South Australia
Prices Regulations 2001
under the Prices Act 1948

Contents
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Revocation
4	Prohibition on compensation to retailer for unsold bread
5	Prohibition on return of unsold bread
Legislative history

1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Prices Regulations 2001.
2—Commencement
These regulations will come into operation on 1 September 2001.
3—Revocation
The Prices Regulations 1985 (see Gazette 4.7.1985 p51), as varied, are revoked.
4—Prohibition on compensation to retailer for unsold bread
	(1)	A person must not enter into a transaction to which this regulation applies or do anything pursuant to such a transaction (whether entered into before or after the commencement of this regulation).
Maximum penalty: $750.
	(2)	This regulation applies to an agreement, arrangement or understanding under which a person—
	(a)	is to supply bread for sale by retail; or
	(b)	is to purchase bread for sale by retail,
and financial relief or compensation is to be directly or indirectly given or received in respect of any bread that, having been supplied for sale by retail, is not sold by retail.
5—Prohibition on return of unsold bread
	(1)	Subject to subregulation (2), if bread supplied for sale by retail is not sold by retail—
	(a)	the supplier of the bread must not take back the bread or cause, suffer or permit another to take back the bread on the supplier's behalf; and
	(b)	the retailer of the bread must not return the bread to the supplier or cause, suffer or permit the bread to be returned to the supplier or to be delivered to another on the supplier's behalf,
whether or not financial relief or compensation is directly or indirectly given or received in respect of that bread.
Maximum penalty: $750.
	(2)	Subregulation (1) does not apply if the bread is returned because it does not conform to the type or quality for which the retailer contracted with the supplier.

Legislative history
Notes
	•	Variations of this version that are uncommenced are not incorporated into the text.
	•	For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes.
Principal regulations and variations
New entries appear in bold.
Year	No	Reference	Commencement	
2001	208	Gazette 30.8.2001 p3463	1.9.2001: r 2	
2002	210	Gazette 7.11.2002 p4065	7.11.2002: r 2	
2005	32	Gazette 5.5.2005 p1188	5.9.2005: r 2 	
Provisions varied
New entries appear in bold.
Provision	How varied	Commencement	
r 3	substituted by 32/2005 r 4	5.9.2005—not incorporated	
r 5	inserted by 210/2002 r 3	7.11.2002