| Title | Industry | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telstra's Migration Plan | Communications | Compliance assessment |
Ongoing
10 April 2017 |
The Migration Plan sets out the steps that Telstra will take to progressively migrate voice and broadband services from its copper and Hybrid Fibre Coaxial networks to the NBN. |
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| Facilities Access Code Review 2019 | Communications | Review |
Ongoing
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The ACCC’s A Code of Access to Telecommunications Transmission Towers, Sites of Towers and Underground Facilities (the Facilities Access Code) was made under Clause 37 of Part 5 of Schedule 1 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. |
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| NBN Wholesale Market Indicators Report | Communications | Policy development |
Ongoing
20 February 2020 |
The ACCC proposes to publish a NBN Wholesale Market Indicators report which would provide, on a quarterly basis, visibility over the development of the wholesale market for NBN access services. |
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| Gas inquiry 2017-2025 | Energy | Inquiry |
Ongoing
Commenced 19 April 2017 |
On 19 April 2017, the Australian Government directed the ACCC to conduct a wide-ranging inquiry into the supply of and demand for natural gas in Australia, as well as to publish regular information on the supply and pricing of gas for the next three years. |
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| Viterra wheat port exemption assessment | Wheat export | Access exemption |
Under assessment
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On 2 July 2019, Viterra provided a written application to the ACCC seeking to be determined an exempt service provider of port terminal services provided by means of all six of their port terminal facilities located in South Australia. |
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| Measuring Broadband Australia program | Communications | Monitoring |
Ongoing
7 November 2019 |
On 7 April 2017, the Federal Government announced that it will fund a new broadband performance monitoring program to provide Australian consumers with accurate and independent information about broadband speeds. |
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| Customer access network & infrastructure record keeping rules | Communications | Monitoring |
Finalised
December 2017 |
The ACCC made the Audit of Telecommunications Infrastructure Assets - Record Keeping Rules (Infrastructure RKR) in December 2007. The RKR requires specified carriers to report on the locations of their core network and customer access network (CAN) infrastructure. |
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| Riordan Grain Services Port of Portland wheat port exemption assessment | Wheat export | Access exemption |
Under assessment
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On 26 October 2018 the ACCC released an Issues Paper to commence a public consultation process on the application submitted by Riordan Grain Services. Submissions are due by 16 November 2018. |
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| GrainCorp Port of Portland wheat port exemption assessment | Wheat export | Access exemption |
Under assessment
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On 29 November 2018, GrainCorp provided a written application to the ACCC seeking to be determined an exempt service provider of port terminal services provided by means of its port terminal facility at the Port of Portland in Victoria. |
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| Annual compliance assessment 2016 | Rail | Compliance assessment |
Finalised
23 December 2019 |
The 2011 Hunter Valley Access Undertaking requires Australian Rail Track Corporation to submit documentation to the ACCC for the purposes of an annual compliance assessment. |
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| ARTC letter to ACCC - Intention to extend Interstate Access Undertaking | Rail | Update |
Ongoing
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Under section 2.2(b) of the 2008 Interstate Access Undertaking (IAU), ARTC must submit to the ACCC a written statement outlining whether or not it intends to submit a new undertaking to the ACCC for its consideration, no later than six months prior to the expiry of the 2008 IAU. ARTC’s 2008 IAU is currently due to expire on 30 June 2020. |
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| Electricity market monitoring 2018-2025 | Energy | Inquiry |
Ongoing
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On 20 August 2018, the Treasurer directed the ACCC to hold a public inquiry that will monitor the prices, profits and margins in the supply of electricity in the National Electricity Market. The inquiry will provide its first report by 31 March 2019 and at least every six months thereafter until the conclusion of the inquiry on 31 August 2025. |
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| Domestic transmission capacity service final access determination inquiry 2019 | Communications | Access determination |
Ongoing
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On 5 June 2019, the ACCC released a consultation paper to formally commence a public inquiry into making a final access determination (FAD) for the domestic transmission capacity service (DTCS). |
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| Review of the water charge rules: advice development | Water | Policy advice |
Finalised
9 December 2019 |
In response to a recommendation from the Independent Review of the Water Act 2007 in 2014, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment wrote to the ACCC requesting advice on possible amendments to the Water Charge (Infrastructure) Rules 2010, Water Charge (Planning and Management Information) Rules 2010, and Water Charge (Termination Fees) Rules 2009. |
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