Undertaking application
On 23 December 2020, the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) applied to the ACCC to vary its 2011 Hunter Valley Coal Network Access Undertaking. The proposed variation seeks to extend the...
View ArticleConsultation paper
The ACCC has released a consultation paper inviting submissions on the proposed variation to the 2011 Hunter Valley Coal Network Access Undertaking, submitted by ARTC on 23 December 2020.
View ArticleAnnual compliance assessment 2018
On 23 December 2020, ARTC submitted its annual compliance documentation for the twelve month period from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018. On 15 January 2021, ARTC resubmitted their 2018 Compliance...
View ArticleCompliance submission
On 23 December 2020, ARTC submitted its annual compliance documentation for the twelve month period from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018. On 15 January 2021, ARTC resubmitted its 2018 Compliance...
View ArticleConsultation paper
The ACCC has released a consultation paper inviting submissions on ARTC's annual compliance documentation for the twelve-month period from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018, which ARTC submitted on 23...
View ArticleApplication withdrawn
On 30 March 2021, ARTC withdrew its 23 December 2020 variation application and submitted a new variation application.
View ArticleMarch 2021 variation of the 2011 Hunter Valley Coal Network Access Undertaking
On 30 March 2021, the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) submitted a new variation application for the current Hunter Valley Coal Network Access Undertaking.
View ArticleUndertaking application
On 30 March 2021, the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) applied to the ACCC to vary its current Hunter Valley Coal Network Access Undertaking. The March 2021 variation is broadly the same as...
View ArticleDraft decision
The ACCC has released its draft decision inviting stakeholder submissions on the proposed variation to the 2011 Hunter Valley Coal Network Access Undertaking, submitted by ARTC on 30 March 2021.
View ArticleExtension of the 2008 Interstate Access Undertaking (to 30 June 2023)
On 23 April 2021, ARTC submitted an application to extend the term of its 2008 Interstate Access Undertaking to 30 June 2023.
View ArticleApplication
On 23 April 2021, ARTC submitted an application to extend the term of its 2008 Interstate Access Undertaking to 30 June 2023.
View ArticleConsultation letter & submissions
The ACCC invites submissions on ARTC's extension application by 5:00 pm (AEST) 13 May 2021.
View ArticleFinal decision
On 2 June 2021, the ACCC published its Final Decision to consent to ARTC's 30 March 2021 variation application to vary the Hunter Valley Coal Network Access Undertaking.
View ArticleDecision
On 15 June 2021, the ACCC issued a notice to extend the period of the 2008 Interstate Access Undertaking to 30 June 2023.
View ArticleConsultation paper and submissions
The ACCC invites submissions on GHD's draft DORC report, and the inputs that the ACCC provided to GHD in order to develop the Regulatory Asset Base valuation of ARTC's Interstate network.
View ArticleAmended submission
On 17 June 2021, ARTC resubmitted its 2018 Compliance submission, Attachment 1 (Operating Costs) and the confidential financial model to account for an input error resulting in an approximate $900,000...
View ArticlePrivatise for efficiency, or not at all
Privatising assets without allowing for competition or regulation creates private monopolies that raise prices, reduce efficiency and harm the economy, ACCC Chair Rod Sims said in a speech on...
View ArticleFinal determination
On 10 August 2021, the ACCC released a final determination for the period 1 January to 31 December 2018. The ACCC's final determination is that ARTC's revised submission from 17 June 2021 is in...
View ArticleThe regulatory framework for ARTC's Interstate network
The ACCC is reviewing the regulatory framework for ARTC's Interstate network.
View ArticleIssues paper and submissions
On 25 August 2021, the ACCC published an issues paper as part of its review of the regulatory framework for ARTC's Interstate network.
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