Quote Originally Posted by HughJorgan View Post
Apparently the bill was passed today but no effective date announced yet. In Victoria the effective date was a few months after the bill was passed so they will probably bring it in around September but that could change depending on whether they think it might have an effect on the election results or not. I've been following the overall situation in Victoria a fair bit and was there in February. There have been a couple of shops who have upped the level of service that they offer but in general not much has changed other than they can operate without the fear of being raided. Of the shops that are now offering full service as a new item they are charging a hefty premium and given that prices in Brisbane are already fairly high I wouldn't hold out a lot of hope for prices to go down, about the best you can hope for is to get more extras for the same money.
I agree. Why would they cut their prices when people pay for that amount already. At best it will slow price increases.