Minimum advertisement periods are required to allow for adequate assessment and stakeholder engagement prior to a Possession taking place. The type of Possession dictates the timeline as shown in Table 2 below.
Requests that need to appear in the Possessions Calendar are required by 07:00 hours on the 21st day
of the month prior to publication. Extenuating circumstances require consultation with the Possessions
Manager and, where necessary, shall be escalated to the Interstate General Manager (GM) level.
Requestors are encouraged to submit Possession Requests ahead of the minimum period.
Requests received within the minimum advertisement period are published in the Possessions Calendar
and subject to further assessment and stakeholder consultation.
Type of Possession Minimum Advertisement Period
Advertisement periods begin when the Possession is first published
in the Possessions Calendar
Configuration Closedown 104 Weeks
Major Closedown (>60hrs in Duration) 78 Weeks
Total Possession (>12hrs to <= 60hrs in Duration) 52 Weeks
Total Possession (<= 12hrs in Duration)
• Possessions impacting on The Ghan & Indian
Pacific
• Possessions impacting on other passenger services
• Possessions impacting on Freight Services
52 Weeks
26 Weeks
16 Weeks
Window Possession 4 Weeks
Possessions impacting on Grain Branch Lines 8 Weeks
ATP Possession As arranged by ARTC Network
Control on day of operation
In exceptional circumstances and at the discretion of the Interstate GM Group, the above periods may be reduced.
Table 2 – Minimum Advertisement Periods