Date lodged:
30 June 2005
Status:
Completed
Outcome:
Denied on 22 February 2006
Summary
Application for authorisation A90974 has been lodged by the Tasmanian Forest Contractors Association (the TFCA) to allow it to collectively bargain with various wood companies on behalf of its members. The TFCA's members include forest contractors that provide harvesting, transportation or silviculture services to the wood companies operating in Tasmania. The TFCA has also sought authorisation (A90973) to allow its members to engage in a collective boycott of the wood companies under certain circumstances. Copies of the TFCA's application and supporting submission are provided below.
A determination denying athorisation was issued by the ACCC on 24 February 2006. The ACCC considered that the potential public benefits of the proposed arrangments were likely to be insufficient to outweigh the potential anti-competitive detrmiments. A copy of the final determination is provided below.
Applicant(s)
- Tasmanian Forest Contractors Association Limited
Authorisation number(s)
- A90973
- A90974
Applications
| Document title | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Lodgement ( PDF 2.28 MB ) | 30 Jun 2005 |
Decisions
| Document title | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Final determination ( PDF 191.56 KB ) | 22 Feb 2006 | |
| Draft determination ( PDF 209.24 KB ) | 9 Nov 2005 | |
| ACCC to Interested Parties re Interim Authorisation ( PDF 30.38 KB ) | 4 Aug 2005 | |
| ACCC to Applicant re Request for Interim Authorisation ( PDF 26.1 KB ) | 4 Aug 2005 | |
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ACCC correspondence
| Document title | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| ACCC to Applicant re Final Determination ( PDF 18.62 KB ) | 22 Feb 2006 | |
| ACCC to Interested Parties re Final Determination ( PDF 25.84 KB ) | 22 Feb 2006 | |
| ACCC to Interested Parties re Consultation Process ( PDF 153.85 KB ) | 18 Nov 2005 | |
| ACCC to Interested Parties re Draft Determination ( PDF 46.07 KB ) | 9 Nov 2005 | |
| ACCC to Applicant re Draft Determination ( PDF 92.22 KB ) | 9 Nov 2005 | |
| ACCC to Additional Interested Parties ( PDF 55.69 KB ) | 10 Aug 2005 | |
| ACCC to Interested Parties Seeking Comments ( PDF 64.01 KB ) | 6 Jul 2005 | |
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Submissions - before draft decision
Submissions - after draft decision
| Document title | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Forest Industries Association of Tasmania Ltd to ACCC re Further Submission ( PDF 141.03 KB ) | 25 Jan 2006 | |
| Submission by Applicant re Draft Determination ( PDF 864.51 KB ) | 24 Jan 2006 | |
| Forestry Tasmania to ACCC re Further Submission ( PDF 45.33 KB ) | 16 Jan 2006 | |
| Counsel to ACCC re Draft Determination ( PDF 33.03 KB ) | 8 Dec 2005 | |
| Further Submission by Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry ( PDF 26.28 KB ) | 1 Dec 2005 | |
| Submission by Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry ( PDF 29.76 KB ) | 18 Nov 2005 | |
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Pre-decision conferences
| Document title | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| ACCC to PDC Attendees re Minutes of PDC ( PDF 112.57 KB ) | 19 Dec 2005 | |
| Applicant to ACCC re Request for Pre-decision Conference ( PDF 26.9 KB ) | 15 Nov 2005 |