The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission authorises cooperation in retail goods supply chain to WA and NT.

The ACCC has granted an urgent interim authorisation permitting the cooperation and sharing of information by companies in the supply chain to ensure critical retail goods, including food supplies, are able to reach consumer and businesses in Western Australia (WA) and the Northern Territory (NT).

The application follows storms and flooding in parts of South Australia which interrupted rail and road networks, limiting the supply of critical goods, including groceries, to WA and the NT. It is anticipated that it will take a number of weeks to clear the backlog of products caused by the supply chain disruptions.

“The ACCC’s interim authorisation allows supply chain participants, such as the rail and freight handlers and trucking companies, to co-operate to address the destructive effects of the recent storm on the Trans-Australian railway and potential shortages of both retail and critical products in WA and the NT,” ACCC Deputy Chair Mick Keogh said.

Find out more in the ACCC media release.

For more information please contact me on 0412345611. Mark Fernandez – ACCC: Small Business and Franchising Consultative Committee Member – WA