Professions and competition

In October 2002 the Prime Minister announced that the ACCC would monitor medical indemnity premiums to assess whether they are actuarially and commercially justified. This is the second of thr...

This is the second of four ACCC monitoring reports. This report updates a subset of information in the first report by including an additional six months of data from insurers and examines costs an...

The health sector, including professional providers, professional associations, health funds and private hospitals, is not immune from the Trade Practices Act. ACCC Update takes a look at what the ...

This report aims to provide the ACCC with an evaluation of the 1999 Report of the AMWAC Orthopaedic Surgery Workforce Working Party, which assesses the adequacy of the current size of the...

This report presents recommendations on procedures and methods that should be used by AMWAC (Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Committee) in undertaking reviews of medical workforce groups. The...

This is a joint review by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Australian Workforce Officials Committee (AHWOC). It examines issues of mutual concern to specialist medical col...

This report examines insurance premiums set by the five current suppliers of medical indemnity insurance for private medical practitioners to assess whether they are actuarially and comme...

On 22 January 2008 the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy & Consumer Affairs requested the ACCC to hold a public inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for ...

In October 2002 the Prime Minister announced that the ACCC would monitor medical indemnity premiums to assess whether they are actuarially and commercially justified. This is the first of three mon...

Industry associations play an important role in providing a voice for individual businesses. When working together, industry associations and their members must be mindful of their obligations und...