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IPART's Determination for Muswellbrook Shire Council's application for a 2017-18 special rate variation.

This Media Release explains IPART decision for Muswellbrook Shire Council’s special variation application for 2012/13.

The determination provides our assessment and decision on Muswellbrook Shire Council's 2022-23 additional special variation application.

This media release provides information on our assessment of special rate variation applications from Muswellbrook, Port Stephens and Dungog Councils for 2019-20.

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has approved in part Muswellbrook Shire Council’s application with a temporary one-year increase in general income of 14.7%.

IPART has not approved Muswellbrook Shire Council’s application to increase its general income by a cumulative 20.39% over the next four years.

This report explains our Determination for Muswellbrook Shire Council’s special variation application for 2012/13.

IPART has assessed the council’s application against the criteria in the Office of Local Government (OLG) Guidelines. This report sets out our decision, and explains how and why we reached that decision.

IPART has assessed the council’s application against the criteria in the Office of Local Government (OLG) Guidelines. This report sets out our decision, and explains how and why we reached that decision.

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has not approved the application from Upper Hunter Shire Council to increase rates above the rate peg over the next three years.

This media release provides information on our assessment of special rate variation applications from Dungog, Port Stephens and Muswellbrook for 2019-20.

This media release provides information on our assessment of special rate variation applications from Port Stephens, Muswellbrook and Dungog Councils for 2019-20.

IPART has released decisions on applications made by eight councils to increase general income above the 1.5% rate peg from 1 July 2017. Increases have been approved for Bellingen, Byron, Inverell and Port Macquarie-Hastings councils.

IPART has released decisions on applications made by 13 councils to increase general income above the 2.3% rate peg from 1 July 2018.