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Authorisations

2012

• ACCC calls on Medicines Australia to improve disclosure of payments to individual healthcare professionals
  The ACCC has given pharmaceutical companies that are members of Medicines Australia two years to ...
  Issued: 20^th December 2012 Release # NR 278/12
• ACCC proposes to grant conditional authorisation for an alliance between Qantas and Emirates
  The ACCC has issued a draft decision proposing to grant authorisation, subject to a condition, fo...
  Issued: 20^th December 2012 Release # NR 276/12
• ACCC proposes to approve collective bargaining between central Queensland coal producers and SunWater
  The ACCC has released a draft determination which proposes to allow Cockatoo Coal, Cuesta Coal, M...
  Issued: 19^th December 2012 Release # NR 273/12
• ACCC sees potential environmental benefits from National Tyre Stewardship Scheme
  The ACCC has issued a draft decision proposing to authorise a national Tyre Stewardship Scheme fo...
  Issued: 19^th December 2012 Release # NR 272/12
• ACCC authorises collective bargaining with Hanson Construction Materials by Queensland concrete cartage owner-drivers
  The ACCC has granted an authorisation allowing truck owner-drivers in Queensland providing concre...
  Issued: 6^th December 2012 Release # NR 255/12
• ACCC authorises fee free ATMs in remote Indigenous communities
  The ACCC has authorised an initiative to reduce total ATM fees in very remote Indigenous communit...
  Issued: 8^th November 2012 Release # NR 237/12
• ACCC proposes to authorise SuperTAB pool agreements between wagering operators
  The ACCC proposes to grant authorisation to Tabcorp Wagering Manager (Vic) Pty Ltd to give effect...
  Issued: 7^th November 2012 Release # NR 236/12
• ACCC proposes to authorise contract talks for Queensland concrete cartage owner-drivers
  The ACCC is proposing to grant authorisation allowing truck owner-drivers in Queensland, who are ...
  Issued: 7^th November 2012 Release # NR 235/12
• ACCC proposes to allow collective bargaining for potato growers
  The ACCC proposes to authorise the South East Potato Growers Association and the Victorian Potato...
  Issued: 5^th November 2012 Release # NR 233/12
• ACCC proposes to authorise pharmaceutical industry Code of Conduct for three years
  The ACCC proposes to grant authorisation for edition 17 of Medicines Australia’s Code of Conduc...
  Issued: 26^th October 2012 Release # NR 229/12
• Qantas and Emirates withdraw application for interim authorisation
  The ACCC notes that Qantas and Emirates have withdrawn their application to the ACCC for interim ...
  Issued: 4^th October 2012 Release # NR 210/12
• ACCC grants interim authorisation to Transport Workers Union Queensland Branch
  The ACCC has granted conditional interim authorisation to allow the Transport Workers Union (Quee...
  Issued: 12^th September 2012 Release # NR 193/12
• ACCC authorises collective group dealings between private hospitals
  The ACCC has authorised the St Vincent’s Health Australia Group and St Vincent’s Private Hosp...
  Issued: 12^th September 2012 Release # NR 192/12
• Select ATMs in remote Indigenous communities likely to become fee free
  The ACCC has issued a draft determination proposing to allow a number of banks and ATM deployers ...
  Issued: 30^th August 2012 Release # NR 181/12
• ACCC allows potato growers to continue negotiations while assessment is in progress
  The ACCC has granted interim authorisation to the South East Potato Growers Association and its m...
  Issued: 23^rd August 2012 Release # NR 178/12
• ACCC conditionally authorises collective bargaining for small private hospitals
  The ACCC has granted conditional authorisation to allow prospective members of the Private Hospit...
  Issued: 20^th August 2012 Release # NR 176/12
• ACCC proposes to approve collective bargaining for Surat Basin coal producers
  The ACCC proposes to authorise Cockatoo Coal and Stanmore Coal to collectively bargain with the S...
  Issued: 16^th August 2012 Release # NR 173/12
• ACCC interim authorisation allows SuperTAB agreements
  The ACCC has granted conditional interim authorisation to Tabcorp Wagering Manager (Vic) Pty Ltd ...
  Issued: 15^th August 2012 Release # NR 172/12
• ACCC proposes to authorise collective group dealings between private hospitals
  The ACCC proposes to allow St Vincent’s Health Australia Group hospitals to engage in collectiv...
  Issued: 31^st July 2012 Release # NR 158/12
• ACCC authorises contract talks between Queensland owner-driver group and car carrier
  The ACCC is allowing truck owner drivers in Queensland to bargain as a group with car carrier CEV...
  Issued: 26^th July 2012 Release # NR 155/12
• ACCC authorises collective bargaining by Tasmanian lottery agents
  The ACCC has authorised the Lottery Agents’ Association of Tasmania (LAAT) and its current and ...
  Issued: 26^th July 2012 Release # NR 154/12
• ACCC authorises aviation alliances
  The ACCC has issued two determinations granting authorisation to an Affiliation Agreement betwee...
  Issued: 25^th July 2012 Release # NR 151/12
• ACCC authorises Star Alliance’s Corporate Plus, Conventions Plus and Meetings Plus programs
  The ACCC has granted authorisation to Star Alliance for its Corporate Plus, Conventions Plus and ...
  Issued: 25^th July 2012 Release # NR 152/12
• ACCC grants interim authorisation for potato grower contracts
  The ACCC has granted interim authorisation to the Victorian Potato Growers Council and its member...
  Issued: 25^th July 2012 Release # NR 150/12
• ACCC proposes authorising contract talks between Queensland owner-driver group and car carrier
  The ACCC proposes to allow truck owner drivers in Queensland to bargain as a group with car carri...
  Issued: 28^th June 2012 Release # NR 130/12
• ACCC proposes to authorise aviation alliances
  The ACCC today issued two separate draft decisions which propose to grant authorisation to an Aff...
  Issued: 27^th June 2012 Release # NR 127/12
• ACCC proposes to authorise Star Alliance programs
  The ACCC has issued a draft decision proposing to grant authorisation to Star Alliance for its Co...
  Issued: 27^th June 2012 Release # NR 128/12
• ACCC invites comment on proposal to conditionally authorise collective bargaining for small private hospitals
  The ACCC is inviting submissions in response to its draft determination proposing to allow prospe...
  Issued: 21^st June 2012 Release # NR 121/12
• ACCC grants interim authorisation to Australian Bankers' Association
  The ACCC has granted interim authorisation to a number of banks and ATM suppliers to enable them ...
  Issued: 21^st June 2012 Release # NR 120/12
• ACCC grants interim approval to Surat Basin coal producers to collectively bargain
  The ACCC has granted interim authorisation to allow Cockatoo Coal and Stanmore Coal to commence c...
  Issued: 20^th June 2012 Release # NR 118/12
• ACCC authorises collective bargaining by Inghams' South Australian chicken growers
  The ACCC has authorised South Australian broiler chicken growers to collectively bargain with Ing...
  Issued: 15^th June 2012 Release # NR 114/12
• Draft decision on collective bargaining by Tasmanian lottery agents
  The ACCC has issued a draft decision proposing to allow the Lottery Agents Association of Tasmani...
  Issued: 24^th May 2012 Release # NR 103/12
• ACCC grants interim authorisation to Transport Workers Union Queensland Branch
  The ACCC has granted conditional interim authorisation to an application for authorisation lodged...
  Issued: 24^th May 2012 Release # NR 101/12
• ACCC grants interim approval to Emirates and Flydubai’s Affiliation Agreement
  The ACCC has granted interim authorisation for a proposed Affiliation Agreement between Emirates ...
  Issued: 16^th May 2012 Release # NR 097/12
• ACCC grants interim approval for Etihad and Air Berlin to start implementing their aviation alliance
  The ACCC has granted interim authorisation to Etihad Airways and Air Berlin to engage in joint pr...
  Issued: 16^th May 2012 Release # NR 096/12
• ACCC authorises Corporate Alliance between Virgin Australia and Skywest Airlines
  The ACCC has granted authorisation to a Corporate Alliance between Virgin Australia and Western A...
  Issued: 10^th May 2012 Release # NR 091/12
• ACCC reauthorises arrangements for WA real estate and business agents
  The ACCC has granted conditional authorisation to arrangements between the Real Estate Institute ...
  Issued: 19^th April 2012 Release # NR 077/12
• ACCC authorises collective recycling tenders by Hunter councils
  The ACCC has authorised Hunter Resource Recovery and its member councils to collectively tender a...
  Issued: 12^th April 2012 Release # NR 074/12
• ACCC collective bargaining decision supports affordable funerals
  The ACCC has re-authorised Retirees WA (Inc) to continue its collective bargaining for members’...
  Issued: 12^th April 2012 Release # NR 073/12
• Independent furniture and bedding retailers to collectively bargain with suppliers
  The ACCC has granted authorisation to arrangements which allow Homemakers Furniture and Sleepzone...
  Issued: 12^th April 2012 Release # NR 072/12
• ACCC proposes to authorise corporate alliance between Virgin Australia and Skywest airlines
  The ACCC today issued a draft decision which proposes to grant authorisation to a Corporate Allia...
  Issued: 22^nd March 2012 Release # NR 054/12
• ACCC proposes to reauthorise rules to support high value payments
  The ACCC proposes to grant reauthorisation to the High Value Clearing System (HVCS) Regulations a...
  Issued: 21^st March 2012 Release # NR 052/12
• ACCC proposes to reauthorise arrangements for WA real estate and business agents
  The ACCC today issued a draft determination proposing to reauthorise arrangements under which the...
  Issued: 16^th March 2012 Release # NR 047/12
• ACCC proposes to allow independent furniture and bedding retailers to collectively bargain with suppliers
  The ACCC today issued a draft decision to allow Homemakers Furniture ...
  Issued: 15^th March 2012 Release # NR 045/12
• Capped fees for after-hours medical care in ACT to continue
  The ACCC has authorised CALMS Ltd, the after-hours locum medical service which operates in the AC...
  Issued: 27^th February 2012 Release # NR 030/12
• ACCC authorises collective bargaining by Queensland coal miners
  The ACCC has authorised Queensland coal miners to collectively bargain with Dudgeon Point Project...
  Issued: 16^th February 2012 Release # NR 021/12
• ACCC supports affordable funerals
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission proposes to re-authorise Retirees WA (Inc) to ...
  Issued: 16^th February 2012 Release # NR 020/12
• ACCC grants interim approval for joint recycling tender
  The ACCC has granted interim authorisation to allow Hunter Resource Recovery to run a joint tende...
  Issued: 25^th January 2012 Release # NR 011/12
• ACCC: Interim approval for continued use of high volume clearance system
  The ACCC has granted the Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA) interim authorisation to...
  Issued: 25^th January 2012 Release # NR 010/12
• ACCC grants interim approval to Virgin and Skywest's corporate alliance
  The ACCC has granted interim authorisation for a proposed corporate alliance between Virgin and S...
  Issued: 25^th January 2012 Release # NR 008/12
• Collective bargaining for film and television writers
  The ACCC has issued a decision allowing the Australian Writers' Guild (AWG) to collectively negot...
  Issued: 25^th January 2012 Release # NR 009/12