Application for certification of the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal access regime (Application)

On 16 December 2010 the Council received an application from the Premier of Queensland, the Hon Anna Bligh MP, under s44M of the Trade Practices Act for the certification of the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Access Regime established under the Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997 (Qld) and related instruments. A copy of the application and relevant legislation is available below.

The Council invites interested parties to make written submissions on the application. Submissions on the application must be received by 5pm on Monday 14 February 2011.

Parties making a submission should refer to the Council's Guide to making a submission on certification applications and Guide to Certification which are available below. Submissions should be emailed in soft copy (both MS Word and PDF) to the Council at dbct@ncc.gov.au with a hard copy sent to:

Submissions - DBCT
National Competition Council
GPO Box 250
Melbourne VIC 3001

After considering submissions on the application the Council will release a draft recommendation and provide a further opportunity for public comment before making its final recommendation to the Commonwealth Minister.

If you would like to be kept informed of developments with the application, please download and complete the Registration of interest form below and email it to dbct@ncc.gov.au or fax it to (03) 9981 1650.