Tuesday, 17 March 2026

 Ryan BATCHELOR (Southern Metropolitan) (21:48): (2411) My adjournment matter this evening is for the Minister for Consumer Affairs, and the action that I seek is for the minister to provide an update on the compliance of petrol stations with the requirements to report fuel prices through Servo Saver. At a time when many families are feeling the pressure of rising costs all round, today’s interest rate rise is just going to add to that burden. Petrol prices, we know, are being affected by global events. Victorians deserve the confidence that they are not being taken advantage of by opportunistic fuel retailers when they fill up their car. That is why the Allan Labor government has introduced anti–price gouging laws, backed by practical tools like Servo Saver, to help all motorists find the best fuel prices. In the last week more than 119,000 Victorians accessed the Servo Saver app to find the cheapest fuel near them. That is more than a 200 per cent increase compared to the previous week. But that is not all that we are doing. Consumer Affairs Victoria is out in the field making sure that retailers are complying with the law, carrying out hundreds of inspections to make sure that petrol stations are registered and accurately reporting their prices. It is about fairness, it is about transparency and it is about giving all Victorians access to the information they need to make informed decisions about filling up their car. It is a little thing we can do to help, but it is important to families.