Date lodged:
31 August 2001
Status:
Completed
Outcome:
Granted with conditions on 19 December 2002
Summary
RACGP sought authorisation allowing GPs working within an associateship meeting certain criteria or a partnership with corporate partners, to agree on patient fees subject to conditions. Also sought authorisation to allow GPs to agree on the fees to be charged by locums.
Application granted subject to conditions. In particular, Commission added criteria to those proposed by the RACGP regarding associateships, and restricted authorisation of partnerships with corporate members to those that met certain criteria. Commission also imposed reporting requirements on GPs taking advantage of the authorisation.
Applicant(s)
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Authorisation number(s)
- A90795
Applications
| Document title | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| RACGP submission in support of application ( PDF 545.25 KB ) | 17 Jan 2002 | |
| Clarification of application ( PDF 105.83 KB ) | 7 Sep 2004 | |
| Royal Australian College of General Practitioners ( PDF 289.27 KB ) | 31 Aug 2001 |
Decisions
| Document title | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Final Determination - pt 1 of 2 ( PDF 1.61 MB ) | 19 Dec 2002 | |
| Final Determination - pt 2 of 2 ( PDF 1.52 MB ) | 19 Dec 2002 | |
| Draft Determination ( PDF 1.75 MB ) | 20 Jun 2002 |
ACCC correspondence
| Document title | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| ACCC to Royal Australian College of General Practitioners ( PDF 441.22 KB ) | 25 Jan 2002 | |
| ACCC to interested parties ( PDF 370.11 KB ) | 24 Jan 2002 | |
| ACCC to RACGP ( PDF 132.86 KB ) | 17 Dec 2001 | |
| ACCC to the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners ( PDF 114.68 KB ) | 24 Sep 2001 | |
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Submissions - before draft decision
| Document title | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Ageing ( PDF 237.26 KB ) | 6 Jun 2002 | |
| Royal Australian College of General Practitioners ( PDF 142.23 KB ) | 29 Mar 2002 | |
| Australian Consumers Association ( PDF 180.46 KB ) | 15 Mar 2002 | |
| Australian Divisions of General Practice ( PDF 109.43 KB ) | 11 Mar 2002 | |
| Ipswich & West Moreton Division of General Practice ( PDF 21.34 KB ) | 26 Feb 2002 | |
| Rural Doctors Association of Australia ( PDF 138.22 KB ) | 23 Feb 2002 | |
| Queensland Health ( PDF 113.75 KB ) | 25 Feb 2002 | |
| General Practices Divisions Western Australia ( PDF 140.39 KB ) | 22 Feb 2002 | |
| Tasmanian General Practice Divisions ( PDF 84.01 KB ) | 15 Feb 2002 | |
| Australian Medical Association ( PDF 58.25 KB ) | 8 Feb 2002 | |
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Submissions - after draft decision
| Document title | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| J Harrower ( PDF 228.3 KB ) | 31 Oct 2002 | |
| Australian Medical Association ( PDF 194.38 KB ) | 23 Aug 2002 | |
| Australian Divisions of General Practice ( PDF 242.52 KB ) | 23 Aug 2002 | |
| Rural Doctors Association of Australia ( PDF 303.23 KB ) | 23 Aug 2002 | |
| Mayne Medical Centre Operations ( PDF 892.03 KB ) | 26 Jul 2002 | |
| Department Human Services ( PDF 37.88 KB ) | 10 Jul 2002 | |
| Dr Bronte Douglass ( PDF 180.82 KB ) | 8 Jul 2002 | |
| Rural Doctors Association of Australia ( PDF 136.17 KB ) | 8 Jul 2002 | |
| Alliance of NSW Divisions ( PDF 103.36 KB ) | 8 Jul 2002 | |
| Australian Medical Association ( PDF 43.07 KB ) | 8 Jul 2002 | |
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Pre-decision conferences
| Document title | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Australian College of General Practitioners ( PDF 144.6 KB ) | 8 Jul 2002 |