Audit background

Established 1 July 2020, Transport Asset Holding Entity (TAHE) is a statutory state-owned corporation that holds rail property assets, rolling stock and rail infrastructure in the Sydney metropolitan area and limited country location. TAHE makes these assets available to Sydney Trains and NSW Trains for their operations. It also provides rail infrastructure to other operators under the terms of track access agreements.

This audit will assessing the effectiveness of the design and implementation of TAHE, particularly in relation to cohesion, transparency, the roles and responsibilities of the agencies involved and the identification and management of risk.

Audit objective

To assess the effectiveness of NSW government agencies’ design and implementation of TAHE.

Estimated tabling period

December 2022

Agencies audited:

• Transport Asset Holding Entity
• Transport for NSW
• NSW Treasury.