Application Forms, Fees, Guides & Guidelines

If you are considering applying for a WIC Act approval or licence, we strongly suggest you contact the Water Regulation and Compliance Water Team at IPART on 9290 8412 or email Christine Allen, Director Regulation and Compliance on Christine_Allen@ipart.nsw.gov.au to arrange a time to meet with us before you apply.

If you are applying for a modification or exclusion to the Deemed Customer Contract please see our application form, application guide and word version of the Deemed Customer Contract below.

Guides & guidelines to assist in applying

Applying for Licence: 

Applying for an approval: 

Applying for a modification or exclusion to the Deemed Customer Contract

Licence and approval application fees 2024-2025

For existing licensees who are applying for an early variation to maximum scale of schemes or class of infrastructure for a transitioned licence during the transition period, a reduced variation application fee of $300 will apply until 1 March 2025.

See our Fees Report for more detail on how we set fees.

Type of application  Fee ($) 
Operator licence  6000 
Retailer licence   6000 
Combined operator/retailer licence  10,000 
Convert combined to separate operator and retailer licences   2000 
Part 5 assessment  5000 
Variation of licence  3000 
Scheme Approval  8000 
Operational Approval  2000 
Variation of Approval   2000 

Application fees for modification or exclusion to the Deemed Customer Contract 2023-2024

Type of application Fee ($)
Modification and/or exclusion application for new scheme/s 2000
Modification and/or exclusion application for existing transitioning scheme/s 300
Add a new scheme to an existing modification to and/or exclusion from the deemed customer contract 300