Tuesday, 28 October 2025

 Nick STAIKOS (Bentleigh – Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Local Government) (14:37): Victorians are sick of playing fuel price roulette: one price on the way to work, a totally different one on the way home – and somehow it is always higher. Well, we are putting a stop to that game. Under the Allan Labor government’s Fair Fuel plan every fuel retailer in Victoria is now required to report their fuel prices in real time, and inspectors from –

Members interjecting.

The SPEAKER: Order! The house will come to order. Member for Point Cook! Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs! Members are entitled to raise points of order in silence.

James Newbury: On a point of order, Speaker, I draw your attention to the anticipation of debate rule. The matter raised by the minister is directly dealt with in the bill, and this is clearly an anticipation of debate.

Mary-Anne Thomas: On the point of order, Speaker, I believe that the minister on his feet is talking about an app that is related to a project of this government, which is not part of the bill and is therefore not anticipating debate.

Danny O’Brien: On the point of order, Speaker, the minister specifically said ‘under the Allan Labor government’s plans, fuel retailers are now required to’. That is directly related to the bill that has not even yet been debated.

The SPEAKER: I remind the minister regarding pre-empting debate on legislation: be very careful in your ministers statement.

Nick STAIKOS: There are more than 2 million Victorians on the Service Victoria app, and I would hazard a guess that every Victorian in this chamber is on the Service Victoria app. I invite those opposite to open up the Service Victoria app. There is a tab at the bottom of the home page, Servo Saver, and those opposite will be able to map out their route home from work and actually get the best possible fuel deal just at the touch of a button.

I would also point out that this is the only fuel comparison app available where every retailer is required to report their fuel prices. This is backed up by data from the ACCC. Data from the ACCC indicates that Victorians stand to save hundreds of dollars a year just by using Servo Saver, and that is real cost-of-living relief and money back in the pockets of workers and their families. When we actually announced this plan earlier in the year, the Leader of the Opposition put out a statement describing it as ‘anti-competitive and desperate politics’. On this side of the house we call it giving Victorians a fair go, and we will always back the interests of Victorians ahead of serving the interests of fuel giants.