Regulated Water and Sewerage Services Prices 2023–28

• Terms of reference

  Terms of reference received 10 December 2021

• Issues paper

  Release of Issues Paper 1 March 2022

• Submissions

  Completed

• Icon Water pricing proposal

  Submitted 30 June 2022

• Draft report

  21 October 2022

• Public hearing

  21 November 2022

• Submissions

  Submissions to the draft report have closed

• Final report

  Final report completed 1 May 2023

Commission determines regulated water and sewerage services prices for 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2028

On Monday, 1 May 2023, the commission announced its final decision on prices for water and sewerage services to apply in the ACT from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2028 on Icon Water’s regulated tariffs.

A copy of the commission’s report, price direction, explanatory statement, media release and consultants report is available below.

Draft report submissions

Public Hearing: Draft Report – Regulated Water and Sewerage Services Prices 2023–2028

On Monday, 21 November 2022, the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission held a public hearing on the Draft Report: Regulated Water and Sewerage Services Prices 2023–28.

The public hearing was held at the Constitution Place, 220 London Circuit from 2.00pm to 3:30pm.

A recording of proceedings is available on demand and copies of the presentations made by the commission and Icon Water are below.

If you would like to access the recording of the public hearing, please email icrc@act.gov.au

Submissions and feedback on the draft report closes 14 December 2022.

Release of Draft Report and Proposed Price Direction: Regulated Water and Sewerage Services Prices 2023–28

The commission released a draft report and proposed price direction on 21 October 2022 for regulated water and sewerage services by Icon Water for the period 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2028.

A copy of the draft report, the proposed price direction, media release and proposed statement of reasons are available below.

Also below, is the independent consultant Marsden Jacob Associates, Icon Water 2023-28 expenditure review.

Written submissions on the draft report are invited. A submission coversheet is available here. The closing date for written submissions on the draft report is Wednesday, 14 December 2022.

If you want to comment on the Draft Report and Proposed Price Direction without making a formal submission, see link below.

Make a short submission or give feedback.

Icon Water's 2023–28 Water and Sewerage Price Proposal

On 30 June 2022, Icon Water submitted its price proposal to the Commission’s regulated water and sewerage services prices 2023–28 investigation.

The documents are available below.

Further information can be found at Icon Water's website: https://www.iconwater.com.au/priceproposal

Submissions on Issues Paper

Release of Issues Paper: Water and sewerage services price investigation

On Tuesday 1 March 2022, we released an issues paper outlining our approach to the 2023-28 water and sewerage services price investigation.

A copy of the issues paper is available below.

Submissions on the issues paper close on Friday 8 April 2022.

Make a short submission or give feedback.

Industry reference and terms of reference for investigation

On 10 December 2021, we received an industry reference under section 15(1)(a) of the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission Act 1997 to investigate, and determine a price direction for, regulated water and sewerage services provided by Icon Water in the ACT. We also received terms of reference for the investigation which outlines specific matters and issues we are required to consider in the investigation.

The industry reference, terms of reference and explanatory statement are available from the ACT Legislation website at: https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/di/2021-278/

The documents are also available below.