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- 1955-01-01 - 1956-06-01 (Accumulation)
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On 12 January 1956, a Royal Commission as appointed in relation to "motor spirits," "wholesalers" and "retailers" as respectively defined in the Bill for an Act to be cited as the Retailing of Motor Spirits Act, 1955, introduced into the Legislative Council during the Fourth Session of the Twenty-first Parliament of the State, to inquire into and report upon:
(a) the policy or policies of wholesalers in relation to the marketing by or through retailers of motor spirits within the State, including the erection or provision of service stations, petrol pumps (as defined in the said Bill) or other facilities for the sale by retail of motor spirits, and including the selection, appointment, financing and assisting of retailers;
(b) the business dealings, relations and activities between wholesalers and retailers, the forms, classes and main provisions of contracts, leases or licenses made or granted by wholesalers for or in relation to the supply, distribution, sale, disposal or marketing of motor spirits to or by retailers and the premises from which motor spirits are sold to consumers, including the powers, sanctions and controls reserved, held, exercised or exercisable by wholesalers over retailers with respect to the sale of motor spirits or of tyres, batteries or accessories;
(c) the reasons for and the implications and considerations involved in or arising from the foregoing matters in relation to wholesalers, retailers and consumers of motor spirits, to efficiency in and the economics of the retailing of motor spirits, to the availability and costs of motor spirits of various kinds or brands, to restraint of trade, to reasonable security for and freedom and opportunities of or to retailers, to fair competition, to town planning and to land values in close proximity to petrol pumps and service stations;
(d) the provisions of the said Bill and the matters dealt with therein, and whether or not the Bill, with or without amendment, would, as an Act, be in the public interest;
(e) any legislative amendments recommended.