Governance 

Queensland Rail Limited is a public company limited by shares under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and a company Government Owned Corporation (GOC) pursuant to the Government Owned Corporations Act 1993 (Qld) (GOC Act).

The Queensland Rail Limited board has adopted the principles and recommendations set out in the Corporate Governance Guidelines for Government Owned Corporations.

The Guidelines provide a framework for GOCs to develop, implement, review and report upon their corporate governance arrangements.

Board Charter

The Board has adopted a Board Charter which sets out the role and responsibilities of the Board and the responsibilities of individual directors.

• Queensland Rail Board Charter (PDF, 53KB)

Board Committee Charter

The Board has established the Audit Committee and People and Organisation Committee to assist in the effective discharge of its responsibilities.

The Board has approved separate charters for each of the committees setting out their roles and responsibilities, membership and structure. 

• Queensland Rail Audit and Risk Committee Charter (34KB)
• Queensland Rail People and Safety Committee Charter (PDF, 34KB)
• Queensland Rail Organisational Performance and Strategy Committee Charter (PDF, 49KB)

Related documents

• Queensland Rail Limited Constitution (PDF, 118KB)
• GOC Corporate Governance Guidelines (PDF, 219KB)
• Queensland Rail Corporate Governance Statement (PDF, 48KB)

Please note: These documents, policies and procedures may be currently under revision.  Please continue to revisit this website to obtain up to date versions as they are made available.