Planning approval documents
Inland Rail has received planning approval from the Australian Government and the NSW Government for Inland Rail’s North Star to NSW/Qld Border project. We have developed a range of documents for managing the design, early works and construction of the project.
Environmental Impact Statement
The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for North Star to Border was on public exhibition in late 2020.
During this time the community had an opportunity to make a submission about the project to the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) as part of its assessment of the project.
NSW State planning approval
The North Star to Border project was approved by DPHI on 20 February 2023. The following documents support the state planning approval.
- Inland Rail – North Star to NSW/Queensland Border | Planning Portal – Department of Planning and Environment
- Planning Secretary’s Assessment Report
- Infrastructure Approval
- Planning Secretary approval of the Environmental Representative
- Notice of Decision
- Notification of commencement
- Communications Strategy – North Star to NSW/Queensland Border Low Impact Works
- Aboriginal Archaeological Test Excavation Methodology
- Unexpected Heritage Finds
- Unexpected Finds Procedure for Contamination
- Assessment Report App H Peer Review Flooding and Hydrology
- Approval of Five Clawed Worm Skink Species Management Plan E30
- Five-Clawed Worm Skink (Anonalopus mackayi) Management Plan
- Biodiversity Offset Package
Australian Government planning approval
Following NSW Government approval, the project was assessed by the Australian Government under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The project was approved by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) on 21 July 2023.
A copy of the approvals is available on the DCCEEW website by searching EPBC Referral No 2018/8222.
