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NSW local councils increase rates - 2023-24 IPART has now assessed the 17 special variation applications in accordance with the Office of Local Government guide

IPART has completed its review of the rate peg methodology On 31 August 2023, IPART provided the Final Report for our review of the rate peg methodology to the

The NSW Government asked IPART to review the local government rating system in NSW.

NSW Local Council rate increases - 2021–22 IPART has made decisions on special variation applications from eight councils to increase their income from rates ab

On 21 April, IPART received a letter from Lismore City Council notifying us that it had resolved to withdraw its special variation application.

IPART has completed our review of the rate peg to include population growth We have completed our review of the local government rate peg to include population

IPART has made decisions on 13 council applications for special variation and three minimum rate applications in 2018-19.Fact Sheet: Decisions on councils’ requ

IPART has made decisions on 13 council applications for special variation and two minimum rate applications in 2019-20.Fact Sheet: Decisions on councils’ reques

IPART released Determinations for 8 council applications for 2017-18 special rate variations on 9 May 2017.

The following Fact Sheets relate to the assessment of special variation applications for 2016-17:Decisions on councils requests for special variations for 2016-

Five NSW local councils increase rates – 2022-23 IPART has approved 4 councils’ special variation applications to increase their income above the rate peg and o

In July 2019 IPART published an Information Paper that explains how we will assess the provisions for indexing contribution rates in local infrastructure contri