# FuelWatch

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{{Short description|Western Australian Government agency}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2012}}
{{Infobox company
| name = FuelWatch
| logo = FuelWatch logo.svg
| logo_size = 260px
| type = [Government agency](/source/Government_agency)
| foundation = 2001
| location = [Perth](/source/Perth)
| area_served = [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia)
| industry = [Government](/source/Government)
| products = [Information](/source/Information)
}}
'''FuelWatch''' is a [fuel monitoring service](/source/Gasoline_price_website) created by the [Government of Western Australia](/source/Government_of_Western_Australia). It was established by the [Government of Western Australia](/source/Government_of_Western_Australia) in January 2001. On 2 January 2001 FuelWatch commenced daily monitoring of prices for [petrol](/source/petrol), [diesel](/source/Diesel_fuel) and [LPG](/source/Liquefied_petroleum_gas) within metropolitan [Perth](/source/Perth) and many regional areas in the [South West](/source/South_West_(Western_Australia)) of the state.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Western Australia |date=22 September 2017 |title=Submission to the Inquiry into Regional Fuel Prices |url=https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/eejsc/Fuel_Prices_in_Regional_VIC/Submission_30_-_Government_of_Western_Australia_Department_of_Mines_22092017.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702101253/https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/eejsc/Fuel_Prices_in_Regional_VIC/Submission_30_-_Government_of_Western_Australia_Department_of_Mines_22092017.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 July 2022 |access-date=2 July 2022 |website=Parliament of Victoria}}</ref> The service covers most areas of Western Australia and operated by the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety. The service has led to a decrease in fuel prices.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200331122931/https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/accc-issues-details-of-further-fuelwatch-econometric-analysis ACCC issues details of further fuelwatch econometric analysis] [Australian Competition & Consumer Commission](/source/Australian_Competition_%26_Consumer_Commission) 28 May 2008</ref> Plans to implement a national system of the same kind failed to pass a [Senate](/source/Australian_Senate) vote.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120229125658/http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/legislation/bills/r3019_first/toc_pdf/08121b01.pdf;fileType=application%2Fpdf National Fuelwatch (Empowering Consumers) Bill 2008] [Government of Australia](/source/Government_of_Australia)</ref><ref>[http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/genpdf/chamber/hansards/2008-11-12/0002/hansard_frag.pdf;fileType=application%2Fpdf Hansard] [Australian Senate](/source/Australian_Senate) 12 November 2008</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.fuelwatch.wa.gov.au Official website]

Category:Government of Western Australia
Category:2001 establishments in Australia

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