Date Type & Industry Description Documents
Water
Final Report to Minister
 IPART undertakes annual audits of Water NSW’s compliance against obligations in its operating licence.
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Water
Spreadsheet Model
 We have prepared an Addendum to the Draft Report which provides:
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Water
Hearing Presentation
 Public hearing presentation slides 
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Water
Agenda
 Public hearing agenda
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Water
Consultant Report
 This report presents FTI Consulting’s findings on the appropriateness and maturity of WaterNSW’s key business systems and processes related to expendit
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Water
Letter
 Correspondence from WaterNSW confirming it had conducted a pre-release confidentiality check on the AtkinsRealis expenditure review final report.
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Water
Letter
 IPART wrote to WaterNSW to inform it that IPART had engaged an independent expert to provide additional advice on the analysis presented by AtkinsReali
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Water
Letter
 Correspondence from WaterNSW during the 2025 price review expressing concerns about AtkinsRealis’ approach to its expenditure review.
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Water
Draft Determination
 This is the legal instrument that would give effect to the decisions made in our Draft Report.
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Water
Letter
 Correspondence from WaterNSW during the 2025 price review expressing concerns about AtkinsRealis’ approach to its expenditure review.
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Water
Letter
 IPART met with WaterNSW to discuss WaterNSW’s concerns about the AtkinsRealis expenditure review.
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Water
Media Release
 IPART has released its draft decisions on the maximum prices WaterNSW can charge for its regional and rural bulk water services from 1 July 2026.
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Water
Information Paper
 Notes from IPART meeting with WaterNSW to discuss WaterNSW’s concerns about the AtkinsRealis expenditure review. 
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Water
Consultant Report
 IPART engaged independent experts Ricardo to model the financial impacts of WaterNSW price increase scenarios on small and medium sized irrigation farm
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Water
Consultant Report
 IPART engaged independent experts Houston Kemp to review the cost shares framework. 
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Water
Consultant Report
 IPART engaged independent experts Ernst & Young to assess the efficiency of WaterNSW’s Rural Valleys operating expenditure and identify cost driver
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Water
Draft Report
 Under our draft decisions WaterNSW’s bulk water charges would increase by up to 10% per year plus inflation over the next three years, from 1 July 20
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Water
Draft Report
 IPART sets the maximum prices that WaterNSW can charge customers for water transportation services provided by the Murray River to Broken Hill Pipeline
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Water
Media Release
 IPART has released draft maximum prices that Essential Water can charge for its water and wastewater services in the Broken Hill region from 1 July 2026.
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Water
Draft Determination
 This is the legal instrument that would give effect to the draft decisions made in our Draft Report. 
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