Footnotes

[1] Selection of Bills Committee, Report No. 5 of 2005, p. 3.

[2] Productivity Commission, Review of the National Access Regime, Inquiry Report No. 17, 28 September 2001, p. iv.

[3] Productivity Commission, Review of the National Access Regime, Inquiry Report No. 17, 28 September 2001, p. xii.

[4] Government Response to Productivity Commission Report on the Review of the National Access Regime, viewed on 18 July 2005, at: http://www.treasurer.gov.au/tsr/content/publications/FinalReport_NationalAccessRegime.asp

[5] Explanatory Memorandum, p. 2.

[6] Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer (the Hon. Chris Pearce, MP), second reading speech, 2 June 2005.

[7] Additionally, the Government will seek to include a principle in the Competition Principles Agreement that the pricing principles determined under section 44ZZCA of the Trade Practices Act must be taken into account when decisions about the effectiveness of access regimes are being made (Explanatory Memorandum, pp 64–65).

[8] Productivity Commission, Review of the National Access Regime, Inquiry Report No. 17, 28 September 2001, p. 143.

[9] Recommendation 6.3, Government Response to Productivity Commission Report on the Review of the National Access Regime, viewed on 18 July 2005, at: http://www.pc.gov.au/inquiry/access/index.html.

[10] The Economic Regulation Authority of Western Australia was an exception. This body was critical of certain aspects of the proposal, seeing the phrase 'generate revenue that is at least sufficient' as not providing greater predictability or clarity; and reference to 'regulatory risk' as problematic (see Submission 4, p. 3). Concerns about these concepts are examined subsequently in this chapter.

[11] Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF Australia Ltd), Submission 11, pp 2-3.

[12] Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF Australia Ltd), Submission 11, p. 3.

[13] Sydney Airport Corporation Limited, Submission 12, p. 3.

[14] Proof Committee Hansard, Canberra, 11 August 2005, p. 12. [Mundy, Australian Council for Infrastructure Development]

[15] See, for example: The Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission, Submission 7, p. 3.

[16] Proof Committee Hansard, Canberra, 11 August 2005, p. 23. [Crawford]

[17] Proof Committee Hansard, Canberra, 11 August 2005, p. 18. [Mundy]

[18] The Australian Gas Light Company (AGL), Submission 6, p. 3.

[19] Energy Supply Association of Australia (ESAA), Submission 5.

[20] Australian Council for Infrastructure Development (AusCID), Submission 2, p. 10.

[21] Australian Pipeline Industry Association Ltd (APIA), Submission 1, p. 2.

[22] Sydney Airport Corporation Limited, Submission 12, p. 2.

[23] Productivity Commission, Review of the National Access Regime, Inquiry Report No. 17, 28 September 2001, p. XIX.

[24] Australian Council for Infrastructure Development (AusCID), Submission 2, p. 7.

[25] Proof Committee Hansard, Canberra, 11 August 2005, p. 15.

[26] Australian Council for Infrastructure Development (AusCID), Submission 2, p. 7.

[27] Australian Council for Infrastructure Development (AusCID), Submission 2, p. 8.

[28] Proof Committee Hansard, Canberra, 11 August 2005, pp 2-3.

[29] Proof Committee Hansard, Canberra, 11 August 2005, p. 2; and Economic Regulation Authority Western Australia, Submission 4, Attachments 1 to 6 of follow-up submission to the Exports and Infrastructure Taskforce discussion paper.

[30] Proof Committee Hansard, Canberra, 11 August 2005, pp 2-3.

[31] Proof Committee Hansard, Canberra, 11 August 2005, p. 3.

[32] Economic Regulation Authority Western Australia, Submission 4, pp 2-3.

[33] Proof Committee Hansard, Canberra, 11 August 2005, p. 4.

[34] Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission ACT, Submission 7, p. 3.

[35] Economic Regulation Authority Western Australia, Submission 4, p. 3.

[36] Economic Regulation Authority Western Australia, Submission 4, p. 3; and Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission ACT, Submission 7, p. 4.

[37] Proof Committee Hansard, Canberra, 11 August 2005, p. 37.

[38] Proof Committee Hansard, Canberra, 11 August 2005, p. 38. [Archer]

[39] For discussion about this at the hearing, see: Proof Committee Hansard, Canberra, 11 August 2005, p. 39.

[40] Productivity Commission, Review of the National Access Regime, Inquiry Report No. 17, 28 September 2001, p. 131.

[41] Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer (the Hon. Chris Pearce, MP), second reading speech, 2 June 2005.

[42] Australian Council for Infrastructure Development (AusCID), Submission 2, p. 8.

[43] Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission ACT (ICRC), Submission 7, p. 2.

[44] Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission ACT (ICRC), Submission 7, p. 3.

[45] Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF Australia Ltd), Submission 11, pp 1-2.

[46] Explanatory Memorandum, p. 21.

[47] Parliamentary Library, Bills Digest, no. 186, 21 June 2005, pp 9-10.

[48] Australian Council for Infrastructure Development (AusCID), Submission 2, p. 10.

[49] Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission, ACT Submission 7, p. 2.

[50] Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd, Submission 14, pp 1-2.

[51] Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd v National Competition Council (1999) 164 ALR 203; (1999) ATPR 41–705.

[52] Proof Committee Hansard, Canberra, 11 August 2005, p. 31. [Tapp]

[53] Fortescue Metals Group Limited, Submission 10, p. 3.

[54] Productivity Commission, Review of the National Access Regime, Inquiry Report No. 17, 28 September 2001, pp 151 to 154.

[55] Recommendation 6.4, Government Response to Productivity Commission Report on the Review of the National Access Regime, viewed on 18 July 2005, at: http://www.pc.gov.au/inquiry/access/index.html.

[56] Telstra, Submission 9.

[57] Telstra, Submission 9, pp 14-16.

[58] Government Response to Productivity Commission Report on the Review of the National Access Regime, viewed on 18 July 2005 at: http://www.pc.gov.au/inquiry/access/index.html.

[59] Productivity Commission, Review of the National Access Regime, Inquiry Report No. 17, 28 September 2001, p. 220.

[60] Productivity Commission, Review of the National Access Regime, Inquiry Report No. 17, 28 September 2001, pp 219-220.

[61] Report to the Prime Minister by the Exports and Infrastructure Taskforce, Australia's Export Infrastructure, May 2005.