Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Act 2023

Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations: supply conditions

61. (1) Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations may specify the manner and timeframe in which payments for agricultural and food products supplied to relevant trading partners in the agricultural and food supply chain are to be made.

(2) Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations may prohibit the return of unsold agricultural and food products without paying—

(a) for those unsold products, or

(b) for the disposal of those products.

(3) Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations may specify conditions under which a buyer may, or may not, directly or indirectly require a supplier to obtain any goods or services from a third party from whom the buyer receives payment for this arrangement.

(4) Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations may specify arrangements regarding promotions of products and related activities and the circumstances in which such arrangements shall or may be included in the contract for the sale or supply of products.

(5) Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations may provide for limitations on the obligation of suppliers to participate in promotions by buyers or similar activities.

(6) Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations may prohibit a buyer from requiring a supplier to obtain any goods or services from a third party if the buyer receives payment for the arrangement.