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Fees and charges

Find out about the fees we can charge for licences, approvals and other dealings, water management charges and 2-part tariff billing.

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Setting fees and charges

Under the Act, the department is able to charge fees to cover the assessment and processing costs of applications. Learn more about how these fees are set.

Two-part tariff

Water management charges for your unregulated river or groundwater licence can be billed under a 1 or 2-part tariff. Find out more.

Water management charges

Information on the three categories of fees and charges are levied for the water management services in NSW.

Reporting

The Water Administration Ministerial Corporation (WAMC) reports to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of NSW (IPART) on certain output measures and performance indicators IPART has set.