Application for certification of the South Australian rail access regime (Application)

On 29 December 2010 the Council received an application under section 44M of the Trade Practices Act (TPA) from the Premier of South Australia, Hon Mike Rann MP, for certification of the South Australian rail access regime.

A copy of the application and the relevant legislation are 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 sarail@ncc.gov.au with a hard copy sent to:

Submissions - SA Rail
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 sarail@ncc.gov.au or fax it to (03) 9981 1650.