Ms Gráinne Mulligan:

On the particular point about the change, one of the prohibited unfair trading practices is where a buyer unilaterally or retroactively changes the terms of the supply agreement concerning the frequency, method, place, timing or volume of the supply of delivery or the quality standards. As such, there is already a prohibition in relation to what the Senator suggests. If there were a situation where that arose, the complainant seller or supplier could go to the enforcement authority and bring that case. If a complainant did not wish to bring that directly to the enforcement authority but was in a producer group, that producer group would be allowed to bring a complaint also to ensure there was some level of anonymity on the part of the complainant if there were concerns in that regard.