Appointment of Dr Craig Emerson as Independent Reviewer of the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct
The Albanese Government has appointed Dr Craig Emerson to lead the 2023-24 review of the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct (the Code) to ensure that the supermarket sector is working as it should.
The Food and Grocery code is prescribed under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. Aldi, Coles, Woolworths and Metcash are signatories to the Code and are bound by it.
The Code was introduced to improve standards of business behaviour in the food and grocery sector.
The Code regulates the conduct of these retailers and wholesalers towards suppliers.