Category: Compliance
Navigating Victoria’s Fair Fuel Plan: Console Operators as Consumer Advocates
Across Australia, state governments are cracking down on fuel price opacity. For service station owners, this means real-time price reporting is no longer optional, it’s a legal requirement. In Victoria, the Fair Fuel Plan is rolling out in 2025, we’ll look at that more closely in this article. In NSW, the FuelCheck system has been […]
Compliance & Enforcement Trends for 2025–26
The Clean Energy Regulator is ramping up enforcement – complete applications, on-time reporting, and full compliance are now mandatory. Even for service station owners, the touch-points are growing: solar installations, vendor practices, and small-scale technology claims can all bring you within the regulator’s field of vision.
Fuel Quality Standards Tighten, What Service Station Owners Need to Know
Did you know that, from December 2025, Australia has begun enforcing major updates to petrol quality standards that will affect every service station in the country. These changes aim to reduce vehicle emissions, improve public health, and bring our fuel in line with global best-practice.
Take Control Of New Mandatory Climate Change Reporting
Australia’s new mandatory Climate Change Reporting (CCR) laws, are now effective as of January 1, 2025. This marks a transformative shift in business accountability that requires businesses to take a proactive approach to climate risk and emissions reporting. For service station operators, this means navigating new regulations that can feel overwhelming.
Risk Management in Fuel Stations
Risk management involves the systematic identification, evaluation, and mitigation of potential hazards. In the context of Australian fuel stations, these risks include environmental, operational, and health and safety challenges. Let’s take a look at some of the essential risk factors and regulations you need to be aware of.
Compliance Obligations of Underground Storage
The Australian Government has complied the standard AS 4897-2008 to provide requirements and recommendations for the underground storage of petroleum products that is based on the Australian Institute of Petroleum code of practise and is a requirement of all service station owners and operators to comply with.