On 5 November 2014 Queensland Rail requested an extension
to the termination date of QR Network’s (2008) June 2010 Access Undertaking (2008
Access Undertaking), which is currently set to expire on 31 December 2014.
QR requested this extension following submission of Queensland Rail’s Draft
Access Undertaking 1 (AU1) which is proposed to replace the 2008
Access Undertaking. As AU1 is currently still in the process of being approved
by QCA, QR has requested that the 2008 Access Undertaking be extended until the
earlier of:
- 30 June 2015, or
- approval of the replacement access undertaking.
QCA has commenced its investigation into QR’s extension
request, and stakeholders of the 2008 Access Undertaking are invited to make
submissions by 5pm 11 November 2014. If no objections are raised, QCA has said
they will proceed directly to a final decision on the question of the
extension.