IPART is committed to making the people of NSW better off through independent decisions and advice. It is important that any conflicts of interest be managed effectively, and to be transparent about any offers of gifts or benefits, so that:

  • the Tribunal’s decisions are made, and are seen to be made, in the public interest, and
  • the Tribunal’s reputation for integrity, impartiality and independence is maintained.

IPART’s approaches to managing conflicts of interests and gifts or benefits are set out in the Conflicts of Interest Policy and Gifts and Benefits Policy, which are available on our website.

Declared interest registers

As part of IPART’s approach to effectively managing conflicts, Tribunal and Committee members disclose and record personal or professional interests that may be relevant to their public duties.

The declared interest registers record disclosures made by current Tribunal and Committee members. This includes disclosures of pecuniary interests made under schedule 2, clause 6 of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Act 1992. Certain details may be omitted from the published registers (eg, to protect confidential or personal information, or where changing circumstances mean a disclosure is no longer relevant).

The register of pecuniary interest disclosures of former Tribunal members is available for inspection on request.

Carmel Donnelly – Chair

Jonathan Coppel - Tribunal Member

Darryl Biggar - Tribunal Member

Mike Smart – Deputy Tribunal Member

Tim Moore - Local Government Committee Member

Sue Weatherley – Local Government Committee Member

Andrew Nicholls – Energy Network Regulation Committee Alternate Member

Rosemary Sinclair - Energy Network Regulation Committee Member

Kelly Kwan - Local Government Committee Member

Disclosure of Interests – Protocol for Tribunal and Committee Members

Other Tribunal and Committee members have no relevant declared interests

Gifts and benefits register 

Tribunal and Committee members may accept gifts or benefits in limited circumstances. For example, where a gift or benefit is a small token of thanks for presenting as an IPART representative at a conference.

As part of IPART’s commitment to transparency, IPART publishes a register of gifts or benefits accepted by Tribunal and Committee members.

Gifts and benefits register for Tribunal and Committee members