Applications for declaration of jet fuel supply infrastructure services at Sydney airport (Application)

The Board of Airline Representatives of Australia Inc (BARA) made two applications on 27 September 2011 for the declaration of services provided by jet fuel supply infrastructure at Sydney airport.

Specifically, the applications are for declaration of:

1. Caltex pipeline - the service provided by the Caltex pipeline facility, which transports jet fuel from interconnection points with off-site jet fuel storage facilities at Port Botany to the Sydney airport Joint User Hydrant Facility (JUHI);

and

2. Jet fuel storage and pipeline network / JUHI facility - the services provided by the jet fuel storage facility (including facilities for refuelling trucks) and jet fuel hydrant pipeline network facility provided by the JUHI at Sydney airport.

Declaration of both services is sought for the purpose of providing jet fuel to international passenger and freight aircraft operating to or from Sydney airport.

BARA provided a supplement to the applications, concerning criterion (b), on 28 October 2011. The Council wrote to the applicant on 27 October 2011 inviting it to clarify and update its applications, if necessary. The applicant responded on 4 November 2011.

Both applications and their annexures and the 28 October supplement are available below. The Council's letter of 27 October and the applicant's 4 November response are also available below.

The Council invites written submissions on the applications from interested parties. As the applications are related, the Council intends to consider them in parallel. Accordingly, the Council will treat all submissions received as relating to both applications, unless a submitting party advises that its submission relates only to one of the particular applications. The closing date for submissions is 5.00pm on Monday 21 November 2011.

Parties making a submission on the applications should refer to the Council's Guide to Declaration and the Council's Guide to Making a Submission on Declaration Applications (both available below).

Submissions including a completed cover sheet (available below) should be emailed in soft copy (both MS Word and Adobe PDF) to the Council at jetfuel@ncc.gov.au and provided in hard copy to:

Submissions - Jet fuel
National Competition Council
GPO Box 250
Melbourne VIC 3001

After considering submissions on the applications, the Council will release a draft recommendation(s) and provide a further opportunity for public comment before providing its final recommendation(s) to the designated Minister.

If you intend to make a submission or would like to be kept informed of developments with the application please complete the Registration of Interest form below and email it to jetfuel@ncc.gov.au or fax it to (03) 9981 1650.