News releases by topic by year

Food, health & fitness

2003 - 2007

• RACP and RANZCR alter nuclear medicine credentialling criteria
  The Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of ...
  Issued: 30^th November 2007 Release # MR 322/07
  
• ACCC concerned about doctors' proposed collective bargaining
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a draft objection notice to the col...
  Issued: 9^th November 2007 Release # MR 306/07
  
• ACCC alleges anticompetitive conduct by two cardiothoracic surgeons
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has instituted proceedings in the Federal Cour...
  Issued: 7^th February 2007 Release # MR 028/07
  
• Menopause Institute admits deceiving its patients about menopause treatments
  The Menopause Institute of Australia has admitted misleading and deceiving its patients and poten...
  Issued: 20^th December 2006 Release # MR 316/06
  
• ACCC conducts market inquiries on Johnson & Johnson's proposed divestiture
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will undertake market inquiries on a divestitu...
  Issued: 13^th December 2006 Release # MR 307/06
  
• ACCC obtains court injunctions over the RANA system cancer treatment
  The Federal Court of Australia today made orders by consent against several NuEra companies and M...
  Issued: 28^th November 2006 Release # MR 284/06
  
• Comments call on Healthe Care Australia's proposed acquisition of Brisbane Waters Private Hospital
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today issued a Statement of Issues on the prop...
  Issued: 8^th November 2006 Release # MR 259/06
  
• ACCC institutes against Menopause Institute of Australia, Managing Director alleging misleading and deceptive health claims
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has instituted legal proceedings against Menop...
  Issued: 4^th August 2006 Release # MR 173/06
  
• Federal Court declares Slendertone Machine will not make users slender nor toned
  The Federal Court in Perth has declared that Slendertone Health ...
  Issued: 22^nd March 2006 Release # MR 062/06
  
• ACCC not to oppose Lake Imaging's acquisition of diagnostic imaging practices of St John of God Health Care
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose the acquisition by Lake Imagin...
  Issued: 3^rd March 2006 Release # MR 046/06
  
• Australian Government issues third ACCC medical indemnity report
  The Australian Government today issued the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission report ...
  Issued: 16^th February 2006 Release # MR 029/06
  
• ACCC report on private health sector
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has noted some concerns, but also some progres...
  Issued: 8^th December 2005 Release # MR 300/05
  
• ACCC requires Ramsay Health to sell a further three hospitals
  To secure Australian Competition and Consumer Commission approval for its acquisition of Affinity...
  Issued: 24^th August 2005 Release # MR 207/05
  
• Medical colleges report received by health ministers
  Joint News Release: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and Australian Health Minister...
  Issued: 28^th July 2005 Release # MR 181/05
  
• ACCC invites further comment on the Ramsay Affinity acquisition
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today published a Statement of Issues for mark...
  Issued: 1^st July 2005 Release # MR 171/05
  
• ACCC to authorise capped fee structure for the Canberra After Hours Locum Medical Service
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will grant authorisation to the Canberra After...
  Issued: 30^th June 2005 Release # MR 168/05
  
• Baxter's conduct hindered competition but protected by 'crown immunity' : Federal Court
  In a judgment published yesterday* the Federal Court has held that despite conduct likely to hind...
  Issued: 22^nd June 2005 Release # MR 154/05
  
• ACCC proposes to authorise capped fees of Canberra After Hours Locum Medical Service
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a draft determination proposing to ...
  Issued: 20^th May 2005 Release # MR 124/05
  
• Solarium safety claims found to be misleading
  Claims that solarium treatments were 'safe', or 'the safe alternative to Tassie's sun', were fals...
  Issued: 19^th April 2005 Release # MR 093/05
  
• ACCC to inquire into Ramsay / Affinity private hospital acquisition
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will examine the competition effects of an acq...
  Issued: 14^th April 2005 Release # MR 088/05
  
• ACCC issues report on private health sector
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has raised a number of concerns about the priv...
  Issued: 8^th December 2004 Release # MR 272/04
  
• ACCC moves to take contempt action against impotency clinic and its managing director
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has applied for orders in the Federal Court, S...
  Issued: 3^rd November 2004 Release # MR 237/04
  
• ACCC medical Info kit national release
  A new ACCC Info kit for the medical profession has today been made available to general practitio...
  Issued: 24^th September 2004 Release # MR 210/04
  
• Medical Info kit launched
  A new ACCC Info kit for the medical profession was launched in Wagga Wagga today by Australian Co...
  Issued: 26^th August 2004 Release # MR 179/04
  
• Radiology acquisition 'likely to substantially lessen competition'
  The proposed acquisition by DCA of MIA, announced by DCA on 7 June 2004, is likely to substantial...
  Issued: 29^th July 2004 Release # MR 139/04
  
• ACCC takes court action against Advanced Medical Institute, publicist and TV star for alleged misleading claims
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has instituted legal proceedings against Advan...
  Issued: 20^th July 2004 Release # MR 130/04
  
• ACCC settles proceedings against Australian Biologics
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has settled, by consent, its proceedings again...
  Issued: 15^th July 2004 Release # MR 125/04
  
• Competition tribunal upholds ACCC NSW Health authorisation
  The Australian Competition Tribunal has handed down its decision on its review of the Australian ...
  Issued: 13^th April 2004 Release # MR 059/04
  
• ACCC allows Catholic health facilities to collectively bargain with health funds, Repatriation Commission and suppliers
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has authorised* a network of Catholic health f...
  Issued: 5^th March 2004 Release # MR 031/04
  
• Report sheds new light on Medical Indemnity Premiums
  The Australian Government has today issued a new report by the Australian Competition and Consume...
  Issued: 23^rd February 2004 Release # MR 018/04
  
• Full Federal Court upholds decision that MBF Health Insurance advertising was false and misleading
  The Full Federal Court today affirmed a decision of Justice Hill that Medical Benefits Fund of Au...
  Issued: 16^th December 2003 Release # MR 271/03
  
• ACCC decision maintains life insurance bar on genetic testing
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has allowed a two-year extension of an agreeme...
  Issued: 8^th December 2003 Release # MR 260/03
  
• Advanced Medical Institute and managing director admit misleading patients about impotency treatments
  The Advanced Medical Institute Pty Limited and its Managing Director, Mr Jacov Vaisman, engaged i...
  Issued: 3^rd December 2003 Release # MR 253/03
  
• ACCC health sector report raises concerns
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has raised a number of concerns about the priv...
  Issued: 25^th November 2003 Release # MR 247/03
  
• ACCC authorises code of conduct governing drug companies' dealings with doctors
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has authorised*, subject to conditions, a code...
  Issued: 18^th November 2003 Release # MR 242/03
  
• ACCC authorises industry code to restrict manufacture of illegal amphetamines
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a decision authorising a code aimed...
  Issued: 27^th October 2003 Release # MR 229/03
  
• ACCC welcomes announcement of the health services advisory committee
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has welcomed the announcement of the Health Se...
  Issued: 5^th September 2003 Release # MR 191/03
  
• ACCC proposes to allow catholic health facilities to collectively bargain with health funds and other suppliers
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a draft decision proposing to autho...
  Issued: 25^th August 2003 Release # MR 176/03
  
• ACCC institutes proceedings against Australian Biologics alleging misleading claims in health product
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has instituted proceedings in the Federal Cour...
  Issued: 1^st July 2003 Release # MR 144/03
  
• ACCC requires reform of surgeons' training program
  Major reforms to the program that trains and selects surgeons in Australia have been required by ...
  Issued: 30^th June 2003 Release # MR 139/03
  
• Greater consumer awareness of drug companies' dealings with doctors proposed
  Consumers should have greater awareness of drug companies dealings with doctors under a proposed ...
  Issued: 27^th June 2003 Release # MR 134/03
  
• Private in-patients win under NSW Health authorisation
  The NSW Department of Health will charge no more than the relevant Medicare benefit for pathology...
  Issued: 27^th June 2003 Release # MR 135/03
  
• ACCC's interim decision approves industry code to restrict manufacture of illegal amphetamines
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has granted interim authorisation* to a code a...
  Issued: 25^th February 2003 Release # MR 041/03
  
• ACCC report on aspects of competition in the pharmacy sector
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission report on aspects of competition in the pharma...
  Issued: 14^th February 2003 Release # MR 032/03
  
• Consumer refunds for claimed health cures sold over internet
  Victorian based Internet trader Mr Michael Desveaux will provide refunds to consumers who bought ...
  Issued: 10^th February 2003 Release # MR 025/03
  
• ACCC proposes surgical college reform to help address surgeons shortage
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has proposed reform to the selection, training...
  Issued: 6^th February 2003 Release # MR 016/03