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This Media Release explains IPART's decision for Willoughby City Council’s special variation application for 2015-16.

This Media Release explains IPART decision for Willoughby City Council’s minimum rate increase application for 2012/13.

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

This report explains our determination for Willoughby Shire Council’s special variation application for 2015-16. Special variations allow a council to increase its general income (mainly rates income) by more than the rate peg.

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has not approved Willoughby Council’s application to increase its general income to fund the $1.5 million upgrade of the Northbridge Plaza car park.The council applied to increase its overall

This report explains our Determination for Willoughby City Council’s minimum rate application for 2012/13. IPART is responsible for setting the amount by which councils can increase their general income each year.

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

Nine NSW councils have applied to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) for a special variation to increase their income from rates above the rate peg.