Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Australian Government National Competition Policy Report, 2005-07, 2007, Chapter 4.

[2]        C Bowen MP, Reforms to Streamline the National Access Regime, media release, 7 April 2009, http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/media/pressrel/GT8T6/upload_binary/gt8t60.pdf;fileType=application%2Fpdf#search=%22media/pressrel/GT8T6%22.

Chapter 2 - Expediting access:

[1]        National Competition Council, Submission 5, p. 4.

[2]        Bills Digest, no. 66, 2009-10, 24 Nov 2009, p. 4.

[3]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 5.

[4]        NCC, Submission 5, p. 7.

[5]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 35.

[6]        NCC, Submission 5, p. 8.

[7]        NCC, Submission 5, p. 8.

[8]        NCC, Submission 5, pp  9-10.

[9]        TPA s 44X1a.

[10]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 18.

[11]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 20.

[12]      TP Act, 44ZZOA(11), p33, and Explanatory Memorandum p. 26.

[13]      Minerals Council of Australia, Submission 8, p. 3.

[14]      Minerals Council of Australia, Submission 8, pp 3-4.

[15]      Mr Mitchell Hooke, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 4.

[16]      Mr Mitchell Hooke, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 4.

[17]      Mr Mark O'Neill, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 64.

[18]      Mr Philip Ward, Special Projects Adviser, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 67.

[19]      Rio Tinto, Submission 6, p. 5.

[20]      Mr Mark O'Neill, Chief Adviser on Government Relations, Rio Tinto, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 69.

[21]      'Miner may escalate access case', Australian Financial Review, 18 December 2009, p. 39.

[22]      Mr Julian Tapp, FMG, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 89.

[23]      Mr Julian Tapp, FMG, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 89.

[24]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 73.

[25]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 71.

Chapter 3 - Limited Merits Reviews

[1]        Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Submission 7, p. 1.

[2]        Mr Mark Pearson, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 45.

[3]        Mr Feil, National Competition Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 18.

[4]        Mr Feil, National Competition Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 23.

[5]        Mr Julian Tapp, FMG, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 91. A similar point was made by Mr Stamford, Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 62 and by Mr Archer, Department of the Treasury, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 78.

[6]        Mr Brad Archer, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 85.

[7]        Justice Ray Finkelstein, Submission  3, p. 1. Justice Finkelstein made his submission in a private capacity.

[8]        Justice Finkelstein, Submission  3, p. 4.

[9]        Justice Finkelstein, Submission  3, p. 5.

[10]      Justice Finkelstein, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 30.

[11]      Justice Finkelstein, Submission 3, p. 2.

[12]      Justice Finkelstein, Submission 3, p. 4.

[13]      Mr O'Neill, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010,p. 64.

[14]      Mr Feil, National Competition Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 23.

Chapter 4 - Services Ineligible to be Declared

[1]        National Competition Council, Submission 5, p. 19.

[2]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 35.

[3]        National Competition Council, Submission 5, p. 18.

[4]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 37.

[5]        National Competition Council, Submission 5, p. 14.

Chapter 5 - Role of regulators and the designated Minister

[1]        Minerals Council of Australia, Submission 8, p. 4.

[2]        Mr Mitchell Hooke, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 4.

[3]        Mr Mitchell Hooke, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 13.

[4]        Mr Mitchell Hooke, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 4.

[5]        Justice Finkelstein, Submission 3, p. 3.

[6]        Mr Mark O'Neill, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 64.

[7]        Rio Tinto, Submission 6, p. 3.

[8]        Mr Mark O'Neill, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 64.

[9]        Justice Finkelstein, Submission 3, p. 5.

[10]      Professor Bob Baxt, Submission 1, p. 1.

[11]      Professor Bob Baxt, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 103.

[12]      Mr Julian Tapp, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 89.

[13]      Mr Julian Tapp, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 89.

[14]      Australian Government National Competition Policy Report, 2005-07, 2007, Chapter 4.

[15]      Mr John Feil, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 18. Similarly Professor Bob Baxt described the current legislation as 'a lawyer’s dream and a businessman’s nightmare', Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 100.

[16]      Mr John Feil, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 18.

[17]      Mr John Feil, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 18.

[18]      Mr John Feil, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, pp. 20, 26.

[19]      Mr John Feil, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 26.

[20]      Mr Julian Tapp, FMG, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 89.

[21]      Mr John Feil, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 27.

[22]      Treasury, Answers to Questions on Notice, p. 78.

[23]      Mr John Feil, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 19.

[24]      Mr Mitchell Hooke, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 14.          

[25]      For example, Mr Mitchell Hooke, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, pp 9, 15.

[26]      Mr Julian Tapp, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 90.

Additional comments by Coalition senators

[1]        Mr Mitchell Hooke, Chief Executive Officer, Minerals Council of Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 2.

[2]        Ray Finkelstein, President Justice, Australian Competition Tribunal, appearing in a private capacity, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 31.

[3]        Ray Finkelstein, President Justice, Australian Competition Tribunal, appearing in a private capacity, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 36.

[4]        President Justice Ray Finkelstein, Australian Competition Tribunal, Submission 3, para. 17.

[5]        President Justice Ray Finkelstein, Australian Competition Tribunal, Submission 3, para. 19.

[6]        President Justice Ray Finkelstein, Australian Competition Tribunal, Submission 3, para. 19.

[7]        President Justice Ray Finkelstein, Australian Competition Tribunal, Submission 3, para.  20.

[8]        President Justice Ray Finkelstein, Australian Competition Tribunal, Submission 3, para.  21.

[9]        President Justice Ray Finkelstein, Australian Competition Tribunal, Submission 3, para.  14.

[10]      Ray Finklestein, President Justice, Australian Competition Tribunal, appearing in a private capacity, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2010, p. 32.

[11]      Minerals Council of Australia, Submission 8, p. 4.

[12]      Trade Practices Committee, Business Law Section, Law Council of Australia, Submission 4, para 2.

[13]      President Justice Ray Finkelstein, Australian Competition Tribunal, Submission 3, para.  26.

[14]      President Justice Ray Finkelstein, Australian Competition Tribunal, Submission 3, para.  27.