We have released a factsheet to help developers understand their rights, obligations and review options under the new Water and Sewerage Capital Contribution Code, which commences 1 February 2026.
We protect the ongoing interests of consumers and businesses operating in the Territory through our regulatory decisions and advice to the ACT Government.
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11 Dec 2025
The commission publishes annual updates to improve transparency and oversight of regulated water and sewerage services. The latest update reports on Icon Water’s 2023-24 and 2024-25 performance, covering revenue, operating costs, and capital investment under the 2023-28 regulatory framework.
4 Dec 2025
On 4 December 2025, we released the 2025 ACT retail electricity market monitoring report, highlighting recent trends in prices, competition and customer engagement.
6 Nov 2025
On 6 November 2025, we released an issues paper for the review of sewerage tariffs and the potential introduction of a liquid trade waste tariff in the ACT. Submissions close on 10 February 2026.
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The Treasurer has asked us to set prices for regulated water and sewerage services provided by Icon Water for the 5 years from 1 July 2023. We will investigate the prudent and efficient costs of delivering these services.
The commission will determine a price direction for standing offer electricity prices for small customers from 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2027. On 1 June 2023, we received terms of reference to investigate and determine a price direction for the supply of electricity to small customers.
The commission monitors the ACT retail electricity market and reports annually on the performance and competitiveness of the market for residential and small business customers.
The commission is examining the ACT’s sewerage tariff structure and assessing the need for a dedicated liquid trade waste charging framework.