2011 Electric Traction Services DAAU

On 16 December 2011, QR Network Pty Ltd (QR Network) submitted a draft amending access undertaking (DAAU) to the Authority for its approval.

In it, QR Network proposed to amend the pricing arrangements for electric traction services in the approved 2010 access undertaking, in particular to:

introduce a single network AT₅ charge, combining the total costs and total forecast demand of the Blackwater and Goonyella electric networks;
introduce a requirement that operators pay AT₅ for at least 90% of train services that could feasibly be operated with electric trains, including services actually operated with diesel trains; and
limit the AT₅ tariff adjustments in a single year to be no more than 5% per annum to recoup any substantial under-recoveries of the AT₅ revenue cap.

Under section 142 of the Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997 (the QCA Act), the Authority must consider QR Network's DAAU and either approve, or refuse to approve, it.

On 21 December 2011, the Authority issued QR Network with a notice of investigation, under s.146 of the QCA Act, and published the DAAU.

On 27 July 2012, the Authority made a draft decision not to approve QR Network’s electric traction services DAAU. The Authority received 26 submissions on the draft decision and, given the large amount of new material provided, the Authority received 14 further submissions commenting on that new material.

The Authority's consideration of this matter concluded on 22 January 2013 when Aurizon Network withdrew its DAAU.

The DAAU, the Authority's draft decision, stakeholders' comments, and related documents can be downloaded below.

Decision/Recommendation

QCA Draft Decision (Jul 12) (PDF, 450KB)

Interim Reports/Papers

Issues for further comments (Oct 12) (PDF, 24KB)
Notice of Investigation (Dec 11) (PDF, 120KB)
Notice of Time Periods (Jan 13) (PDF, 15KB)
QR Network - Letter re: submission of DAAU (Dec 11) (PDF, 550KB)
QR Network’s DAAU (Dec 11) (PDF, 1.3MB)
QR Network’s submission in support of the DAAU (Explanatory Notes) (Dec 11) (PDF, 910KB)
Aurizon Network - 22 January 2013 Letter Withdrawing its Electric Traction Services DAAU (Jan 13) (PDF, 281KB)

Submissions

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2011 Electric Traction Services DAAU

Decision/Recommendation

Interim Reports/Papers

Submissions

The Authority received 11 submissions on QR Network’s DAAU:

The Authority received 26 submissions on its draft decision:

Common attachment to QR National, QR Network and Toshiba submissions:

Common attachments to QR National and QR Network submissions:

The Authority received 14 further submissions on its draft decision: