ARTC letter to stakeholders
On 19 December 2022 ARTC provided a letter to stakeholders outlining its intent to submit a new 2023 IAU and a further extension of the 2008 IAU in early 2023.
This letter is available below.
Rail
ARTC's further submission
On 1 December 2022 ARTC provided a further submission to the ACCC as part of the 2019 and 2020 annual compliance process.
ACCC letter to ARTC
ARTC is likely to provide notice later this year of its intention to submit a replacement undertaking for the current IAU that is due to expire on 30 June 2023. On 10 October 2022, the ACCC sent a letter to ARTC regarding the potential timing of assessing a replacement undertaking.
Timing of a new Interstate Access Undertaking
On 10 October 2022 the ACCC sent a letter to ARTC regarding the potential timing of assessing a replacement undertaking. On 19 December 2022 ARTC provided a letter to stakeholders outlining its intent to submit a new 2023 IAU and a further extension of the 2008 IAU in early 2023.
Final determination
On 16 December 2022, the ACCC released a final determination for the period 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2020.
Guidance paper
On 22 July 2022, the ACCC published a Guidance Paper for ARTC’s Interstate network access undertaking 2023.
ARTC's pre-assessment documents
ARTC has provided its indicative Constrained Coal Customer Unders and Overs Estimate and True-Up Test Audit report for 2021, ahead of its formal annual compliance submission (expected in late 2022).
Hunter Valley rail network annual compliance assessment 2021
ARTC has provided its indicative Constrained Coal Customer Unders and Overs Estimate and True-Up Test Audit report for 2021, ahead of its formal annual compliance submission (expected in late 2022).
Consultation paper
On 16 February 2022, the ACCC released a consultation paper inviting submissions on ARTC's public annual compliance documentation for calendar years 2019 and 2020. Submissions closed on 17 March 2022 and are available on the ACCC's website.
ARTC's compliance submission
In version 8 of the HVAU, ARTC committed to using its 'best endeavours to complete the 2019 and 2020 Compliance Assessments as a single submission' (Section 4J.10 (g)). On 26 November 2021, ARTC submitted its annual compliance documentation for calendar years 2019 and 2020. ARTC submitted revised versions of the main compliance submission documents and confidential financial model on 7 and 27 January 2022 to rectify minor errors. ARTC submitted further revised versions of the submission documents and financial models on 24 and 28 August 2022 respectively, to rectify a minor error.