CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FAIR TRADING (FUEL RETAILERS) REGULATIONS 2017

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FAIR TRADING (FUEL RETAILERS) REGULATIONS 2017 As in force at 20 April 2026 Table of provisions 1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1 2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1 3 Scheme for publication of service station fuel prices ....................... 1 4 Registering for MyFuel NT ............................................................... 1 5 Reporting for MyFuel NT ................................................................. 2 6 Changing price displayed on price board ........................................ 3 7 Discounted fuel price not to be displayed on price board ................ 3 8 Exemption........................................................................................ 4 ENDNOTES -- 1 of 7 -- -- 2 of 7 -- NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA ____________________ As in force at 20 April 2026 ____________________ CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FAIR TRADING (FUEL RETAILERS) REGULATIONS 2017 Regulations under the Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act 1990 1 Citation These Regulations may be cited as the Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Fuel Retailers) Regulations 2017. 2 Commencement These Regulations commence on 1 November 2017. 3 Scheme for publication of service station fuel prices For section 187(1) of the Act, there is to be a scheme known as MyFuel NT. 4 Registering for MyFuel NT (1) The fuel retailer for a service station is required to register the service station for MyFuel NT before offering prescribed fuel for retail sale at the service station. (2) Subject to subregulation (3), a service station is registered in accordance with MyFuel NT when: (a) the fuel retailer for the service station gives the following details (registration details) to the Commissioner: (i) the name, ABN and ACN (if any) of the fuel retailer; (ii) the telephone number, postal address and email address of the fuel retailer; (iii) the name, position title, telephone number and email address of the primary contact person for the fuel retailer; -- 3 of 7 -- Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Fuel Retailers) Regulations 2017 2 (iv) the business name registered under the Business Names Registration Act 2011 (Cth) for the service station; (v) the telephone number, street address, postal address and email address of the service station; (vi) the name, position title, telephone number and email address of the primary contact person for the service station; (vii) the fuel brand offered for retail sale at the service station (if any); (viii) each prescribed fuel usually offered for retail sale at the service station; and (b) the Commissioner gives confirmation of registration to the fuel retailer. (3) A service station is not registered in accordance with MyFuel NT if: (a) any of the registration details for the service station change; and (b) the fuel retailer for the service station fails to notify the Commissioner of the change within 14 days of the change occurring. (4) The Commissioner must cancel the registration of a service station if: (a) the person who registered the service station under subregulation (1) requests the Commissioner to do so; and (b) the Commissioner is satisfied that the person is no longer the fuel retailer for the service station. (5) In this regulation: ABN, see section 41 of the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999 (Cth). ACN, see section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001. 5 Reporting for MyFuel NT (1) In relation to each day on which the fuel retailer for a service station will offer prescribed fuel for retail sale at the service station, the fuel retailer is required to report to the Commissioner the normal fuel -- 4 of 7 -- Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Fuel Retailers) Regulations 2017 3 price that will apply to each prescribed fuel offered during the 24 hour period commencing at 6.00 am on that day. (2) A report under subregulation (1) must be made between 8.30 am and 2.00 pm on the day before the 24 hour period commences. (3) If, during the 24 hour period, the fuel retailer wishes to reduce the normal fuel price of a prescribed fuel, the fuel retailer is required to report to the Commissioner: (a) the revised normal fuel price for the prescribed fuel, which must be lower than the price of the prescribed fuel at the time the report is made; and (b) the time at which the revised normal fuel price is effective. (4) If a prescribed fuel offered for retail sale is temporarily unavailable, the fuel retailer is required to report that event to the Commissioner. 6 Changing price displayed on price board (1) This regulation applies if a fuel retailer for a service station displays the price of a prescribed fuel on a price board at the service station. (2) If the fuel retailer displays the price of a prescribed fuel on a price board and the normal fuel price of the prescribed fuel changes, the fuel retailer must change the price displayed on the price board: (a) as soon as the price change is effective as reported under regulation 5(a); and (b) if the normal fuel price increases - before, or at the same time as, changing the price on any fuel pump display; and (c) if the normal fuel price decreases - after, or at the same time as, changing the price on any fuel pump display. (3) In this regulation: fuel pump display means the display of the normal fuel price appearing on a metered fuel pump at a service station. 7 Discounted fuel price not to be displayed on price board (1) A discounted fuel price must not be displayed on a price board. (2) To avoid doubt, information about discounts and special offers may be displayed on a price board. -- 5 of 7 -- Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Fuel Retailers) Regulations 2017 4 8 Exemption The Commissioner may exempt a fuel retailer for a service station from a requirement of these Regulations if it appears to the Commissioner that, in the circumstances, compliance with the requirement is not necessary for the public interest. -- 6 of 7 -- ENDNOTES Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Fuel Retailers) Regulations 2017 5 ENDNOTES 1 KEY Key to abbreviations amd = amended od = order app = appendix om = omitted bl = by-law pt = Part ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule cl = clause rem = remainder div = Division renum = renumbered exp = expires/expired rep = repealed f = forms s = section Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation lt = long title sub = substituted nc = not commenced 2 LIST OF LEGISLATION Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Fuel Retailers) Regulations (SL No. 28, 2017) Notified 27 September 2017 Commenced 1 November 2017 (r 2) Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Fuel Retailers) Amendment Regulations 2026 (No. 7, 2026) Date made 17 April 2026 Commenced 20 April 2026 (r 2) 3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22 of 2018) to: r 1. 4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS r 5 sub No. 7, 2026, r 4 -- 7 of 7 --