2006 Access Undertaking Amendments + Activities
DBCT Non-Expansion Capital Expenditure 2008-09
On 20 May 2010, DBCT Management submitted a draft amending access undertaking (DAAU) seeking to adjust the Annual Revenue Requirement (ARR), Revenue Cap and Reference Tariff for the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal, based on the expenditure incurred on non-expansion capital (NECAP) projects completed in the 2008-09 financial year.
NECAP works are not designed to increase terminal capacity, but are undertaken to satisfy workplace, health & safety and environmental requirements or are beyond the scope of the operator's annual maintenance plan.
DBCT Management sought approval for expenditure of $11.1 million incurred on NECAP projects completed during 2008-09 financial year. As a result, DBCT Management proposed to increase the revenue cap by around $1.4 million per annum and to increase the terminal infrastructure charge by around $0.016 per tonne. DBCT Management proposed that the charge for 2009-10 be paid as a one-off payment, with the exact amount to be settled in consultation with the Authority.
On 21 May 2010, the Authority published the DAAU on the Authority's website and invited submissions from stakeholders by 10 June 2010. No submissions were received.
On 24 June 2010, the Authority made a final decision to approve the DAAU for expenditure incurred on NECAP projects completed in 2008-09.
The Authority's decision is available below. Also available are the DAAU submitted by DBCT Management and a technical review of the DAAU by the Authority’s consultants, Flagstaff.
If you have any questions on this matter, please contact Paul Bilyk on 07 3222 0506.
Decision/Recommendation
Interim Reports/Papers
Submissions
