Incentive Mechanisms


Incentives for efficient water and sewerage services delivery

The Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission is reviewing  the incentive mechanisms Icon Water has to operate efficiently in delivering regulated water and sewerage services (the Review). The Review aims to ensure the Commission’s approach to determining regulated water and sewerage prices gives Icon Water incentives to operate efficiently. It also ensures the Commission’s regulatory framework continues to be consistent with the Commission’s objectives under the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission Act 1997.

The Commission is doing this Review under the 2018 Price Direction for water and sewerage services prices for Icon Water.

Release of Final Report

On Friday 28 August 2020, the Commission released its final report on incentive mechanisms for water and sewerage services price regulation.

Document NameTypeSizePublished date
Final report - Incentive MechanismsPDF1.2 MB28 Aug 2020

Submissions on Draft Report

Document NameTypeSizePublished date
ACAT SubmissionPDF265.9 KB16 Jul 2020
Icon Water SubmissionPDF307.8 KB16 Jul 2020

Release of draft report

On Thursday 7 May 2020, the Commission released a draft report on incentive mechanisms for water and sewerage services price regulation.

A copy of the report is available below.

Submissions on the draft report close at 5.00 pm, Friday 10 July 2020. Details on how to make a submission are available at https://www.icrc.act.gov.au/submissions.

Document NameTypeSizePublished date
Draft Report - Incentive Mechanisms for Water and Sewerage Price RegulationPDF993.0 KB7 May 2020

Submissions on Issues Paper

Document NameTypeSizePublished date
Icon WaterPDF639.8 KB12 Mar 2020
ACATPDF194.9 KB4 May 2020
ACTCOSSPDF154.3 KB4 May 2020

Release of Issues Paper

On Wednesday 4 December 2019, the Commission released an Issues Paper on incentive mechanisms for water and sewerage services price regulation.

A copy of the Issues Paper is available below.

Submissions on the Issues Paper close at 5pm, Friday 28 February 2020. Details on how to make a submission are available at https://www.icrc.act.gov.au/submissions.

Document NameTypeSizePublished date
Issues Paper - Incentive Mechanisms for Water and Sewerage Price RegulationPDF832.4 KB4 Dec 2019