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INDEPENDENT PRICING AND REGULATORY TRIBUNAL ACT 1992 - As at 20 October 2021 - Act 39 of 1992

- As at 20 October 2021 - Act 39 of 1992

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

PART 2 - TRIBUNAL

  • 5 Establishment of Tribunal
  • 6 Members and procedure of the Tribunal
  • 7 Tribunal not subject to Ministerial control in making determinations or recommendations
  • 8 Staff
  • 9 Arrangements with other entities
  • 10 Delegation of Tribunal's functions

PART 3 - PRICE DETERMINATIONS AND OTHER FUNCTIONS

Division 1 - Pricing: investigations and reports

  • 11 Investigations and reports by Tribunal--standing reference
  • 12 Investigations and reports by Tribunal--reference by Minister

Division 2 - Industry and other matters: investigations and reports

  • 12A Investigations and reports on industry and other matters

Division 2A - WHS matters: investigations and reports

  • 12AA Investigation and report by IPART in relation to SafeWork NSW

Division 3 - Access regimes

  • 12B Notice of proposed access agreements
  • 12C Registration of access agreements
  • 12D Failure to notify proposal or provide copy of agreement
  • 12E Register of agreements

Division 4 - Investigations and reports: general

  • 13 Investigations and reports by Tribunal--general

Division 5 - Price determinations

  • 13A Determinations of pricing
  • 14 Method of fixing maximum prices
  • 14A Setting of methodology for fixing prices
  • 14B. (Repealed)
  • 15 Matters to be considered by Tribunal under this Act
  • 16 Report on financial impact if maximum price not charged
  • 16A Passing through efficient costs in price determinations
  • 17 Gazettal of determinations
  • 18 Implementation of price determinations and other reports

Division 6 - Publication of reports

  • 19 Reports to be made public

Division 7 - Investigations

  • 19A Definition
  • 20 General conduct of investigations
  • 21 Hearings in investigations
  • 22 Tendering information, documents and evidence
  • 22A Making submissions and documents available to public
  • 23 Offences
  • 24 (Renumbered)

PART 3A - PRICE DETERMINATIONS: MONITORING

  • 24AA Monitoring role
  • 24AB Government agencies to provide information, documents and evidence
  • 24AC Offences
  • 24AD Confidential information

PART 3B - APPROVAL OR DETERMINATION OF MURRAY-DARLING BASIN WATER CHARGES

  • 24AE Definitions
  • 24AF Interpretation of applied provisions
  • 24AG Application of Commonwealth provisions
  • 24AH Functions of Tribunal
  • 24AI Operation of applied provisions
  • 24AJ Application for accreditation
  • 24AK Tribunal not subject to Ministerial control in exercise of functions
  • 24AL Notification of approval, revocation or cessation of accreditation

PART 4A - ACCESS REGIMES: ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES

  • 24A Arbitration of access disputes
  • 24B Appointment and functions of arbitrator
  • 24C Determination of dispute by arbitrator
  • 24D Parties required to give effect to determination
  • 24E Termination of arbitration

PART 4B - REGULATION OF UTILITIES

Division 1 - Regulatory functions

  • 24F Regulatory functions of Tribunal
  • 24FA Recommendations and advice
  • 24FB Directions as to government policy

Division 2 - Licence auditing functions

  • 24FC Licence auditing functions of Tribunal
  • 24FD Establishment and function of Utilities Licence Auditing Advisory Committee
  • 24FE Membership and procedure of Advisory Committee
  • 24FF Confidential information

PART 4C - COMPETITIVE NEUTRALITY

Division 1 - Preliminary

Division 2 - Complaints

Division 3 - Investigations

  • 24GF Definition
  • 24GG Conduct of investigations
  • 24GH Public trading agency to provide information, documents and evidence
  • 24GI Complainant may be requested to provide information, documents and evidence
  • 24GJ Confidential information
  • 24GK Offences
  • 24GL Report of complaints

PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

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