The listing of meetings between Tribunal members and external stakeholders is available by expanding the sections below. Where months are not included, there were no external meetings held.
2023
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February
| Stakeholder | Meeting date | IPART attendees | Stakeholder attendees | Meeting purpose |
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DCS Aboriginal Outcomes Unit |
9 Feb |
Carmel Donnelly |
Aboriginal Outcomes Unit Director and staff |
Discuss actions to improve IPART’s engagement with Aboriginal communities and customer stakeholders |
| Sydney Water | 22 Feb |
Carmel Donnelly Deborah Cope Sandra Gamble IPART CEO |
Board Members | Sydney Water Board Meeting |
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March
| Stakeholder | Meeting date | IPART attendees | Stakeholder attendees | Meeting purpose |
| Department of Planning & Environment | 6 Mar |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Deputy Secretary, Office of Energy and Climate Change | General catchup meeting to discuss emerging issues |
| Productivity Commission | 7 Mar |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO IPART staff |
Commissioner Part-time Commissioner Associate Commissioner Secretary
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Meet Productivity Commissioners conducting Early Childhood Education and Care Review |
| Treasury | 7 Mar |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Secretary Chief of Staff |
Quarterly catchup meeting |
| Water Industry representatives | 14 Mar | IPART staff | Water Industry representatives | Water Industry Roundtable - Measuring, Managing, Mitigating |
| Australian Energy Regulator (AER) | 15 Mar |
Deborah Cope IPART CEO IPART staff |
Board Member | Stakeholder briefing |
| Hunter Water | 20 Mar |
Carmel Donnelly Deborah Cope Sandra Gamble IPART CEO IPART staff |
Hunter Water Board | Hunter Water board meeting |
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Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) |
28 March |
Carmel Donnelly Deborah Cope |
DPE Director |
Background briefing for IPART on the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme |
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April
| Stakeholder | Meeting date | IPART attendees | Stakeholder attendees | Meeting purpose |
| Department of Customer Service (DCS) | 26 Apr |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government DCS Minister Advisor |
Introductory meeting with DCS Minister and Advisor |
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May
| Stakeholder | Meeting date | IPART attendees | Stakeholder attendees | Meeting purpose |
| Office of Local Government | 4 May |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO IPART staff |
Deputy Secretary OLG Staff |
Brief newly appointed Deputy Secretary to provide an update on progress of IPART Rate Peg Methodology Review |
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NSW Premier’s Department |
5 May |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
NSW Premier Policy Advisor |
Introductory meeting with NSW Premier Policy Advisor |
|
Energy Safety Victoria |
9 May |
Carmel Donnelly Deborah Cope Naveena Rajaretnam IPART staff |
Energy Safety Victoria staff |
Meeting between energy network safety regulators to discuss functions |
| Transport for NSW | 10 May |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Acting Secretary Transport for NSW staff |
IPART reviews relevant to Transport |
| Office of the Minister for Local Government | 18 May |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Chief of Staff Secretary OLG Minister's Office staff |
Briefing on Rate Peg Methodology Review and Special Variations |
| Australia Energy Regulator (AER) | 24 May | Carmel Donnelly | Deputy Chair | Briefing by AER on Default Market Offer Prices for 2023 |
| NSW Audit Office | 25 May |
Carmel Donnelly IPART staff |
Auditor General Deputy Auditor General |
Update on IPART and Audit Office work program |
| NSW Treasury | 25 May | Carmel Donnelly | Secretary | Brief Treasury Secretary on Transport Asset Holding Entity (TAHE) and other IPART work |
| Country Mayors Association of NSW | 26 May |
Carmel Donnelly IPART staff |
Various Country Mayors | IPART presentation on review of the rate peg methodology |
| Office of the Minister for Local Government | 31 May |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Policy Advisor Chief of Staff |
Brief Minister's office on rate peg and special variation processes |
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June
| Stakeholder | Meeting date | IPART attendees | Stakeholder attendees | Meeting purpose |
| Office of the Minister for Local Government | 6 Jun |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Minister for Local Government Minister's staff |
Briefing on Review into Financial sustainability of Councils |
| Office of the Minister for Transport | 7 Jun |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Policy Officer | Briefing on the NSW Rail Access Undertaking |
| Koorana Pre-School | 13 Jun |
Sandra Gamble IPART staff |
Pre-School CEO and staff | ECEC site visit to Koorana Pre School Roselands |
| Walanbaa Dhurrali Centre | 19 Jun |
Carmel Donnelly IPART staff |
Centre Manager and staff | Regional ECEC site visit to Walanbaa Dhurrali Aboriginal Child and Family Centre |
| WaterNSW | 22 Jun | Carmel Donnelly | WaterNSW Non-Executive Director | Discuss agenda for Board/Tribunal meeting on 27 June |
| Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) | 26 Jun |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
PIAC staff | General and introductory meeting between PIAC and IPART CEO |
| WaterNSW | 27 Jun |
Carme Donnelly Deborah Cope Sandra Gamble |
WaterNSW staff | Tribunal attending WaterNSW Board Meeting |
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August
| Stakeholder | Meeting date | IPART attendees | Stakeholder attendees | Meeting purpose |
| Office of Local Government | 15 |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Deputy Secretary | Preliminary discussions on potential terms of reference for a review of the financial model for councils – as recommended by IPART |
| Office of the Minister for Local Government | 28 |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Minister for Local Government Chief of Staff Deputy Secretary, Office of Local Government Policy Advisor |
Meeting on Terms of Reference for Review into Financial sustainability of Councils
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September
| Stakeholder | Meeting date | IPART attendees | Stakeholder attendees | Meeting purpose |
| Biodiversity Conservation Trust (BCT) | 5 Sep |
Carmel Donnelly Deborah Cope Sandra Gamble IPART CEO IPART staff |
Board CEO Senior Executives |
Attend BCT Board Meeting to discuss the Monitoring biodiversity credits market review process and public hearing |
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DPE Water |
6 Sep |
Deborah Cope Sandra Gamble IPART CEO IPART Staff |
Deputy Secretary Executive Director Director of Economics |
Early engagement on Water Administration Ministerial Corporation (WAMC) Pricing Proposal |
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Regulatory Advisory Panel |
25 Sep |
Carmel Donnelly IPART Staff |
Deputy Secretary, DPE Water ED Regulatory Practice Services, NSW EPA Chief Health Officer, NSW Health Chief Regulatory Officer, NRAR A/Director Urban Water Strategy and Policy, DPE Water Manager, Water Unit, Health Protection NSW Health |
Meeting with Regulators Advisory Panel |
| Cabinet Office | 29 Sep |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Acting Secretary, The Cabinet Office | Introductory meeting with Acting Secretary to update on relevant aspects of IPART’s work program |
| Office of Local Government | 29 Sep |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Deputy Secretary | Preliminary discussions on potential terms of reference for a review of the financial model for councils – as recommended by IPART |
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October
| Stakeholder | Meeting date | IPART attendees | Stakeholder attendees | Meeting purpose |
|
DFAT Thailand Government |
9 Oct |
Deborah Cope IPART CEO IPART Staff |
DFAT Staff DPE Staff Monash University Staff EEC Office Staff |
Discussion on the Thai Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project to share IPART’s approach to regulating water in NSW. |
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Office of Local Government |
20 May |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Deputy Secretary |
Preliminary discussions on potential terms of reference for a review of the financial model for councils – as recommended by IPART |
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November
| Stakeholder | Meeting date | IPART attendees | Stakeholder attendees | Meeting purpose |
| Local Government NSW | 6 Nov | Carmel Donnelly | Conference session facilitator | Discussion of the planned approach for IPART’s Chair Local Government NSW Conference panel session. |
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December
| Stakeholder | Meeting date | IPART attendees | Stakeholder attendees | Meeting purpose |
| Office of the Minister for Local Government | 4 Dec | Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Minister for Local Government Minister's Chief of Staff Deputy Secretary, OLG |
Discussion on Terms of Reference for the review of the financial model for councils in NSW |