2002 ARTC Rail access undertaking—Interstate rail network

In February 2001, ARTC submitted a proposed undertaking to the ACCC for assessment pursuant to Part IIIA of the Trade Practices Act 1974, known as the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 from 1 January 2011. On 1 May 2002, the ACCC accepted the (revised) undertaking. The undertaking covers terms and conditions of access to the standard gauge rail tracks owned or leased by ARTC and linking Kalgoorlie (WA), Tarcoola (SA), Broken Hill (NSW), Melbourne (Vic) and Wodonga (Vic). The undertaking is effective until 1 June 2007. A minor amendment to the undertaking was accepted in 2003.


March 2003 Amendment


ARTC letter - Amendment to Schedule - March 2003.pdf (108.2 KB)

ACCC variation to ARTC decision - May 2003.pdf (142.0 KB)

Amended Schedule E - May 2003 - tracked.pdf (98.5 KB)

May 2002 Final decision


ACCC decision on ARTC undertaking - May 2002.pdf (899.2 KB)

ARTC undertaking.pdf (3.2 MB)

Letter from ARTC.pdf (33.7 KB)

February 2002 Submissions to the draft decision


Undertaking v4 - tracked.pdf (420.3 KB)

FreightCorp submission undertaking.pdf (67.7 KB)

NSW Minerals Council submission undertaking.pdf (27.8 KB)

RTSA submission undertaking.pdf (17.8 KB)

SCT submission undertaking.pdf (73.3 KB)

VIC Dept of Infrastructure submission undertaking.pdf (10.6 KB)

Toll-Patrick submission undertaking.pdf (556.3 KB)

December 2001 Public forum transcript


ARTC undertaking - Public forum - December 2001.pdf (211.3 KB)

November 2001 Draft decision


ARTC undertaking - ACCC draft decision - November 2001.pdf (811.7 KB)

Submissions to the issues paper


ARTC response to submissions on undertaking - Kelly & Co.pdf (12.3 KB)

ARTC response to submissions on undertakings - SCT.pdf (270.0 KB)

ARTC.pdf (97.4 KB)

Freight Australia.pdf (15.3 KB)

FreightCorp & Toll attachment.pdf (123.9 KB)

FreightCorp & Toll attachment 2.pdf (171.7 KB)

FreightCorp & Toll.pdf (169.0 KB)

FreightCorp submission ARTC undertaking version 3.pdf (48.4 KB)

Great Southern Railway.pdf (16.9 KB)

National Rail.pdf (72.6 KB)

NSW Government.pdf (12.8 KB)

NSW Transport.pdf (9.8 KB)

PTMS submission 1.pdf (12.5 KB)

PTMS submission 2.pdf (9.4 KB)

QR submission.pdf (69.9 KB)

SAIIR.pdf (32.4 KB)

SCT attachment.pdf (20.2 KB)

SCT submission undertaking version 3.pdf (177.6 KB)

SCT submission.pdf (34.5 KB)

SRA - NSW.pdf (18.2 KB)

Toll submission undertaking version 3.pdf (56.3 KB)

VIC Department of Infrastructure.pdf (10.5 KB)

WA Transport.pdf (19.5 KB)

August 2001 Public forum transcript


ARTC undertaking - Public forum - August 2001.pdf (222.4 KB)

ACCC Consultant reports


Currie and Brown report on ARTC costs.pdf (75.3 KB)

Resolve Advisors report on the ARTC dispute resolution process.pdf (218.6 KB)

Issues paper


ACCC issues paper - ARTC rail access undertaking.pdf (47.7 KB)

February 2001 Proposed undertaking and subsequent versions


ARTC DORC network schematic.pdf (724.0 KB)

ARTC undertaking no1.pdf (498.2 KB)

DORC valuation consultancy.pdf (420.8 KB)

Undertaking version 2 - tracked.pdf (207.9 KB)

Undertaking version 3 - tracked.pdf (220.0 KB)

Undertaking version 4 - tracked.pdf (420.3 KB)