Aurizon Network's 2017 draft access undertaking

Status
Past review
Final report
21/02/2019

On 30 November 2016, Aurizon Network submitted a draft access undertaking for the regulatory period commencing 1 July 2017 (the 2017 DAU). Aurizon Network’s 2017 access undertaking is now in force, following the QCA’s approval of Aurizon Network’s amended 2017 draft access undertaking on 21 February 2019.

Report and papers

Title Document
21 February 2019 Submission Aurizon Network – Amended 2017 DAU – mark-up pdf, 2.59 Mb
21 February 2019 Submission Aurizon Network – Amended 2017 DAU standard access agreement – mark-up pdf, 1018.20 Kb
21 February 2019 Submission Aurizon Network – Amended 2017 DAU standard train operators deed -mark-up pdf, 1.12 Mb
21 February 2019 Submission Aurizon Network – Amended 2017 DAU standard rail connection agreement – mark-up pdf, 751.08 Kb
21 February 2019 Submission Aurizon Network – Amended 2017 DAU studies funding agreement pdf, 375.71 Kb
Title Document
06 December 2018 Fact sheet Aurizon Network – 2017 DAU – QCA Decision regulatory process pdf, 404.70 Kb
06 December 2018 Fact sheet Aurizon Network – 2017 DAU – Weighted Average Cost of Capital pdf, 387.21 Kb
06 December 2018 Fact sheet Aurizon Network – 2017 DAU – Allowable Revenues and Reference Tariffs pdf, 530.43 Kb
06 December 2018 Fact sheet Aurizon Network – 2017 DAU – Maintenance and Operating Cost Allowances pdf, 546.43 Kb
06 December 2018 Fact sheet Aurizon Network – 2017 DAU – Draft Access Undertaking Provisions pdf, 376.13 Kb
Title Document
06 December 2018 Final report Final decision pdf, 4.55 Mb
06 December 2018 Final report Final decision – Appendices A-G pdf, 2.23 Mb
06 December 2018 Final report Final decision – Appendix H-1 Amended Parts and Schedules of the 2017 DAU pdf, 2.94 Mb
06 December 2018 Final report Final decision – Appendix H-2 Amended Standard Access Agreement pdf, 1.42 Mb
06 December 2018 Final report Final decision – Appendix H-3 Amended Standard Train Operations Deed pdf, 1.08 Mb
06 December 2018 Final report Final decision – Appendix H-4 Amended Standard Rail Connection Agreement pdf, 889.77 Kb
06 December 2018 Final report Final decision – Appendix H-5 Standard Studies Funding Agreement pdf, 427.93 Kb
Title Document
15 December 2017 Consultant report AECOM – Review of UT5 operating expenditure pdf, 1.79 Mb
15 December 2017 Consultant report B&H Strategic Services – Assessment of AN UT5 submission pdf, 1.24 Mb
15 December 2017 Consultant report GHD – Review of the prudency and efficiency of Aurizon Network proposed UT5 maintenance expenditure pdf, 6.26 Mb
15 December 2017 Consultant report Incenta Economics – Aurizon Network WACC for the 2017 DAU pdf, 2.80 Mb
15 December 2017 Consultant report Lally – Review of WACC Submissions on Aurizon Regulatory Review pdf, 747.70 Kb
15 December 2017 Consultant report Lally – Review of Submissions from Frontier Economics on the WACC for Aurizon Network pdf, 724.34 Kb
15 December 2017 Consultant report Resource Management International – Assessment of coal volume forecasts for Aurizon Network 2017 DAU pdf, 1.97 Mb
06 December 2018 Consultant report AECOM – Review of UT5 operating expenditure – Supplementary report pdf, 8.69 Mb
06 December 2018 Consultant report Incenta – Addressing responses to Incenta DRP estimate for the 2017 DAU pdf, 657.22 Kb
06 December 2018 Consultant report NineSquared – A comparison between the WACC proposed for Aurizon Network and normalised comparators pdf, 582.67 Kb
11 December 2018 Consultant report CFC – Review of Submissions on Aurizon DAU pdf, 890.29 Kb
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18 October 2018 Submission Aurizon Network – Revision to the nominated averaging period -20 September 2018- pdf, 312.22 Kb
18 October 2018 Submission Aurizon Network – Averaging period – 15 October 2018 pdf, 92.48 Kb
20 November 2018 Submission Aurizon Network – Updated market averaging period data – 15 November 2018 pdf, 158.10 Kb
Title Document
26 June 2018 Notice Request for comments – Proposal to change the averaging period pdf, 487.44 Kb
06 August 2018 Submission Aurizon Network submission on proposal to change the averaging period pdf, 131.58 Kb
06 August 2018 Submission QRC submission on proposal to change the averaging period pdf, 343.78 Kb
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29 May 2018 Consultation paper Request for comments – Maintenance matters pdf, 797.61 Kb
01 June 2018 Submission QRC submission on UT5 maintenance matters – Part 1 pdf, 356.98 Kb
06 August 2018 Submission QRC submission on UT5 maintenance matters – Part 2 pdf, 1.60 Mb
06 August 2018 Submission Aurizon Network submission on UT5 maintenance matters pdf, 824.39 Kb
06 August 2018 Submission Pacific National submission on UT5 maintenance matters pdf, 416.33 Kb
06 August 2018 Submission Aurizon Coal submission on UT5 maintenance matters pdf, 56.07 Kb
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29 March 2018 Submission Aurizon Network – Draft decision response submission pdf, 22.34 Mb
29 March 2018 Submission Aurizon Network – CEG – Treatment of expected inflation pdf, 776.09 Kb
29 March 2018 Submission Aurizon Network – Frontier Economics – The term of the risk free rate pdf, 462.82 Kb
29 March 2018 Submission Aurizon Network – Frontier Economics – Market risk premium pdf, 454.86 Kb
29 March 2018 Submission Aurizon Network – Frontier Economics – Equity beta pdf, 399.20 Kb
29 March 2018 Submission Aurizon Network – CEG – Evaluating the debt risk premium pdf, 792.43 Kb
29 March 2018 Submission Aurizon Network – Frontier Economics – The value of dividend imputation credits pdf, 433.75 Kb
29 March 2018 Submission Aurizon Network – KPMG – CBD and fringe office market analysis pdf, 800.02 Kb
29 March 2018 Submission Aurizon Network – 2017 DAU mark up against the QCA draft decision pdf, 1.78 Mb
29 March 2018 Submission Aurizon Network – Standard Access Agreement – mark up pdf, 538.92 Kb
29 March 2018 Submission Aurizon Network – Train Operations Deed – mark up pdf, 471.55 Kb
29 March 2018 Submission Aurizon Network – Standard Rail Connection Agreement – mark up pdf, 369.10 Kb
29 March 2018 Submission Aurizon Network – Standard Studies Funding Agreement – mark up pdf, 521.72 Kb
29 March 2018 Submission QRC – Draft decision response submission pdf, 3.39 Mb
29 March 2018 Submission QRC – Draft decision response submission – UT5 CQCN volumes pdf, 383.21 Kb
29 March 2018 Submission Aurizon Coal – Draft decision response submission pdf, 86.35 Kb
29 March 2018 Submission Aurizon Bulk – Draft decision response submission pdf, 789.45 Kb
29 March 2018 Submission Anglo American – Draft decision response submission pdf, 295.22 Kb
29 March 2018 Submission TCI Fund Management – Draft decision response submission pdf, 1.95 Mb
29 March 2018 Submission Rio Tinto – Draft decision response submission pdf, 565.98 Kb
29 March 2018 Submission Glencore – Draft decision response submission pdf, 334.35 Kb
29 March 2018 Submission Pacific National – Draft decision response submission – Cover letter and annexure pdf, 781.87 Kb
29 March 2018 Submission Pacific National – Draft decision response submission pdf, 160.94 Kb
29 March 2018 Submission IML – Draft decision response submission pdf, 1.86 Mb
Title Document
15 December 2017 Draft report QCA – Draft decision pdf, 8.28 Mb
15 December 2017 Draft report Annexure 1 – UT5 allowable revenue inputs xlsx, 421.64 Kb
Title Document
13 December 2017 Submission Aurizon Network – Deloitte – Required Returns for infrastructure assets – market based evidence pdf, 271.88 Kb
13 December 2017 Submission Aurizon Network – Frontier Economics – An updated estimate of the market risk premium pdf, 441.84 Kb
13 December 2017 Submission Aurizon Network – Frontier Economics – The term of the risk-free rate pdf, 519.61 Kb
13 December 2017 Submission Aurizon Network – New information submission – 29 September 2017 pdf, 57.27 Kb
13 December 2017 Submission Aurizon Network – Synergies – Risk comparison between Aurizon Network and energy and water networks pdf, 386.93 Kb
13 December 2017 Submission Aurizon Network – Ernst & Young – Appropriateness of the external credit ratings pdf, 708.20 Kb
13 December 2017 Submission Aurizon Network – CEG – Best estimate of inflation for regulatory purposes pdf, 1.01 Mb
13 December 2017 Submission Aurizon Network – Frontier Economics – Estimating gamma within the regulatory context pdf, 748.50 Kb
13 December 2017 Submission Aurizon Network – New information submission – 22 September 2017 pdf, 97.44 Kb
19 May 2017 Submission Aurizon Network – Market risk premium further submission pdf, 357.73 Kb
19 May 2017 Submission Aurizon Network – Frontier Economics- Recent evidence on the market risk premium pdf, 397.77 Kb
Title Document
07 April 2017 Submission Aurizon Network UT5 collaborative submission pdf, 723.40 Kb
07 April 2017 Submission Aurizon Network UT5 collaborative submission appendix 1 – 2017 DAU mark-up pdf, 2.82 Mb
07 April 2017 Submission Aurizon Network UT5 collaborative submission appendix 1 – Standard Access Agreements mark-up pdf, 623.21 Kb
07 April 2017 Submission Aurizon Network UT5 collaborative submission appendix 1 – Standard Train Operations Deed mark-up pdf, 529.56 Kb
07 April 2017 Submission Aurizon Network UT5 collaborative submission appendix 2 – Annual maintenance presentation pdf, 4.93 Mb
07 April 2017 Submission QRC UT5 collaborative submission pdf, 4.16 Mb
07 April 2017 Submission Pacific National UT5 collaborative submission pdf, 51.86 Kb
07 April 2017 Submission Aurizon Operations UT5 collaborative submission pdf, 1006.75 Kb
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22 February 2017 Submission Aurizon Operations submission on Aurizon Network 2017 DAU pdf, 249.10 Kb
22 February 2017 Submission QCoal Group submission on Aurizon Network 2017 DAU pdf, 3.39 Mb
22 February 2017 Submission Pacific National and Dalrymple Bay Coal Chain Coordinator submission pdf, 3.57 Mb
22 February 2017 Submission Anglo American submission on Aurizon Network 2017 DAU pdf, 342.27 Kb
22 February 2017 Submission Pacific National submission on Aurizon Network 2017 DAU pdf, 192.08 Kb
22 February 2017 Submission QRC submission policy on Aurizon Network 2017 DAU pdf, 8.30 Mb
22 February 2017 Submission QRC submission pricing on Aurizon Network 2017 DAU pdf, 1.56 Mb
22 February 2017 Submission Fitzroy Australia Resources submission on Aurizon Network 2017 DAU pdf, 201.25 Kb
22 February 2017 Submission RTCA submission on Aurizon Network 2017 DAU pdf, 28.19 Kb
22 February 2017 Submission BMA submission on Aurizon Network 2017 DAU pdf, 3.07 Mb
Title Document
02 December 2016 Submission Aurizon Network submission on the 2017 DAU pdf, 8.03 Mb
02 December 2016 Submission Best estimate of inflation revaluations and revenue indexation – Competition Economics Group pdf, 2.83 Mb
02 December 2016 Submission IT services market price – IT Newcom pdf, 930.20 Kb
02 December 2016 Submission Aspects of the WACC – The Brattle Report pdf, 3.40 Mb
02 December 2016 Submission Debt risk premium of coal transporters – Competition Economics Group pdf, 1.70 Mb
02 December 2016 Submission Equity beta – Frontier Economics pdf, 574.90 Kb
02 December 2016 Submission Estimating gamma for regulatory purposes – Frontier Economics pdf, 683.73 Kb
02 December 2016 Submission Market evidence on the cost of equity – Ernst & Young pdf, 440.52 Kb
02 December 2016 Submission Market risk premium – Frontier Economics pdf, 1006.01 Kb
22 December 2016 Submission Review of Self Insurance Risk Premium – Finity pdf, 4.25 Mb
22 December 2016 Submission Conceptual Insurance Program Design and Pricing – JLT pdf, 539.22 Kb
22 December 2016 Submission Aurizon Network UT5 presentation pdf, 2.68 Mb
22 December 2016 Submission UT5 Maintenance Allowance Presentation pdf, 8.56 Mb
22 December 2016 Submission UT5 WACC Presentation pdf, 4.82 Mb
10 March 2017 Submission UT5 Aurizon Network Presentation 2 March 2017 pdf, 5.33 Mb
Title Document
02 December 2016 Submission 2017 Draft Access Undertaking – clean pdf, 1.85 Mb
02 December 2016 Submission 2017 Draft Access Undertaking – mark-up from the 2016 Access Undertaking pdf, 2.02 Mb
02 December 2016 Submission Standard Access Agreement – clean pdf, 616.77 Kb
02 December 2016 Submission Standard Access Agreement – mark-up from the 2016 Access Undertaking pdf, 641.37 Kb
02 December 2016 Submission Standard Train Operations Deed – clean pdf, 603.97 Kb
02 December 2016 Submission Standard Train Operations Deed – mark-up from the 2016 Access Undertaking pdf, 628.28 Kb
02 December 2016 Submission Standard Rail Connection Agreement pdf, 297.54 Kb
02 December 2016 Submission Standard Studies Funding Agreement pdf, 375.63 Kb
Title Document
22 July 2016 Other documents Statement of Regulatory Intent pdf, 1.02 Mb
20 January 2017 Other documents Confidentiality claim template docx, 28.96 Kb
Title Document
06 December 2018 Notice Notice of Time Periods – QCA final decision – 6 December 2018 pdf, 482.47 Kb
15 December 2017 Notice Notice of Time Periods – 15 December 2017 pdf, 533.34 Kb
01 September 2017 Notice Notice of Time Periods – 1 September 2017 pdf, 577.57 Kb
02 December 2016 Notice Notice of Investigation and Time Periods – Aurizon Network-s 2017 Draft Access Undertaking pdf, 458.14 Kb
Title Document
01 September 2016 Notice Initial Undertaking Notice – extension of period pdf, 227.09 Kb
01 September 2016 Other documents Extension approval – letter to Aurizon Network pdf, 311.33 Kb
01 September 2016 Submission Aurizon Network request for extension pdf, 38.04 Kb
11 May 2016 Notice Initial Undertaking Notice pdf, 311.20 Kb
Title Document
21 February 2019 Notice Stakeholder Notice 23 – Approval of amended 2017 DAU pdf, 500.66 Kb
31 January 2019 Notice Stakeholder Notice 22 – Extension of secondary undertaking notice period pdf, 327.94 Kb
06 December 2018 Notice Stakeholder Notice 21 – QCA final decision pdf, 476.97 Kb
20 November 2018 Notice Stakeholder Notice 20 – Further late information pdf, 196.97 Kb
31 October 2018 Notice Stakeholder Notice 19 – Outcome of Judicial Review and progress to final decision pdf, 156.82 Kb
18 October 2018 Notice Stakeholder Notice 18 – Late information pdf, 290.47 Kb
31 August 2018 Notice Stakeholder Notice 17 – Progress to final decision Aurizon Network 2017 DAU pdf, 366.41 Kb
06 August 2018 Notice Stakeholder Notice 16 – Published submissions and late information pdf, 336.00 Kb
26 June 2018 Notice Stakeholder Notice 15 – Request for comments – Proposal to change the averaging period pdf, 487.44 Kb
29 May 2018 Notice Stakeholder Notice 14 – Request for comments – Maintenance matters pdf, 562.70 Kb
20 April 2018 Notice Stakeholder Notice 13 – Late information pdf, 340.31 Kb
29 March 2018 Notice Stakeholder Notice 12 – Submissions on the QCA draft decision pdf, 331.12 Kb
15 February 2018 Notice Stakeholder Notice 11 – Statement from the QCA Chair pdf, 202.08 Kb
15 December 2017 Notice Stakeholder Notice 10 – QCA draft decision pdf, 483.01 Kb
13 October 2017 Notice Stakeholder Notice 9 – Late information pdf, 355.31 Kb
12 June 2017 Notice Stakeholder Notice 8 – Process Update pdf, 304.80 Kb
19 May 2017 Notice Stakeholder Notice 7 – Information Update pdf, 319.74 Kb
22 February 2017 Notice Stakeholder Notice 6 – Published submissions and collaborative consultation period pdf, 264.56 Kb
20 January 2017 Notice Stakeholder Notice 5 – 2017 DAU consultation periods pdf, 363.53 Kb
02 December 2016 Notice Stakeholder Notice 4 – Commencement of the QCA investigation of Aurizon Network 2017 DAU pdf, 344.76 Kb
01 September 2016 Notice Stakeholder Notice 3 – Initial Undertaking Notice extension period pdf, 227.03 Kb
22 July 2016 Notice Stakeholder Notice 2 – Statement of Regulatory Intent pdf, 235.29 Kb
11 May 2016 Notice Stakeholder Notice 1 – Initial Undertaking Notice pdf, 237.42 Kb
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15 December 2017 Other documents QCA response to Aurizon Network proposed UT5 averaging period – 10 March 2017 pdf, 288.95 Kb
15 December 2017 Submission Aurizon Network proposal for UT5 averaging period – 13 February 2017 pdf, 290.62 Kb
23 May 2017 Other documents QCA response to Aurizon Network request for WACC workshop – 23 May 2017 pdf, 1.76 Mb
28 April 2017 Submission Aurizon Network request for WACC workshop – 28 April 2017 pdf, 526.41 Kb
13 April 2017 Other documents QCA response to Aurizon Network request for WACC workshop – 13 April 2017 pdf, 694.64 Kb
24 March 2017 Submission Aurizon Network request for WACC workshop – 24 March 2017 pdf, 649.64 Kb