Interstate Access Undertaking 2024

ARTC provided a response to Information request 2 on 7 June 2024. ARTC also provided a separate document with a response to aspects of stakeholder submissions on 13 June 2024. Both responses are published below. Note that the response to stakeholder submissions cross-references the response to the information request.

On 17 May 2024 the ACCC sent a request to ARTC to provide further information to support the assessment of the Proposed Undertaking. The information request covers:

• access negotiation for non-Operators 
• scope of the access undertaking (non-Operators)
• differential pricing for premium paths
• Interstate Network Development Strategy (INDS)
• sharing costs of additional capacity
• reporting in Schedules G and I
• data availability
• Inland Rail – capital expenditure and inclusion in IAU
• other revenue
• segments - Maroona to Portland line.

The period from 17 May to 7 June 2024 constitutes a specified period for a response to the notice under subsection 44ZZBCA(1) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.