Tarcoola to Darwin Railway: 5-year Review of Revenues 2018-19 to 2022-23
- Project Released: 10 Dec 2024
- Project Closes: Nov 2025
- Contact: Jason Maxted
Overview
The Commission is the economic regulator of the third party access regime that applies to below-rail services on the Tarcoola to Darwin railway, established under the AustralAsia Railway (‘Third Party Access’) Code (Code). Under Clause 50(4) of the Code, the Commission must, for five-year periods, review below-rail freight revenues where no sustainable competitive prices exist. It must determine if those relevant revenues are excessive, having regard to the factors outlined in the Code.
Status
Current status is Initiate
- Initiate
- Submissions
- Draft
- Submissions
- Final
Initiate
In accordance with the AustralAsia Railway (‘Third Party Access’) Code, the Commission has commenced a periodic five-yearly review of the revenues earned on the Tarcoola to Darwin railway for below-rail services where no sustainable competitive prices exist.
The Commission has published a consultation paper that calls for submissions from stakeholders.
Written submissions on the consultation paper are invited by 21 February 2025. The Commission welcomes meetings with stakeholders regarding this review.