In accordance with the NSW Rail Access Undertaking, the Tribunal is reviewing the compliance of the Austrlian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) - an infrastructure owner - with the provisions of the NSW Rail Access Undertaking (Undertaking) which relates to asset valuation roll forward principles and the operation of the ceiling test and unders and overs account for 2007/08.

In accordance with the NSW Rail Access Undertaking, the Tribunal is reviewing the compliance of RailCorp - an infrastructure owner - with the provisions of the NSW Rail Access Undertaking (Undertaking) which relates to asset valuation roll forward principles and the operation of the ceiling test and unders and overs account for 2007/08

In accordance with the NSW Rail Access Undertaking, the Tribunal is conducting a review of the rate of return and the Remaining Mine Life to apply to the Hunter Valley Coal Network from 1 July 2009. On 20 May 2009, IPART released its draft report and recommendations for stakeholder comment. A copy of the draft report can be found by clicking on the draft report button below. IPART has also released, for stakeholder comment, a draft report from its consultant LECG on the remaining mine life part of the review. The closing dates for submissions is Friday 19 June 2009. IPART's final report and decision is expected to be released in July 2009.

In accordance with the NSW Rail Access Undertaking, the Tribunal is reviewing the compliance of RailCorp – an infrastructure owner - with the provisions of the NSW Rail Access Undertaking (Undertaking) which relate to asset valuation roll forward principles and the operation of the ceiling test and unders and overs account for 2006/07.

In accordance with the NSW Rail Access Undertaking, the Tribunal is reviewing the compliance of the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) – an infrastructure owner - with the provisions of the NSW Rail Access Undertaking (Undertaking) which relate to asset valuation roll forward principles and the operation of the ceiling test and unders and overs account for 2006/07.

On 19 October 2007 the Tribunal received a draft Unders and Overs Account Policy from the ARTC for its consideration. ARTC has already engaged in consultation with stakeholders in the course of formulating this draft Policy. Before making any decision on whether to approve the Policy, the Tribunal would like to provide one further opportunity for stakeholders to comment on a particular issue – the proposed approach to information disclosure that would apply to different classes of “Access Seeker” as outlined in section 3.3 and Annexure A of the document. When making any written submissions, we draw your attention to the consultation requirements of the NSW Rail Access Undertaking. Clause 4(f) of Schedule 3 of the Undertaking requires a Rail Infrastructure Owner to develop and publish a policy for the operation of the Unders and Overs Account in consultation with Access Seekers and submit it to IPART for approval. We invite your comments as to what degree of information disclosure this Policy should require, whether different levels of disclosure are appropriate from an industry perspective and the rationale for your respective positions. Comments may be emailed to julia_williams@ipart.nsw.gov.au and must be received by no later than 17 December 2007.

In accordance with the NSW Rail Access Undertaking, the Tribunal is reviewing the compliance of the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) and Rail Corporation New South Wales (RailCorp) – the infrastructure owners - with the provisions of the NSW Rail Access Undertaking (Undertaking) which relate to asset valuation roll forward principles and the operation of the ceiling test and unders and overs account for 2005/06

These Guidelines, prepared by the Tribunal, are designed to provide information and guidance to rail infrastructure owners, access seekers and interested parties in relation to the Tribunal’s annual review of compliance under the NSW Rail Access Undertaking.

In accordance with the NSW Rail Access Undertaking, the Tribunal is reviewing the compliance of Rail Infrastructure Corporation (RIC), the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) and Rail Corporation New South Wales (RailCorp) – the infrastructure owners - with the provisions of the NSW Rail Access Undertaking (Undertaking) which relate to asset valuation roll forward principles and the operation of the ceiling test and unders and overs account for 2004/05

In accordance with the NSW Rail Access Undertaking, the Tribunal is reviewing the operation of RIC's Unders and Overs Account and the roll forward of its Regulatory Asset Base for 2003/2004

In accordance with the NSW Rail Access Undertaking, the Tribunal is conducting a review of the Rate of Return and the Remaining Mine Life to apply to the Hunter Valley Coal Network.