IPART helps you get safe and reliable services at a fair price.

We've seeking feedback on the Issues Paper setting out our proposed approach to the review of the maximum prices Sydney Desalination Plant can charge its customers for the supply and security of rainfall-independent drinking water.

You can provide feedback via submission by 8 December or attend the Public Hearing on 15 December.

We have set the 2027-28 rate peg for each of the 128 NSW councils, with core rate pegs ranging from 3.7% to 5.4%.

The rate peg is the maximum percentage by which a council can increase its general income, which is the money each council raises from rates.

IPART CEO Andrew Nicholls PSM will retire from the NSW public service at the end of January 2027, following a distinguished career spanning almost 42 years.

IPART Chair Anthony Wing said Mr Nicholls has served the people of New South Wales across a wide range of senior leadership roles, building a reputation as a highly respected public sector leader with extensive experience in policy, regulation, reform and organisational leadership.

We have approved a variation to the scheme approval for the Rosehill Scheme to support a major extension of the recycled water network in Western Sydney.

The Rosehill Scheme currently extracts partially treated sewage from Sydney Water’s system and treats it to produce high-quality recycled water for industrial customers.

We have released final recommendations on the regulatory framework for supply connection infrastructure in NSW.

Supply connection infrastructure includes the poles, wires and other equipment that connect renewable energy generators and battery storage to the electricity grid.