St Vincent's Health Australia Ltd (formerly Sisters of Charity Health Service Limited) - Authorisation - A91099
Outcome
Granted
Applicant(s)
Sisters of Charity Health Care Service Limited
Authorisation number(s)/Date lodged
A91099,
8th August 2008
Summary
On 8 August 2008, St Vincent's Health Australia Ltd (SVHA) (formerly Sisters of Charity Health Service Limited) lodged an application for revocation and substitution. In broad terms, SVHA seeks authorisation for a network of Catholic health facilities, represented by the Catholic Negotiating Alliance (CNA) to:
- collectively bargain with health funds and the Repatriation Commission
- share particular information for the purpose of benchmarking
- collectively bargain with suppliers of various goods and services
- collectively boycott health funds and the Repatriation Commission in the event that collective negotiations fail
- collectively boycott health funds if they do not agree to facilitate the information sharing arrangements
- collectively boycott suppliers in the event that collective negotiations fail.
On 29 January 2009 the ACCC issued a determination:
- granting authorisation for five years to the collective bargaining and information sharing arrangements
- denying authorisation to the collective boycott arrangements.
