Do the Regional Planning Interests Act 2014 (the Act) and the Regional Planning Interests Regulation 2014 (the Regulation) apply to proposed Queensland sections of the Inland Rail project?

The Act and the Regulation prescribe certain activities as 'regulated activities' that are likely to have a widespread and irreversible impact on an area of regional interest. The Act and the Regulation do not apply to Queensland Inland Rail projects as these are not 'regulated activities' under the Act or the Regulation. There is no proposal to amend the Act or Regulation in this regard.