Date lodged:
7 July 2010
Status:
Completed
Outcome:
Granted with conditions on 2 December 2010
Summary
The Applicants are various coal producers that will use the Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal in Queensland, namely: Anglo American Metallurgical Coal Pty Ltd; Aquila Resources Ltd; Bandanna Energy Ltd; Belvedere Coal Management Pty Ltd; Caledon Coal Pty Ltd; Capricorn Coal Pty Ltd; Cockatoo Coal Ltd; Jellinbah Resources Pty Ltd; Monto Coal 2 Pty Ltd; Middlemount Coal Pty Ltd; Northern Energy Corporation Ltd; Syntech Resources Pty Ltd; Wesfarmers Curragh Pty Ltd; West Rolleston Coal Pty Ltd; Yancoal Australia Pty Ltd; and Xstrata Coal Queensland Pty Ltd.
The Applicants sought authorisation to:
(i) collectively discuss and negotiate terms and conditions, including price, under which accesss to the Identified Rail Infrastructure and Services, for the purposes of transporting coal to the Wiggins Island Coal Terminal, will be acquired from QR Network; and
(ii) enter into and give effect to contracts, arrangements, or understandings between QR Network and the Applicants, containing terms and conditions, including price, upon which access to the Identified Rail Infrastructure and Services will be acquired.
On 2 December 2010, the ACCC issued a Determination granting conditional authorisation to the proposed arrangements for 15 years.
The Applicants sought authorisation to:
(i) collectively discuss and negotiate terms and conditions, including price, under which accesss to the Identified Rail Infrastructure and Services, for the purposes of transporting coal to the Wiggins Island Coal Terminal, will be acquired from QR Network; and
(ii) enter into and give effect to contracts, arrangements, or understandings between QR Network and the Applicants, containing terms and conditions, including price, upon which access to the Identified Rail Infrastructure and Services will be acquired.
On 2 December 2010, the ACCC issued a Determination granting conditional authorisation to the proposed arrangements for 15 years.
Applicant(s)
- Anglo American Metallurgical Coal Pty Ltd
- Aquila Resources Limited
- Bandanna Energy Ltd
- Belvedere Coal Management Pty Ltd
- Caledon Coal Pty Ltd
- Capricorn Coal Pty Ltd
- Cockatoo Coal Ltd
- Jellinbah Resources Pty Ltd
- Middlemount Coal Pty Ltd
- Monto Coal 2 Pty Ltd
- Northern Energy Corporation Ltd
- Syntech Resources Pty Ltd
- Wesfarmers Curragh Pty Ltd
- West Rolleston Coal Pty Ltd
- Xstrata Coal Queensland Pty Ltd
- Yancoal Australia Pty Ltd
Authorisation number(s)
- A91241
Applications
| Document title | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Received ( PDF 4.67 MB ) | 7 Jul 2010 |
Decisions
| Document title | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Final Determination ( PDF 569.13 KB ) | 2 Dec 2010 | |
| Draft Determination ( PDF 567.98 KB ) | 1 Oct 2010 | |
| Interim Authorisation Decision ( PDF 162.03 KB ) | 4 Aug 2010 |
ACCC correspondence
Submissions - before draft decision
| Document title | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Applicant ( PDF 203.23 KB ) | 25 Aug 2010 | |
| Asciano ( PDF 401.77 KB ) | 11 Aug 2010 | |
| Applicant ( PDF 274.75 KB ) | 3 Aug 2010 | |
| Applicant to ACCC re Provision of Further Information ( PDF 2.26 MB ) | 28 Jul 2010 | |
| Record of Meeting provided to QR Network ( PDF 68.53 KB ) | 26 Jul 2010 | |
| Submission by QR Network Pty Ltd ( PDF 306.08 KB ) | 29 Jul 2010 | |
| Submission by Applicant in response to Asciano submission ( PDF 212.6 KB ) | 27 Jul 2010 | |
| Asciano Limited ( PDF 56.9 KB ) | 21 Jul 2010 | |
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Submissions - after draft decision
| Document title | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Applicant ( PDF 77.23 KB ) | 8 Apr 2011 | |
| Applicant to ACCC re Response to Interested Party Submissions ( PDF 88.25 KB ) | 3 Nov 2010 | |
| Applicant ( PDF 47.69 KB ) | 20 Oct 2010 | |
| QR Network Pty Ltd ( PDF 116.01 KB ) | 20 Oct 2010 | |
| Asciano ( PDF 168.79 KB ) | 20 Oct 2010 | |
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