Restaurant Surcharges on Menus

Restaurants and cafes may no longer be compelled to display separate menus for days when surcharges are applied, typically Sundays and public holidays, after the Federal Government took on a Productivity Commission recommendation that the requirement was burdensome.Small Business Minister Nick Sherry says the change of heart, which needs approval from the states and territories, will "reduce red tape for tens of thousands of restaurants and cafes, most of which are small businesses,"""The Government has accepted the recommendation to have restaurant and café menu surcharges for specific days placed outside the scope of the component pricing provisions of the Australian Consumer Law," Sherry says.Read full story