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What is this review about?

IPART is reviewing maximum fares for Opal public transport services until 30 June 2028. This Information Paper summarises the key issues raised in our Issues Paper that we are seeking feedback on.

Letter from IPART to Transport for NSW requesting an extension for the review of maximum Opal fares

IPART has invited community feedback on proposed maximum Opal fares for the next 4 years.Tribunal Chair Carmel Donnelly said IPART is reviewing maximum fares for train, bus, ferry, light rail, Metro and on-demand services within the Opal network,

Letter from Transport for NSW agreeing to an extension for the review of maximum Opal fares

A public version of the socially optimal fare model we developed to help us set fares.

Presentation at Public Hearing - 15 September 2015

In February this year, IPART finished its review of Opal fares for public transport.

Source and calculation information for the analysis contained in the Opal draft report 

Public Transport Fares

Determination

The Final Determination is the legal instrument that sets maximum fares until 2028. It commences on 1 January 2025.

Data sources, calculation information and charts for the analysis contained in the Opal Final and draft reports.

The draft determination is a draft of the legal instrument that will set maximum fares until 2028.

IPART has been asked to review and determine maximum fares for public transport to apply from July 2016.

This paper presents a short summary of our final report. It contains our decisions, recommendations, summary of stakeholder views and our process.

Summary of public hearing 11 February 2020

We have identified some corrections to two of our draft information papers. This fact sheet provides links to the updated documents.

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) is seeking comments on its draft report and draft determination on maximum Opal fares for 2020-2024.

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) is calling for community input into how public transport fares should be set until 2024.IPART is reviewing maximum fares across all rail, bus, ferry and light rail services on which the Opal