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On 23 December 2015, ARTC submitted an access undertaking to the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ for assessment pursuant to Part IIIA of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (the Act). The access undertaking is in relation to the provision of access to the Hunter Valley Rail Network operated by ARTC in New South Wales.

The accepted Hunter Valley Access Undertaking requires ARTC to submit documentation to the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ for the purposes of an annual compliance assessment. Section 4.10 and Schedule G of the undertaking requires the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ to determine whether ARTC has complied with the financial model and pricing principles specified in the undertaking and whether there has been any under or over recovery of revenue from users that needs to be reconciled.

Australia Post has provided the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ with a draft price notification regarding proposed price increases for letter services. Australia Post is proposing to introduce a basic postage rate of $1 for letters delivered at a new slower timetable, which allows up to an extra three business days for delivery to occur. Postage stamps for letters delivered at the current timetable cost 70 cents. Australia Post’s proposal also includes price increases for the delivery of large letters.

Viterra is a bulk handling company that operates six bulk wheat port facilities in South Australia.

On 11 July 2013 the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ commenced a combined public inquiry into making final access determinations for a number of the fixed line services and the wholesale ADSL service. The fixed line services are the:

On 24 September 2015 the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ released a final determination granting an exemption to WAPRES at its Bunbury port terminal facility.

On 24 September 2015 the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ released final determinations granting exemptions to both GrainCorp and Queensland Bulk Terminals at their respective bulk wheat port terminals at the Port of Brisbane.

The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ provided its final advice on the water infrastructure charge rules on 26 June 2009.

The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ has commenced consultation on non-price terms and conditions and supplementary pricing issues for a number of related declared services:

On 30 July 2015, the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ exempted Newcastle Agri Terminal Pty Ltd's and Qube Holdings Limited's respective bulk wheat terminals at the Port of Newcastle under the mandatory code on bulk wheat terminal access.