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On 25 August 2022, the ACCC made a draft determination proposing to grant authorisation, with conditions, to enable the Australian Energy Market Operator and energy industry participants to engage in certain coordination and information sharing activities for the purpose of ensuring the reliable operation of energy systems.
On 9 August 2022, the ACCC made a draft determination proposing to grant authorisation to LGA Procurement, on behalf of itself, 64 local government councils and 7 associated local government entities to pool the Participating Entities’ electricity demand.
The ACCC has granted authorisation to enable the Customer Owned Banking Association to implement certain provisions of its code of practice. Authorisation has been granted until 19 August 2027.
On 9 August 2022, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (the ACCC) made a draft determination proposing to grant authorisation, with conditions, to enable Coles Group Limited, other participating supermarkets and other approved supermarkets to continue cooperating in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure supply and distribution of retail products and a safe operating environment.
The ACCC is aware of a report that the ACCC has raised preliminary concerns regarding ANZ’s (ASX: ANZ) possible acquisition of MYOB, and that the ACCC will conduct a public review.
The ACCC has not expressed any view on this possible transaction.
If the transaction proceeds, the ACCC will make a decision on whether a public review will be conducted once it has received a submission from the parties.
Details of any public review would be posted on our public register.
The ACCC has decided to revoke authorisation AA1000596 and grant authorisation AA1000612 in substitution to enable Albury City Council, Wodonga City Council, Indigo Shire Council, Greater Hume Council, Federation Council, Leeton Shire Council, Berrigan Shire Council and Edward River Council (the Participating Councils) to collectively tender and contract for waste and recycling collection, transport, sorting, and processing services until 30 June 2034.
The ACCC proposes to re-authorise Recycling Victoria and 16 councils in the south eastern metropolitan Melbourne region (the Participating Councils) to conduct a joint competitive tender process to investigate, and potentially procure, the provision of advanced waste processing services (AWP). AWP involves processes to recover alternative resources (such as electricity or fuel) from municipal residual waste.
The ACCC has become aware of a media report that states that Dye & Durham’s (D&D) proposed acquisition of Link Administration Holdings (ASX:LNK) requires approval from the ACCC which it has agreed to provide by 22 September 2022.
The ACCC proposes to revoke authorisation AA1000453 and grant authorisation AA1000610 in substitution to enable the Goulburn Valley Waste and Resource Recovery Group (GVWRRG) and North East Waste and Resource Recovery Group (NEWRRG), on behalf of themselves and 18 councils and alpine resort management boards located in regional areas (together, the Applicants) to jointly procure waste and resource recovery services.
Digital Platform Regulators Forum names algorithms, digital transparency and increased collaboration as priorities for 2022-23. The heads of the four members of the Digital Platform Regulators Forum (the forum) met yesterday and have agreed on a collective set of priorities for 2022-23.
The ACCC has granted authorisation to enable three Tasmanian councils to engage in collective tendering and contracting for food and garden organics processing services, including acceptance, sorting and disposal. Authorisation has been granted until 8 December 2026.
The ACCC proposes to revoke authorisation AA1000596 and grant authorisation AA1000612 in substitution to enable Albury City Council, Wodonga City Council, Indigo Shire Council, Greater Hume Council, Federation Council, Leeton Shire Council, Berrigan Shire Council and Edward River Council (the Participating Councils) to collectively tender and contract for waste and recycling collection, transport, sorting, and processing services.
On 8 June 2022, the ACCC granted interim authorisation to Virgin Australia Regional Airlines Pty Ltd, Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd, Alliance Airlines Pty Limited and Alliance Aviation Services Limited (together, the Applicants) to enter into and give effect to an extension of their Charter Alliance Agreement.
The ACCC has issued a determination granting authorisation to enable Cardtronics to agree with financial institutions who become members of its proposed Allpoint and Allpoint+ ATM networks that Cardtronics will provide their cardholders with surcharge-free ATM transactions.
The ACCC has decided to authorise the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council (EMRC), the City of Bayswater, the Town of Bassendean and the Shire of Mundaring in relation to the establishment of a Regional Waste Collection Service, where each of the 3 councils, which account for 7% of households in metropolitan Perth, will jointly negotiate and administer, and enter and give effect to, service agreements with the EMRC for the provision of collection and ancillary waste services.
The ACCC proposes to grant authorisation to the Customer Owned Banking Association, and current and future members, to implement certain provisions of the Customer Owned Banking Code of Practice for five years.
The ACCC has issued a final determination granting authorisation to the State of Western Australia as represented by the Department of Health (the Department) to permit coordination with various health service providers, in order to maximise the effectiveness of their response to the continued COVID-19 pandemic.
The ACCC has granted interim authorisation to LGA Procurement to enable it and participating councils in South Australia to commence a joint tender process for the supply of retail electricity services, including renewable electricity.
The ACCC has granted interim authorisation to the Goulburn Valley Waste and Resource Recovery Group (GVWRRG) and North East Waste and Resource Recovery Group (NEWRRG), on behalf of themselves and 18 councils and alpine resort management boards located in regional areas (together, the Applicants) to allow the applicants to commence initial procurement processes for specific domestic kerbside waste and resource recovery services.
The ACCC has determined that Port of Portland Pty Ltd (POPL) is an ‘exempt service provider’ of port terminal services provided via its port terminal facility at Portland, Victoria.