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.
2024
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January
| Stakeholder | Meeting Date | IPART Attendees | Stakeholder Attendees | Meeting Purpose |
|
NSW Treasury |
15 |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Toll Review Leads |
Introductory meeting with leaders of the Independent Toll Review |
|
Valuer General of NSW |
15 |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Valuer General DPIE staff |
General catch-up |
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NSW Premier's Office |
16 |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
NSW Premier Premier’s Office staff |
Introductory meeting with the Premier of NSW |
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February
| Stakeholder | Meeting Date | IPART Attendees | Stakeholder Attendees | Meeting Purpose |
|
Audit Office of NSW |
12 |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Auditor-General Deputy Auditor-General Assistant Auditor-General, Financial Audit Auditor-General staff |
General catch-up |
|
WaterNSW |
19 |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Chair CEO |
Meeting prior to Public Hearing |
|
Sydney Water |
21 |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Sydney Water Board members |
Attending Sydney Water Board meeting |
|
WaterNSW |
27 |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
WaterNSW Board members |
Attending WaterNSW Board meeting |
|
Hunter Water |
29 |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Hunter Water Board members |
Attending Hunter Water Board meeting |
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March
| Stakeholder | Meeting Date | IPART Attendees | Stakeholder Attendees | Meeting Purpose |
|
Energy Safe Victoria |
5 |
Sandra Gamble Jonathan Coppel IPART CEO IPART staff |
Chairperson CEO Energy Safe Vic staff |
6-monthly meeting |
|
Regulators Advisory Panel |
11 |
Carmel Donnelly Jonathan Coppel IPART CEO IPART staff |
Deputy Secretary, Water, DCCEEW NSW Health staff EPA staff DCCEEW staff
|
IPART Chair meeting the Regulators Advisory Panel |
|
Office of Local Government |
12 |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Deputy Secretary |
Discuss local government matters |
|
Dept Planning, Housing and Infrastructure |
14 |
Carmel Donnelly IPART staff |
Secretary Executive Director |
Discuss contributions plans issues |
|
Water Administration Ministerial Corporation (WAMC) |
27 |
Carmel Donnelly Jonathan Coppel IPART CEO |
CEO, WaterNSW Chief Regulatory Officer, NRAR Secretary, DCCEEW DPC staff
|
Meeting with WAMC CEOs to discuss pricing proposal |
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April
| Stakeholder | Meeting Date | IPART Attendees | Stakeholder Attendees | Meeting Purpose |
| Dam Safety NSW | 4 |
Carmel Donnelly Jonathan Coppel Mike Smart – Deputy tribunal member IPART CEO IPART staff |
Chair CEO Dam Safety NSW staff |
Meeting with Dam Safety NSW for general discussion |
| Dept Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) | 9 |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Secretary, DCCEEW
|
General catch-up |
| NSW Parliament | 9 |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO IPART staff |
NSW Parliament Standing Committee | Background briefing on IPART’s local govt functions to the Standing Committee on State development |
| NSW Treasury | 24 |
Carmel Donnelly Jonathan Coppel Mike Smart – Deputy tribunal member IPART staff |
Toll Review Leads Toll Review team staff
|
Meeting with the Independent Toll Review team for general discussion |
| New Zealand Infrastructure Commission | 30 |
Mike Smart - Deputy tribunal member IPART Acting CEO IPART staff |
Chief Executive | Introductory meeting with CEO of New Zealand Infrastructure Commission |
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May
| Stakeholder | Meeting Date | IPART Attendees | Stakeholder Attendees | Meeting Purpose |
|
NSW Treasury |
16 |
Mike Smart, Deputy tribunal member IPART staff
|
Toll Review Leads Deputy Secretary, Commercial (NSW Treasury) Deputy Secretary, Economic & Environment Policy (The Cabinet Office) NSW Treasury staff Transport for NSW staff |
Meeting prior to the Toll Review Steering Committee Meeting
Toll Review Steering Committee Meeting |
|
Independent Forestry Panel |
24 |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO IPART staff |
Chair Forestry Panel members |
Discuss IPART review of Forestry Corporation of NSW’s native timber harvesting and haulage costs from 2019 to 2022 |
|
Sydney Water |
27 |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Chair Managing Director |
Discuss update on Sydney Water Pricing Proposal |
|
Audit Office |
28 |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Auditor-General |
Introductory meeting between the Auditor-General and IPART Chair |
|
Water Administration Ministerial Corporation (WAMC) |
31 |
Carmel Donnelly Jonathan Coppel Mike Smart – Deputy tribunal member IPART staff |
Deputy Secretary, Water (DCCEEW) CEO, WaterNSW Chief Regulatory Officer, NRAR DCCEEW staff |
Meeting WAMC pricing proposal |
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June
| Stakeholder | Meeting Date | IPART Attendees | Stakeholder Attendees | Meeting Purpose |
|
Central Coast Council (CCC) |
3 |
Carmel Donnelly Jonathan Coppel Mike Smart – Deputy tribunal member IPART CEO |
Administrator, CCC CCC staff |
Meeting between IPART Tribunal and CCC Administrator |
|
Council of Australasian Tribunals (COAT) |
7 |
Carmel Donnelly |
COAT AGM attendees |
Attended COAT Annual General Meeting (AGM) |
|
William Campbell Foundation (WCF) |
17 |
Carmel Donnelly IPART staff |
CEO CFO WCF staff |
IPART Review of out-of-home care costs and pricing - visit |
|
Southern Youth and Family Services (SYFS) |
17 |
Carmel Donnelly IPART staff |
CEO SYFS staff |
IPART Review of out-of-home care costs and pricing - visit |
|
Wollongong City Council (WCC) |
20 |
Carmel Donnelly Sue Weatherley Tim Moore IPART staff |
Director Planning & Environment, WCC WCC staff |
Meeting regarding the draft West Dapto Development Contributions Plan 2024 review and site visit to West Dapto |
|
South Coast Medical Service (SCMS) |
24 |
Carmel Donnelly IPART staff |
CEO SCMS staff |
IPART Review of out-of-home care costs and pricing visit |
|
Premier’s Department |
26 |
Carmel Donnelly IPART CEO |
Secretary |
Catch-up with NSW Premier Secretary |