What is the Oilcode?

The Trade Practices (Industry Codes - Oilcode) Regulations 2006 (the Oilcode) is an Australian Government Regulation under the Trade Practices Act 1974. The Oilcode is a mandatory industry code that came into effect on 1 March 2007.

It regulates the conduct of suppliers, distributors and retailers in the petroleum retail industry in Australia.

Areas covered by the Oilcode include:
• Certainty of supply of certain petroleum products
• Disclosure documents and information given to fuel resellers
• Advice sought by fuel resellers before entering a fuel reselling agreement
• Cooling off period after entering a fuel reselling agreement
• Length of fuel reselling agreements
• Renewal, renegotiation, variation and termination of fuel reselling agreements
• Fuel resellers forming or belonging to associations.
• Dispute resolution.

The Code does not apply to fuel supply agreements of less than 30,000 litres each month.

A copy of the Oilcode is available here.

The ACCC Guide to the Oilcode can be found here or visit the ACCC Oilcode web page.




	What is the Oilcode? The Trade Practices (Industry Codes - Oilcode) Regulations 2006 (the Oilcode) is an Australian Government Regulation under the Trade Practices Act 1974. The Oilcode is a mandatory industry code that came into effect on 1 March 2007. It regulates the conduct of suppliers, distributors and retailers in the petroleum retail industry in Australia. Areas covered by the Oilcode include: • Certainty of supply of certain petroleum products • Disclosure documents and information given to fuel resellers • Advice sought by fuel resellers before entering a fuel reselling agreement • Cooling off period after entering a fuel reselling agreement • Length of fuel reselling agreements • Renewal, renegotiation, variation and termination of fuel reselling agreements • Fuel resellers forming or belonging to associations. • Dispute resolution. The Code does not apply to fuel supply agreements of less than 30,000 litres each month. A copy of the Oilcode is available here. The ACCC Guide to the Oilcode can be found here or visit the ACCC Oilcode web page.








Oilcode Dispute Resolution Adviser 2007