Submission – Dairy Industry (230kb)

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Senate Submission – Inquiry into the Trade Practices Amendment (Guaranteed Lowest Prices – Blacktown Amendment) Bill 2009

6 September 2009

NARGA supports a competitive market for goods and services and believes that price discrimination legislation will assist with making the Australian marketplace more competitive. Read the full submission

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Submission to the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry into the GroceryChoice Website

4 September 2009

NARGA submission to the Senate ERC Inquiry identifying problems with several aspects of the GroceryChoice website, including both methodological issues and seemingly arbitrary ‘regions’, as well the compliance costs to be borne by businesses and passed on to consumers. Read the Submission

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Comments on the Draft National Waste Policy Framework Discussion Paper

31 July 2009

Sustainability involves the optimisation of environmental, economic and social factors. In this balancing act governments need to ensure that community needs are met with optimal use of resources, optimal environmental impact at lowest community cost. Download in Word format

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