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In 2012,13 IPART amended the existing special rate variations for 16 NSW councils for the effect of the carbon price.

This User Guide gives detailed instructions on how to use IPART's Local Government Council Portal.

It is longstanding NSW Government policy for local councils’ general income to increase each year in line with council costs.

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has set the rate peg for 2013/14 at 3.4%. The rate peg determines the maximum allowable percentage increase in general income for most local councils in NSW.

This Fact Sheet explains the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) rate peg for 2013/14 which we have set at 3.4%.

IPART has released a final technical paper about the financial modelling of local development contributions. The final technical paper explains how councils should select a discount rate when they use a Net Present Value (NPV) methodology.