Correspondence Regarding Fuel

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This disclosure comprises internal ACCC correspondence from March 2026 regarding coordination with the Treasury Office over public communication about fuel pricing. The ACCC and Treasury discussed publishing a letter from the Treasurer to the ACCC Chair alongside ACCC letters to major fuel retailers, responding to media inquiries and an FOI request. The correspondence notes the Treasurer's letter had already been publicly shared via social media. ACCC staff provided media response guidance on petrol price monitoring, noting that Australian retail fuel prices are primarily determined by international benchmark refined fuel prices. The exchange addresses procedural matters around letter attribution, given that the ACCC Chair was on leave with an acting chair in place at the time.