Inquiry into the Financial and Operational Performance of TasWater

Following an initial targeted inquiry into TasWater’s 2026–2030 Price and Service Plan as released by the Office of the Tasmanian Economic Regulator and ongoing significant public interest, the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Public Accounts has resolved, in accordance with section 6(2) of the Public Accounts Committee Act 1970, to further inquire into and report on the financial and operational performance of TasWater.

The following Terms of Reference will inform the inquiry and examine:

• the balance between TasWater’s financial and operational settings, statutory objectives and financial arrangements
• the implications of those settings for the State’s housing supply priorities under the National Housing Accord
• TasWater’s financial relationship with its owner councils, including dividends, capital investment and customer pricing
• implementation of the 2026–2030 Price and Service Plan, and
• the decision to end the 24-month remission on fixed charges for newly subdivided lots, including its rationale, financial impact and associated consultation.

The Committee has had independent public hearings with representatives from TasWater, the TasWater Owners' Representative Group and the Office of the Economic Regulator on 11 June 2026.

The Committee does not intend to call for public submissions  at this stage.

Copies of the transcripts and broadcast of these public hearings are available below.