Issues paper - Review of rents for communication sites on certain Crown land - 26 February 2024

This Issues Paper sets out IPART’s proposed approach for reviewing rental arrangements for communication sites on Crown land managed by three NSW land managed agencies:

• The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure – Crown Lands and Public Spaces.
• NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.
• Forestry Corporation of NSW (a state-owned corporation).

The Issues Paper also seeks stakeholder feedback on issues, such as:

• Details of current rental arrangements for communication sites on private land
• Whether recent changes in ownership arrangements for mobile network towers has influenced rents.
• How best to incorporate the social cultural and environmental value of national parks land in recommending rents for communication towers in national parks. Currently National Parks sets the price of their sites one category higher than other land agencies. The National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 requires that national park land cannot be used for communication facilities if there is a feasible alternative site available.

Interested stakeholders can share their responses by making a submission by Tuesday, 2 April 2024.