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Inquiry into the harbour towage declaration / report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

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Full title

Inquiry into the harbour towage declaration / report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

Publisher

Canberra : A.G.P.S., 1996.

Date

1996.

Call Numbers

N387.166/4 , N387.166/4A

Record Identifier

74Vv2mRkmEXg

MMS ID

991003899999702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

xv, 112 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. History of the declaration -- 2.1. Reform initiatives by other organisations -- 2.2. Public inquiry -- 2.3. Monitoring program -- 2.4. Notifications -- 2.5. Withdrawn notifications -- 2.6. Trade Practices Commission authorisations -- 3. Submissions and evidence received -- 3.1....

4.2. The service market -- 4.3. The geographic market -- 4.3.1. The towage industry's view of the market -- 4.3.2. Other views of the geographic market -- 4.3.3. The ACCC's definition of the market --4.4. Is the market substantial? -- 5. Basic market conditions -- 5.1. Demand for towage services --...

6.6. Excess capacity -- 6.7. Assessment of barriers to entry -- 7. Market conduct -- 7.1. Charges for harbour towage services -- 7.1.1. Structure of towage charges -- 7.1.2. Method of setting towage charges -- 7.1.3. Discounting -- 7.1.4. Comparative towage charges across ports -- 7.1.5. Internation...

8.3. Efficiency and productivity -- 8.3.1. Labour productivity -- 8.3.2. Tug utilisation -- 8.3.3. Over servicing -- 8.3.4. Dynamic efficiency -- 8.4. Profitability -- 8.5. Rate of return and risk -- 8.6. Impact of the reforms -- 9. Conclusions and recommendations -- Appendix A. Terms of reference a...

Publication information

Publisher

Canberra : A.G.P.S., 1996.

Place of Publication

Australian Capital Territory

Date Published

1996.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

It concluded that the need for uniformity in regulatory approach and the minimisation of compliance costs necessitates national monitoring and reporting. The ACCC recommends that the declaration of Queensland Tug and Salvage Company Pty Ltd, J Fenwick and Co Pty Ltd, J Fenwick and Co (Newcastle) Pty Ltd, Waratah Towage Pty Ltd, Howard Smith Industr...

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Full title

Inquiry into the harbour towage declaration / report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Inquiry report.

"December 1995"

"Prices Surveillance Act 1983"

Bibliography : p. 85-86.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

N387.166/4 , N387.166/4A

Record Identifier

74Vv2mRkmEXg

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv2mRkmEXg

Other Identifiers

ISBN

0642115923

9780642115928

DDC

387.166

MMS ID

991003899999702626

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