Description of Conduct
Queensland Cane Growers Organisation Ltd (Canegrowers) seeks authorisation for the collective bargaining of the terms and conditions of supply of sugarcane and making of cane supply and related contracts between sugarcane growers, processors and sugar marketers. The proposed terms include terms relating to the following matters:
a) harvesting of cane
b) delivering cane to the mill or delivery points
c) transport and handling of cane by the mill
d) acceptance and crushing of cane by the mill
e) payment to growers by the mill owner
f) forward pricing terms
g) essential terms governing the supply of GEI ('grower economic interest') sugar to the GEI sugar marketers
h) capturing the value of the by-products and related products from the sugarcane and
i) any other contracts or arrangements relating to the supply of or processing of sugar cane.
The proposed collective bargaining will be undertaken by local Canegrowers organisations on behalf of their current and future members.
On 15 December 2016 the ACCC issued a draft determination proposing to grant authorisation to the proposed collective bargaining arrangements for ten years.
On 10 February 2017 a pre-decision conference was held in Brisbane to discuss the draft determination. A summary of the issues discussed at the conference is available from the 'Pre-decision conference' link.
On 13 April 2017 the ACCC issued a final determination granting authorisation to the collective bargaining arrangements for ten years. The ACCC's decision is available from the ACCC Decisions link below.
a) harvesting of cane
b) delivering cane to the mill or delivery points
c) transport and handling of cane by the mill
d) acceptance and crushing of cane by the mill
e) payment to growers by the mill owner
f) forward pricing terms
g) essential terms governing the supply of GEI ('grower economic interest') sugar to the GEI sugar marketers
h) capturing the value of the by-products and related products from the sugarcane and
i) any other contracts or arrangements relating to the supply of or processing of sugar cane.
The proposed collective bargaining will be undertaken by local Canegrowers organisations on behalf of their current and future members.
On 15 December 2016 the ACCC issued a draft determination proposing to grant authorisation to the proposed collective bargaining arrangements for ten years.
On 10 February 2017 a pre-decision conference was held in Brisbane to discuss the draft determination. A summary of the issues discussed at the conference is available from the 'Pre-decision conference' link.
On 13 April 2017 the ACCC issued a final determination granting authorisation to the collective bargaining arrangements for ten years. The ACCC's decision is available from the ACCC Decisions link below.
Applicant(s)
- Bundaberg Canegrowers Ltd
- Canegrowers Burdekin Ltd
- Canegrowers Cairns Region Ltd
- Canegrowers Isis Ltd
- Canegrowers Rocky Point Ltd
- Herbert River District Cane Growers Organisation Ltd
- Innisfail District Cane Growers Organisation Ltd
- Mackay Canegrowers Ltd
- Maryborough Canegrowers Ltd
- Mossman Canegrowers Ltd
- Proserpine District Cane Growers Cooperative Ltd
- Queensland Cane Growers Organisation Ltd
- Tableland Canegrowers Ltd
Applications
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| Received |
Decisions
| Document title | Date | |
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| Final Determination | ||
| Draft Determination |
ACCC correspondence
Submissions - before draft decision
Submissions - after draft decision
Pre-decision conferences
| Document title | Date | |
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| Pre-decision Conference Minutes | ||
| Certificate of Pre-decision Conference |