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The ACCC has granted re-authorisation to Australian Payments Network Limited’s (AusPayNet) High Value Clearing System (HVCS) regulations and procedures that apply to suspension and termination of members and the requirement that HVCS members join the Society of Worldwide Interbank Financial Transactions (SWIFT).
The ACCC has decided to authorise the 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.
The ACCC has decided to grant re-authorisation to enable CALMS Ltd (CALMS) to continue to use its ‘not to exceed’ fee schedule in the provision of after-hours primary medical care in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The final determination follows the ACCC’s draft determination and interim authorisation decision on 24 February 2022.
The ACCC has granted authorisation to enable a group of Queensland councils to engage in collective tendering for recyclables processing services. Authorisation has been granted until 30 January 2041.
The ACCC has issued a draft determination proposing to authorise the City of Hobart Council, Glenorchy City Council and Kingborough City Council (the Participating Councils) to collectively tender and contract for food organics and garden organics (Organics) processing services. Authorisation is proposed for 4 years and 6 months.
The ACCC proposes to grant re-authorisation to the New Payments Platform (NPP) Regulations that apply to suspension and termination of NPP participants.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (the ACCC) has granted interim authorisation, with conditions, to enable Coles Group Limited, other participating supermarkets and other approved supermarkets to continue cooperating to ensure the fair and equitable distribution of retail products and a safe operating environment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ACCC has granted authorisation to enable the Insurance Council of Australia (the ICA) and firms that issue business interruption insurance policies to enter and give effect to agreements to use a web-based portal called the DSpark Tool to assist in the assessment of business interruption insurance claims arising from COVID-19. The DSpark Tool provides a common database that aggregates existing, publicly available information about COVID-19 exposure sites and public health orders.
The ACCC has granted authorisation to enable a group of Barwon Region councils to engage in collaborative tendering for e-waste collection services, managed by Barwon South West Waste and Resource Recovery Group. Authorisation has been granted until 14 October 2031.
The ACCC has issued a final determination granting authorisation to the South Australian Department for Health and Wellbeing (the Department) to permit them to coordinate with various health service providers, in order to maximise the effectiveness of their response to the continued COVID-19 pandemic.
The ACCC proposes to authorise 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 released a draft determination proposing to grant authorisation to enable diesel exhaust fluid (also known as ‘AdBlue’) manufacturers and other industry participants to collaborate, in conjunction with the Commonwealth Government, to obtain supply of refined urea, a key ingredient in AdBlue, and prioritise distribution of refined urea and AdBlue should shortages emerge.
The ACCC has decided to grant authorisation to the Mortgage and Finance Association Australia (MFAA), until 31 March 2027, to allow it to continue administer its disciplinary rules, which enforce the MFAA’s Code of Practice.
The ACCC proposes to grant re-authorisation to Australian Payments Network Limited’s (AusPayNet) High Value Clearing System (HVCS) regulations and procedures that apply to suspension and termination of members and the requirement that HVCS members join the Society of Worldwide Interbank Financial Transactions (SWIFT).
The ACCC has granted interim authorisation to enable Cardtronics and financial institutions who join a proposed Allpoint ATM network to reach agreements with Cardtronics to provide cardholders of these financial institutions with the ability to access surcharge free ATM transactions (cash withdrawals and balance checks) throughout the Allpoint ATM network.
The ACCC has decided to authorise arrangements which allow WA Primary Health Alliance Ltd (WAPHA) and a group of organisations managing other Primary Health Networks (PHNs, collectively, the Participating PHNs) to jointly scale up and develop their own data extraction software for use by the Participating PHNs and their affiliated General Practice (GP) clinics (the Proposed Conduct).
The ACCC has issued a draft determination proposing to authorise the 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.
The ACCC has issued a draft determination proposing to grant authorisation to enable the Insurance Council of Australia (the ICA) and firms that issue business interruption insurance policies to enter and give effect to agreements to use a web-based portal called the DSpark Tool to assist in the assessment of business interruption insurance claims arising from COVID-19. The DSpark Tool provides a common database that aggregates existing, publicly available information about COVID-19 exposure sites and public health orders.
The ACCC has issued a final determination granting authorisation to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) and electricity industry participants for certain maintenance coordination and information sharing arrangements to ensure secure and reliable electricity supply, and minimise the risk of outages, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ACCC has decided to authorise the Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Group, 3 regional waste and resource recovery groups, 27 metropolitan Melbourne councils and 8 regional Victorian councils to conduct a collaborative tender process to procure sorting services for commingled household recyclable waste collected from residents’ kerbsides.