Regulatory projects | ACCC

Title	Industry	Type	Status
Annual compliance assessment 2017	Rail	Compliance assessment	Under assessment 1 July 2020
The 2011 Hunter Valley Coal Network Access Undertaking (2011 HVAU) requires Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) to submit documentation to the ACCC for the purposes of an annual compliance assessment. View project
Extension of the 2008 Interstate Access Undertaking (to 30 June 2021)	Rail	Access variation	Accepted 19 June 2020
On 5 May 2020, ARTC submitted an application to vary its 2008 Interstate Access Undertaking. The variation sought to extend the term of the undertaking to 30 June 2021. View project
DORC valuation of the Interstate network	Rail	Update	Ongoing 23 April 2020
On 23 April 2020, the ACCC engaged GHD Advisory to conduct the Depreciated Optimised Replacement Cost (DORC) valuation of Australian Rail Track Corporation's (ARTC) Regulated Asset Base (RAB) on the Interstate network. View project
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. View project
ARTC letter to ACCC - Intention to extend Interstate Access Undertaking	Rail	Update	Ongoing 23 December 2019
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. View project
Proposed valuation for the Interstate network	Rail	Update	Finalised 3 December 2019
On 23 August 2019, ARTC sent a letter to the ACCC seeking views on ARTC's proposal to revalue the Regulated Asset Base (RAB) on the Interstate network using the Depreciated Optimised Replacement Cost (DORC) methodology. ARTC stated it was seeking views on this proposal prior to formally submitting its replacement Interstate Access Undertaking application for ACCC assessment. View project
2022 Hunter Valley Access Undertaking	Rail	Access undertaking	Ongoing 7 August 2019
The 2011 Hunter Valley Access Undertaking (HVAU) is due to expire on 31 December 2021. The ACCC expects that the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) will soon commence its consultation process for a replacement Hunter Valley Access Undertaking. View project
Extension of the 2008 Interstate Access Undertaking (to 30 June 2020)	Rail	Undertaking variation	Accepted 26 September 2019
On 29 July 2019, ARTC submitted an application to vary its 2008 Interstate Access Undertaking to 30 June 2020. View project
Annual compliance assessment 2015	Rail	Compliance assessment	Finalised 5 April 2019
The 2011 Hunter Valley Access Undertaking (2011 HVAU) requires ARTC to submit documentation to the ACCC for the purposes of an annual compliance assessment. View project
January 2019 variation of the 2008 Interstate Access Undertaking	Rail	Undertaking variation	Accepted 28 February 2019
On 29 January 2019 ARTC submitted an application to vary its 2008 Interstate Access Undertaking. View project
Interstate Rail Access Undertaking 2018	Rail	Access undertaking	Withdrawn 25 January 2019
On 2 March 2018, ARTC lodged a replacement undertaking for the interstate rail network. This undertaking is to replace ARTC's 2008 undertaking, which expires 31 August 2018. The access undertaking covers the terms and conditions of access for parties seeking to run trains on the mainline standard gauge rail track owned or leased by ARTC. View project
Extension of the 2008 Interstate Access Undertaking (to February 2019)	Rail	Undertaking variation	Accepted 12 December 2018
On 16 November 2018 ARTC submitted an application to vary its 2008 Interstate Access Undertaking by two months until 28 February 2019. On 20 November 2018 the ACCC sent a letter to stakeholders seeking comments on ARTC's proposal. Submissions were due by 4 December 2018. On 12 December 2018, the ACCC consented to ARTC's application to vary its 2008 Interstate Access Undertaking to extend the term to 28 February 2019. View project
September 2018 variation of the 2011 Hunter Valley Access Undertaking	Rail	Access variation	Accepted 29 November 2018
On 28 September 2018, ARTC applied to the ACCC to vary its 2011 Hunter Valley Acces View project
December 2017 variation of the 2011 Hunter Valley Access Undertaking	Rail	Access variation	Withdrawn 27 July 2018
On 21 December 2017, ARTC applied to the ACCC to vary its 2011 Hunter Valley Access Undertaking. The variation seeks to change a number of provisions in the undertaking, including: incorporating path based pricing allocating incremental capital costs on the basis of contracted capacity applying a dual ceiling limit. ARTC's application and its supporting materials are available below. View project

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