34Application by Part 6 operator to ACCC for annual review of infrastructure charges

34 Application by Part 6 operator to ACCC for annual review of infrastructure charges

(1) A Part 6 operator whose infrastructure charges in respect of a regulatory period have been approved or determined under Division 2 and, if varied under Division 4, as so varied, must apply to the ACCC for approval or determination of its infrastructure charges in respect of the second year and each subsequent year of the regulatory period, to be reviewed in accordance with this Division. (2) An application by a Part 6 operator under subrule (1) must include: (a) the operator’s forecasts of demand for, or consumption of, infrastructure services for the year to which the application relates; and (aa) an explanation of why the forecasts are different from those set out in the application made under rule 24A or 25, if applicable; and (b) the operator’s estimate of demand or consumption during the current year; and (c) information about how the forecast and estimate were calculated; and (d) proposed infrastructure charges in respect of the year to which the application relates. (3) An application must be made no later than 4 months before the start of the year of the regulatory period to which the determination or approval relates.