By Sean Maguire ( August 4, 2026, 06:46 GMT | Insight) -- A Senate committee examining legislation to regulate Australia's cash-distribution sector is due to report this week, as Linfox Armaguard, the country's dominant cash-in-transit provider, urges the government to delay the bill until commercial pricing reforms are complete. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission said the bill would regulate the dominant provider through standard commercial agreements, arbitration and regulatory oversight while allowing efficient cost recovery and continued investment. Treasury and the Reserve Bank of Australia said the proposed crisis powers are a last-resort safeguard designed to prevent disruptions to cash services, not to take over the business.As an Australian Senate committee prepares to report this week on proposed reforms to the country's cash-distribution sector, dominant provider Linfox Armaguard is urging lawmakers to delay the legislation until new commercial pricing arrangements are finalized....
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