Queensland Rail’s 2025 draft access undertaking

We have begun preparing for replacing Queensland Rail’s 2020 access undertaking when it terminates on 30 June 2025.

We welcome Queensland Rail’s commitment to submitting a voluntary draft access undertaking (DAU) by the end of October 2023 and consulting extensively with stakeholders. This will support our goal of having a replacement undertaking ready to approve by the time the 2020 undertaking terminates.

Correspondence about the undertaking process is available below.

Regulatory process

Indicative timeline for the 2025 DAU investigation:

25 October 2022	Queensland Rail and QCA letters published
31 October 2023 (or earlier)	Target date for lodgement
January 2024	Submissions on the DAU due
Second quarter 2024	Draft decision
Mid-2024	Submissions on the draft decision due
Third quarter 2024	Collaborative submissions
February 2025	Final decision
30 June 2025	Queensland Rail 2020 access undertaking terminates