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2019-2020 ANNUAL REPORT General information This is the consolidated Annual and Financial Report 2019- Translation and interpreting assistance 2020 (“the report”) of Queensland Rail (ABN 68 598 268 Queensland Rail is committed to providing accessible services 528) and its subsidiaries, Queensland Rail Limited (ABN 71 to Queenslanders from all culturally and linguistically diverse 132 181 090) (QRL) and On Track Insurance Pty Ltd (ABN 18 backgrounds. 095 032 670) (OTI). Queensland Rail is a statutory authority established under the Queensland Rail Transit Authority Act If you have difficulty in understanding the report, please contact 2013 (Qld) (QRTA Act) and is a statutory body for the purposes Queensland Rail on 13 16 17 and we will arrange an interpreter of the Financial Accountability Act 2009 (Qld) and the to share the report with you. Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982 (Qld). Queensland Rail’s functions are detailed in Section 9 of the QRTA Act. Queensland Rail discharges its statutory functions through its wholly owned subsidiary QRL. QRL does not employ any personnel, but owns all non-employee related assets and contracts. It performs the role of rail transport operator under the Transport (Rail Safety) Act 2010 (Qld). OTI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of QRL. It provides insurance cover for claims on Queensland Rail, QRL and the Aurizon group of companies in respect of events up until 30 June 2010. Unless the context otherwise requires, Queensland Rail together with its subsidiaries QRL and OTI, are collectively referred to as “Queensland Rail” for the purposes of the report. A general description of the nature of Queensland Rail’s operations and principal activities is included in the report. This report is available, along with other useful resources, via the Queensland Rail website: queenslandrail.com.au For further information on Queensland Rail: Phone: 13 16 17 Mail: GPO Box 1429, Brisbane, Queensland, 4001 Registered Office Queensland Rail Level 14, Rail Centre 1 305 Edward Street Brisbane, Queensland, 4000 Queensland Rail ABN 68 598 268 528 Copyright © Queensland Rail Limited 2020 Disclaimer While all care has been taken in preparing the report, Queensland Rail accepts no responsibility for decisions or actions taken as a result of any data, information, statement or advice, expressed, implied or contained in this report. Queensland Rail is committed to minimising the impact on the environment by printing a limited numbers of copies of this report. An electronic version of this report is available at queenslandrail.com.au Page 2 | Queensland Rail Annual and Financial Report 2019-2020 305 Edward Street T 07 3072 0565 GPO Box 1429 F 07 3072 0090 Brisbane QLD 4001 queenslandrail.com.au The Honourable Cameron Dick MP Treasurer Minister for Infrastructure and Planning Member for Woodridge 1 William Street Brisbane Qld 4000 The Honourable Mark Bailey MP Minister for Transport and Main Roads Member for Miller 1 William Street Brisbane Qld 4000 Dear Treasurer and Minister Queensland Rail Annual and Financial Report 2019-2020 I am pleased to submit for presentation to Parliament the Queensland Rail Annual and Financial Report 2019-2020. I certify that this annual report complies with: • the prescribed requirements of the Financial Accountability Act 2009 (Qld) and the Financial and Performance Management Standard 2019 (Qld), the Queensland Rail Transit Authority Act 2013 (Qld) and the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), and • the detailed requirements set out in the Annual Report requirements for Queensland Government agencies. A checklist outlining the annual reporting requirements can be found on pages 49-50 of this annual report. As outlined in the report, a dividend of $119.4 million was declared for the year ended 30 June 2020. The Board unanimously endorses the Queensland Rail Annual and Financial Report 2019-2020. Yours sincerely David Marchant AM Chair 16 September 2020 cc: Neil Scales Rachel Hunter Nick Easy Director-General Under Treasurer CEO Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland Treasury Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Annual and Financial Report 2019-2020 | Page 3 Table of contents Queensland Rail Annual and Financial Report 2019-2020 About us 5 Chair’s report 6 CEO’s report 8 Year in review 10 Operational performance 12 Financial summary 13 COVID-19 15 Customer focus 16 South East Queensland 19 Regional 22 Safety and security 26 People and culture 29 In the community 32 Governance structure 35 Organisational structure 36 Board 37 Executive Leadership Team 39 Corporate governance 41 Summary of the 2019-2020 Operational Plan 48 Compliance checklist 49 Glossary and acronyms 51 Queensland Rail Financial Report 2019-2020 53 Page 4 | Queensland Rail Annual and Financial Report 2019-2020 About us Founded in 1865, Queensland Rail has a proud history of connecting Queensland communities and supporting local jobs, industries and economies. We are committed to providing a customer- focused, safe, modern and world-class rail service for Queenslanders. With total assets of $8.0 billion, and a network that extends We are proud of the role we play in providing vital passenger more than 6,600 kilometres across the state, we are also and freight services and we are dedicated to ensuring that focused on providing customers and Queenslanders with an our systems, procedures and practices reflect the highest efficient and value for money service. standards of corporate governance. Our 7,500 strong workforce delivers services across our South Established under the Queensland Rail Transit Authority East Queensland and Regional networks, including Travel and Act 2013 (Qld) (QRTA Act), Queensland Rail is a statutory Tourism services and Regional Freight. authority for the purposes of the Financial Accountability Act 2009 (Qld) and the Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Our South East Queensland team provides 8,322 services Act 1982 (Qld). each week, supporting our customers to reach their destination safely and on-time. In 2019-2020, 44 million The QRTA Act sets out the functions of Queensland Rail. passenger trips were taken on the South East Queensland These include: network (a decrease of approximately 20 per cent compared to 2018-2019, associated with COVID-19). • Management of railways The regional commuter and rail tourism markets are serviced • Provision of rail transport services, including passenger by the Travel and Tourism products. These comprise of services eight services connecting regional communities across Queensland with other regional centres and the South East • Construction and maintenance of rail transport Queensland corner. These services support the Queensland infrastructure. tourism industry through the provision of unique rail tourism experiences including special events and charters through the Access to some of our network is regulated through an access operation of a small fleet of heritage services. undertaking given to the Queensland Competition Authority (QCA). Our Regional Network and Freight team provides rail access for freight operators and other Queensland Rail supply chain customers to enable the critical transport of resources and general freight across the state. Queensland Rail Annual and Financial Report 2019-2020 | Page 5 Chair’s report In 2019-2020, Queensland Rail focused on improving the customer experience and strengthening the resilience, reliability and safety of our network. As a transport provider that supports local communities and industries, our team members continued to demonstrate the critical role we play in connecting Queenslanders during what was a productive, but challenging year. As with the Queensland community generally, we are cautiously moving through the COVID-19 pandemic. Queensland Rail South East Queensland services delivered today are greater than any time in the history of Queensland Rail and exceed the October 2016 levels. This year floods disrupted the Mount Isa line. Queensland Rail employees quickly mobilised to repair and recover the line and $60 million was invested in planned maintenance to strengthen the resilience of the line, including $20 million for capital renewal works. On the South East Queensland network, 1,599,429 hours were invested in maintaining the network and 151,338 hours in maintaining its fleet to ensure the ongoing safety and reliability of services for customers. This year, we continued to deliver improvements to our stations and facilities to assist all customers to travel safely on our network. The State Government’s rolling $357 million investment for station accessibility upgrades made good progress, with projects completed at Morayfield, Boondall and Strathpine stations. These upgrades will make it easier and safer for many customers to access our public transport system. In addition, we partially raised the platform at the assisted boarding points at a number of South East Queensland stations including at Yeerongpilly, Deagon, Banyo, Darra, Cleveland, Wacol, Wooloowin and Zillmere, to improve safety for customers using the assisted boarding point. Queensland Rail has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Downer Group to develop a collaborative contracting framework for heavy rollingstock maintenance on Queensland Rail’s fleet over the coming decade. On the West Moreton line, a $28 million project to enhance the reliability of the network by replacing timber rail bridges with more durable structures was completed. Signalling upgrades were also delivered in Bundaberg to modernise and improve