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Application for declaration of the Hamersley Railway
On 16 November 2007 the Council received an application under Part IIIA of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (TPA) from The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd for declaration of a service provided through use of the facility comprising the Hamersley Railway (the Service).
The Council provided its final recommendation on this application to the designated Minister (Hon Wayne Swan MP, Treasurer) on 29 August 2008. The Council found that the application satisfied the criteria for declaration and recommended that the Service be declared. On 27 October 2008 the Treasurer accepted the Council’s recommendation and declared the Service for a period of 20 years.
On 13 November 2008 the service provider sought a review of the Treasurer's decision by the Australian Competition Tribunal.
On 30 June 2010 the Tribunal set aside the Treasurer's decision to declare the service.
On 13 August 2010 Fortescue Metals Group and associated entities appealed from the Tribunal's decision to the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia. The Full Federal Court handed down its judgment on 4 May 2011, dismissing Fortescue Metals Group's appeal.
Available for download under the Outcome & subsequent events tab are (a) the public version of the Tribunal's statement of reasons (including the Tribunal's summary), and (b) the judgment of the Full Court of the Federal Court.All inquiries may be directed to info@ncc.gov.au or to the Council on (03) 9981 1600.
