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The ACCC has granted authorisation to allow the members of both Medicines Australia (MA) and the Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (GBMA) to cooperate in relation to the supply of prescription-only medicines that are critical to patient health and devices or services that are supplied or administered with these medicines, if there are shortages resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ACCC has issued a draft determination proposing to grant authorisation to enable Ingham’s, Turosi, Hazeldene’s Chicken Farm and the Australian Chicken Meat Federation (the representative body for the chicken meat industry) to coordinate through a ‘COVID Working Group’ to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated Victorian stage 4 restrictions on the chicken meat industry.
The ACCC has issued a determination granting authorisation to enable the National Lotteries and Newsagents Association (NLNA) to collectively bargain on behalf of its current and future members with Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (Tabcorp).
The ACCC has issued a determination granting authorisation to Private Healthcare Australia Limited (PHA), its members, and Members Health Fund Alliance and its members (the Participating Parties) to make, and give effect to, arrangements, and to discuss and share information with each other in relation to private health insurance coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ACCC has issued a determination granting authorisation to the National Pharmaceutical Services Association (the NPSA), its current and future members and Community Service Obligation Distributors (together, the Participants) to coordinate activities necessary for the purpose of providing continued and equitable access to medicines and pharmacy products for all Australians during supply shortages that may arise from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ACCC has granted interim authorisation to the National Honda Dealer Council (NHDC) to enable itself and represented Honda Australia dealers to share information, and to commence negotiations with Honda Australia about the proposed terms of a new agency model proposed to be entered into between Honda Australia and dealers, whereby dealers would deal with consumers as agents of Honda Australia in some respects rather than in their own right (the New Model).
The ACCC has issued a final determination granting conditional authorisation to enable Regional Express Pty Ltd (Rex) to coordinate flight schedules with Qantas and/or Virgin Australia to efficiently manage capacity, and share revenue as necessary, on 10 regional routes in response to the collapse in demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ACCC has issued a determination granting authorisation to Medical Technology Association of Australia Limited, its members, and relevant non-members in the medical technology industry to cooperate in the supply of medical equipment and related supplies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ACCC has issued a final determination granting authorisation to enable NBN Co and a group of retail communications services providers (the Special Working Group) to discuss, agree, and implement capacity optimisation strategies for the National Broadband Network, solely for the purpose of responding to the changes in demand on the network resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ACCC has granted interim authorisation to enable Qantas and China Eastern Airlines' to continue to give effect to a joint coordination agreement that has been in place since 2015. The agreement facilitates an alliance between Qantas and China Eastern Airlines for operations between Australia and mainland China.
The ACCC has issued a draft determination proposing to grant authorisation to enable Gladstone Regional Council, Rockhampton Regional Council, Livingstone Shire Council and Central Highlands Regional Council (together the Participating Councils) to jointly procure recyclables processing services for three years.
On 2 September 2020, the ACCC has issued a determination granting conditional authorisation to enable the Australian Energy Council (AEC), its members and other participating retailers of gas or electricity to engage in collective conduct for the purpose of providing financial and/or other relief to retail energy customers facing financial difficulties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ACCC has issued a draft determination proposing to grant conditional authorisation to the Australian New Zealand Industrial Gas Association (ANZIGA). Authorisation would enable ANZIGA’s members and their related bodies corporate and other suppliers of medical oxygen to hospitals and similar medical facilities to exchange information and make and give effect to contracts, arrangements and understandings to ensure security of supply of medical oxygen to hospitals and similar medical facilities during the COVID‑19 pandemic.