In effect
01/07/2021
The 2019 Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal draft access undertaking (2019 DBCT DAU) sets out the terms and conditions DBI Management (DBIM) proposed for negotiating access to the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT), after the 2017 access undertaking (2017 AU) terminated in July 2021.
Approval of DBIM’s 2021 AU
We approved DBIM’s amended 2019 DBCT DAU on 1 July 2021. This DAU became the 2021 DBCT access undertaking (2021 AU) and replaced the 2017 AU. Our approval notice to DBIM can be accessed below.
We also published an updated version of our arbitration guideline, which supersedes the previous guideline published in March 2021.
DBI Management’s (previously DBCT Management) 2017 access undertaking notionally terminated on 1 July 2021.
We issued DBI Management with an initial undertaking notice on 12 October 2017, requiring it to give us a draft access undertaking for the services declared under section 250(1)(c) of the QCA Act by 1 July 2019. This written notice was given in accordance with section 133(1)(b) of the QCA Act.
We published a statement of regulatory intent for the assessment of DBI Management’s 2019 DAU, on 11 June 2019.
DBI Management lodged its 2019 DAU on 1 July 2019 and we published it on 5 July 2019.
Our statutory assessment period expired on 1 August 2020 for reasons outlined in the stakeholder notice available for download below.
Interim draft decision
We made an interim draft decision to refuse to approve the 2019 DBCT DAU, based on our preliminary assessment of the proposed pricing model. Our preliminary views on the pricing model are outlined in the interim draft decision report available below.
Draft decision
We made our draft decision to refuse to approve the 2019 DBCT DAU. Our preliminary views on the 2019 DAU, including possible amendments to the undertaking, are outlined in our draft decision report, available below.
Final decision
We made our final decision to refuse to approve the 2019 DBCT DAU. Our reasons for this decision and how we have asked DBI Management to amend its 2019 DAU in the manner we consider appropriate, are outlined in the secondary undertaking notice and final decision report available for download below.
DBI Management’s response
DBI Management lodged an amended 2019 DBCT DAU, in response to our SUN on 12 May 2021. We assessed if this DAU complied with our SUN.
Approval of DBIM’s 2021 AU
We approved DBI Management’s amended 2019 DBCT DAU on 1 July 2021. This undertaking became the 2021 AU and replaced the 2017 AU.
Stakeholder consultation
We consulted with stakeholders in our assessment of the 2019 DBCT DAU and received the following submissions:
- July–September 2019: we received three submissions on the 2019 DAU
- October–November 2019: we received a further three submissions on matters relevant to the interim draft decision
- February–April 2020: we received two submissions on our interim draft decision
- April–June 2020: we received two collaborative submissions on the 2019 DAU
- August–October 2020: we received three submissions on our draft decision
- October–December 2020: we hosted two stakeholder forums and received two further submissions
- December 2020–January 2021: we received two letters from stakeholders and accepted these as late submissions.
| Date | Step |
| 12 October 2017 | We issued an initial undertaking notice |
| 11 June 2019 | We published our statement of regulatory intent |
| 1 July 2019 | DBCTM lodged its 2019 DBCT DAU |
| 5 July 2019 | We published the DAU and invited stakeholder submissions |
| 23 September 2019 | Submissions period closed—we received three submissions |
| 25 October 2019 | We updated our assessment process and invited further stakeholder submissions |
| 22 November 2019 | Submissions period closed—we received three further submissions |
| 24 February 2020 | We published our interim draft decision to refuse to approve the 2019 DBCT DAU and invited stakeholder submissions |
| 24 April 2020 | Submissions period closed—we received two submissions |
| 29 April 2020 | We invited stakeholders to provide collaborative submissions |
| 5 June 2020 | Collaborative submissions period closed—we received two submissions |
| 1 August 2020 | Expiry of our statutory timeframe for assessment |
| 26 August 2020 | We published our draft decision to refuse to approve the 2019 DBCT DAU and invited stakeholder submissions |
| 23 October 2020 | Submissions period closed—we received three submissions |
| 29 October 2020 | We invited stakeholders to provide further submissions and register interest for two stakeholder forums |
| 18 November 2020 | Stakeholder forums were held |
| 4 December 2020 | Submissions period closed—we received two submissions |
| 3 February 2021 | We accepted two letters from stakeholders as submissions on the 2019 DAU |
| 30 March 2021 | We published our final decision to refuse to approve the 2019 DBCT DAU and issued DBIM our secondary undertaking notice |
| 12 May 2021 | DBIM lodged its amended 2019 DBCT DAU |
| 1 July 2021 | We approved DBIM’s 2021 AU to replace the 2017 AU |
Report and papers
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Title | Document | |
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| 01 July 2021 | Other documents | DBIM—2021 DBCT Access Undertaking | pdf, 1.39 Mb |
| 01 July 2021 | Other documents | DBIM—Standard Access Agreement 2021 DBCT AU | pdf, 838.73 Kb |
| 12 May 2021 | Submission | DBIM—2019 Master Plan | pdf, 3.33 Mb |
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Title | Document | |
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| 01 July 2021 | Notice | QCA—Approval letter to DBIM | pdf, 203.03 Kb |
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Title | Document | |
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| 01 July 2021 | Other documents | QCA—Arbitration guideline version 2 (July 2021) | pdf, 629.16 Kb |
| 30 March 2021 | Other documents | QCA—Arbitration guideline 2019 DBCT DAU | pdf, 674.78 Kb |
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Title | Document | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2021 | Submission | DBIM—Response to SUN cover letter | pdf, 217.53 Kb |
| 12 May 2021 | Submission | DBIM—Resubmitted 2019 DBCT DAU | pdf, 1.39 Mb |
| 12 May 2021 | Submission | DBIM—Resubmitted 2019 SAA | pdf, 706.14 Kb |
| 12 May 2021 | Submission | DBIM—2019 Master Plan | pdf, 3.33 Mb |
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Title | Document | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 March 2021 | Final report | QCA—Final decision | pdf, 1.96 Mb |
| 30 March 2021 | Final report | QCA—Final decision (Appendix A – 2019 DBCT DAU markup) | pdf, 3.09 Mb |
| 30 March 2021 | Final report | QCA—Final decision (Appendix B – 2019 DAU SAA markup) | pdf, 793.96 Kb |
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Title | Document | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 February 2021 | Consultant report | RMI—Review of the economic life of DBCT assets (redacted) | pdf, 1.44 Mb |
| 01 February 2021 | Consultant report | Advisian—Rehabilitation cost review report (Revision 1) | pdf, 20.64 Mb |
| 10 December 2020 | Consultant report | Advisian—Rebuttal report | pdf, 500.93 Kb |
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Title | Document | |
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| 21 January 2021 | Submission | DBCT User Group—Letter to the QCA | pdf, 127.89 Kb |
| 23 December 2020 | Submission | DBIM—Letter to the QCA | pdf, 188.11 Kb |
| 17 December 2020 | Other documents | QCA—Letter to the DBCT User Group | pdf, 205.74 Kb |
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Title | Document | |
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| 04 December 2020 | Submission | DBCTM—Further submission (redacted) | pdf, 1.47 Mb |
| 04 December 2020 | Submission | DBCT User Group—Further submission | pdf, 1.37 Mb |
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Title | Document | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 October 2020 | Submission | DBCTM—Submission on DD (redacted) | pdf, 2.60 Mb |
| 23 October 2020 | Submission | DBCTM—Amended 2019 DAU 2 (mark-up) | pdf, 1.55 Mb |
| 23 October 2020 | Submission | DBCTM—Amended 2019 SAA 2 (mark-up) | pdf, 710.07 Kb |
| 23 October 2020 | Submission | DBCT User Group—Submission on DD (redacted) | pdf, 3.52 Mb |
| 29 October 2020 | Submission | Aurizon Network—Submission on DD | pdf, 168.08 Kb |
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Title | Document | |
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| 26 August 2020 | Draft report | QCA—Draft decision (Part A – decision report) | pdf, 1.20 Mb |
| 26 August 2020 | Draft report | QCA—Draft decision (Part B – arbitration guidelines) | pdf, 591.99 Kb |
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Title | Document | |
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| 05 August 2020 | Consultant report | Advisian—Rehabilitation cost review report | pdf, 18.88 Mb |
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Title | Document | |
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| 05 June 2020 | Submission | DBCTM-Cover letter for collaborative submission | pdf, 160.30 Kb |
| 05 June 2020 | Submission | DBCTM-Collaborative submission (redacted) | pdf, 664.94 Kb |
| 05 June 2020 | Submission | DBCT User Group-Collaborative submission | pdf, 503.20 Kb |
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Title | Document | |
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| 23 April 2020 | Submission | DBCTM—Submission on IDD (redacted) | pdf, 839.81 Kb |
| 23 April 2020 | Submission | DBCTM—Amended 2019 DAU (mark-up) | pdf, 2.58 Mb |
| 23 April 2020 | Submission | DBCTM—Amended 2019 SAA (mark-up) | pdf, 847.09 Kb |
| 24 April 2020 | Submission | DBCT User Group—Submission on IDD | pdf, 1.13 Mb |
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Title | Document | |
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| 24 February 2020 | Draft report | QCA—Interim draft decision | pdf, 1.26 Mb |
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Title | Document | |
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| 22 November 2019 | Submission | DBCTM—Further submission (redacted) | pdf, 477.31 Kb |
| 22 November 2019 | Submission | DBCT User Group—Further submission (redacted) | pdf, 473.79 Kb |
| 22 November 2019 | Submission | New Hope Group—Further submission (redacted) | pdf, 439.36 Kb |
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Title | Document | |
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| 23 September 2019 | Submission | DBCT User Group—Submission on 2019 DAU (redacted) | pdf, 2.00 Mb |
| 23 September 2019 | Submission | New Hope Group—Submission on 2019 DAU (redacted) | pdf, 482.56 Kb |
| 23 September 2019 | Submission | Whitehaven-Coal—Submission-on-2019-DAU | pdf, 43.37 Kb |
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Title | Document | |
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| 01 July 2019 | Submission | DBCTM—Cover letter | pdf, 1020.42 Kb |
| 01 July 2019 | Submission | DBCTM—2019 DAU submission (redacted, incl. Appendix 5) | pdf, 1.24 Mb |
| 01 July 2019 | Submission | DBCTM-Appendix 1 GHD Rehabilitation Plan | pdf, 3.49 Mb |
| 01 July 2019 | Submission | DBCTM-Appendix 2 Non-price terms of access | pdf, 89.09 Kb |
| 01 July 2019 | Submission | DBCTM-Appendix 3 DBCT 2019 DAU | pdf, 822.00 Kb |
| 01 July 2019 | Submission | DBCTM-Appendix 4 DBCT 2019 SAA | pdf, 464.92 Kb |
| 01 July 2019 | Submission | DBCTM-Appendix 6 Master plan 2018 | pdf, 3.77 Mb |
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Title | Document | |
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| 03 February 2021 | Notice | QCA—Notice on timing for final decision | pdf, 69.52 Kb |
| 29 October 2020 | Notice | QCA—Notice for further submissions and stakeholder forums | pdf, 167.48 Kb |
| 26 August 2020 | Notice | QCA—Notice for submissions on draft decision and expiry of assessment timeframe | pdf, 177.04 Kb |
| 29 April 2020 | Notice | QCA—Notice for collaborative submissions | pdf, 199.96 Kb |
| 24 February 2020 | Notice | QCA—Notice for submissions on interim draft decision | pdf, 539.49 Kb |
| 25 October 2019 | Notice | QCA—Notice for further submissions | pdf, 675.20 Kb |
| 23 August 2019 | Notice | QCA—Staff questions for stakeholders | pdf, 591.67 Kb |
| 05 July 2019 | Notice | QCA—Notice of investigation and time periods | pdf, 561.59 Kb |
| 11 June 2019 | Other documents | QCA—Statement of Regulatory Intent (DBCT Management’s 2019 DAU) | pdf, 807.18 Kb |
| 12 October 2017 | Notice | QCA—Letter re DBCT initial undertaking notice | pdf, 548.57 Kb |
| 12 October 2017 | Notice | QCA—DBCT initial undertaking notice | pdf, 315.96 Kb |