WA's fuel crisis is deepening with the state government announcing it will enact the Fuel, Energy and Power Resources Act to force fuel distribution companies to provide information.
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Premier enacts emergency powers as fuel crisis deepens
WA's fuel crisis is deepening with the state government announcing it will enact the Fuel, Energy and Power Resources Act to force fuel distribution companies to provide information.
It follows a failure of three out of six major fuel suppliers to respond to demands from Premier Roger Cook for critical stockpile and distribution details.
Mr Cook and Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson will visit Governor Chris Dawson on Wednesday afternoon, and the use of the emergency powers will come into effect at midnight.
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