44409 (2025). Arena Williams to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Written Question

Published date: 02 Oct 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	44409 (2025)
Question asked:	11 Sep 2025
Member asking:	Arena Williams
Portfolio:	Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Minister replying:	Hon Scott Simpson
Answer received:	28 Sep 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_44409_2025
Document guid:	1cc052b4-3aa4-4037-ad69-a6f58cdb0204

44409 (2025). Arena Williams to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What policy work, if any, has the Minister initiated about banning surcharges for event tickets?

Hon Scott Simpson: The announced surcharging policy includes a mechanism to extend the ban to cover online transactions, including event tickets. No further policy work has been initiated as of now.