Subsequent to the release of Determination 5.2, 1997, the distributors raised some concerns about the price levels that had been determined. This led the Tribunal to commission an independent review.
IPART engaged the consultancy firm Oakley Greenwood to consider stakeholder comments on its March 2017 report relating to cost drivers for wholesale sewerage services and cost impacts of recycled water plants.
IPART engaged Oakley Greenwood to provide revised estimates of the costs to a reasonably efficient competitor of providing retail and reticulation services.
IPART engaged the consultancy firm Agripath to estimate water users’ capacity to pay in the North Coast and South Coast valleys for WaterNSW’s rural bulk water services.
IPART engaged the consultancy firm Aither to review options and establish key principles for setting prices for WaterNSW’s rural bulk water services in valleys substantially below full cost recovery..
IPART engaged the consultancy firm Aither to review WaterNSW’s capital expenditure, asset planning and operating expenditure proposals for rural bulk water services.
IPART re-engaged the consultancy firm Agripath to review and respond to stakeholders’ submissions on water users’ capacity to pay for WaterNSW’s rural bulk water services in the North Coast and South Coast valleys.
IPART re-engaged the consultancy firm Aither to review WaterNSW’s response to the draft decisions on proposed expenditure in the Draft Report, including decisions on capital expenditure, asset renewals and operating expenditure for rural bulk wate
IPART engaged the consultancy firm Atkins Cardno to review the operating and capital expenditure proposed by SDP. Atkins Cardno’s report provided analysis and recommendations for our review of SDP’s prices.
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) commissioned The CIE to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of five measures that were identified as options to increase the uptake of multi-peril crop insurance.
IPART engaged the consultancy firm Atkins Cardno to review the operating and capital expenditure proposed by SDP. Atkins Cardno’s supplementary report provided analysis and recommendations for our review of SDP’s prices.
IPART engaged the consultancy firm Aither to review the cost sharing, expenditure and management arrangements with the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA).
This study has been prepared to assist the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of NSW (IPART) assess the efficient costs of local councils providing development control services, particularly the processing of Development Applications (DAs
