Will the flood panel review the EIS?

The panel will review the four coordinated projects’ EISs to inform their assessment of the flooding impacts of Inland Rail, including sections about water resources, hydrology and flood management.

Advice will be provided to the Office of the Coordinator-General by the Joint Working Group that oversees the panel once findings are finalised.

The panel will review the project alignment as selected by the Commonwealth.

The panel will not review alternative alignments or groundwater impacts as this is outside of the panel's scope.

The findings of the panel will inform the Coordinator-General’s evaluation of the EIS.