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Guides and templates

The Council is updating its guides to reflect recent legislative changes and other developments, in particular those resulting from the passage of the Trade Practices Amendment (Infrastructure Access) Act 2010 and the Competition Tribunal's decisions in relation to the declaration of various Pilbara iron ore railways.

Until the updated guides are completed there is a heightened risk that some parts of the guides may not reflect recent amendments or represent the Council's current approach to particular issues. 

On 1 January 2011 the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (CCA) replaced the Trade Practices Act 1974 (TPA). Until the guides are updated, references to the Trade Practices Act or TPA can be taken as references to the Competition and Consumer Act or CCA.

Declaration Guide

 The Council's guide to declaration is available for download below. Click on the link below to view the document or right-click to save to a location.

Template for applications for declaration

The Council's template for applications for declaration of infrastructure services under Part IIIA of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) sets out the information that should be included in an application for declaration.

The Council encourages all applicants for a recommendation for declaration to use the template. The template should assist parties to prepare a comprehensive application that fully addresses the Trade Practices Act criteria and other factors that must be considered before a declaration can be made. By gathering this information at the time an application is made, the Council is looking to streamline the time taken to consider applications. This template adds greater specificity to the information requirements set out in Regulation 6A of the Trade Practices Regulations 1974 (Cth).

Click on the link below to view the document or right-click to save to a location.

Certification Guide

The Council's guide to certification and guide to making an application for certification are available for download below. Click on the links below to view the documents or right-click to save to a location.

Gas Guide

The Council has developed a guide to the National Gas Law. The Guide is in four parts and each part is available for downloading below.