FuelWatch

{{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

| foundation = 2001

| location = Perth

| area_served = Western Australia

| industry = Government

| products = Information

}}

FuelWatch is a fuel monitoring service created by the Government of Western Australia. It was established by the Government of Western Australia in January 2001. On 2 January 2001 FuelWatch commenced daily monitoring of prices for petrol, diesel and LPG within metropolitan Perth and many regional areas in the South West of the state.{{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 |access-date=2 July 2022 |website=Parliament of Victoria}} 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.[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 28 May 2008 Plans to implement a national system of the same kind failed to pass a Senate vote.[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[http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/genpdf/chamber/hansards/2008-11-12/0002/hansard_frag.pdf;fileType=application%2Fpdf Hansard] Australian Senate 12 November 2008