Australia to Legislate Code of Conduct for Major Supermarket Chains

‘This is part of a broad suite of changes that we are implementing to make our supermarkets and our economy broadly more competitive,’ said the treasurer.

Woolworths supermarket in Sydney. Calvin Zhang/NTD

Major supermarkets and grocery wholesalers in Australia may soon be required to adhere to stricter regulations as the Labor government steps up its crackdown on the grocery sector.

On June 24, the government announced that it would strengthen the Food and Grocery Code by accepting all the recommendations of a recent independent review of the sector.