Re: Union delivers ultimatum on coal trains

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
39c9eac9$0$24865$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au">news:39c9eac9$0$24865$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> "David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message news:V3by5.7>
> Tezza (tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au) wrote:
> > > "The ASU has also referred the matter to the Australian Competition
and
> > > Consumer Commission (ACCC), saying privatisation will lead to a
monopoly
> of
> > > rail services in the Hunter."
> >
> > > As opposed to the monopoly there now?
> >
> > It's currently government operated, so that doesn't apply.
>
> Those trying to compete with FC might say differently.

Of course - but I don't have a copy of the Trade Practices Act handy (and am
too drunk to wander off to AustLII) so I cannot provide a definitive
reference, but I believe that government businesses are "sort of" exempt
from the TPA (under certain circumstances).

Will wander in to AustLII when sober and awake (some time tomorrow morning)
and have a look at anything that is applicable.

Dave