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Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 21 February 2024 · Cost of living

Supermarket prices: motions

Voting yes supported a motion noting that Victorians are struggling with supermarket prices and calling on the Victorian government to declare groceries a regulated industry under the Essential Services Commission Act 2001.

Defeated5 yes 32 no

The question put

That this house notes that: (1) Victorians are struggling to afford food and other essentials due to the high prices set by supermarkets; (2) the supermarket duopoly of Coles and Woolworths are increasing their profits; (3) section 4 of the Essential Services Commission Act 2001 gives the government the power to declare an industry to be a regulated industry; and calls on the Victorian government to declare groceries a regulated industry to prevent supermarkets from price gouging.

How each party voted

Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. A party votes as one when at least three quarters of its members vote together.

Source: Hansard, Parliament of Victoria. The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.