Anthony Wing has been appointed chairperson and permanent member of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal for a five-year term.
The appointment will begin on 1 July 2026.
IPART is NSW’s independent pricing regulator for essential services, including water, energy and transport.
Wing brings more than two decades of experience across policy and independent regulation at the state and federal levels.
Who is Anthony Wing?
Wing most recently served as Commissioner of the NSW Point-to-Point Transport Commission. The NSW Government described him as a respected regulator with deep policy expertise and experience delivering complex reforms.
Premier Chris Minns said Wing’s background would support IPART’s ongoing work.
“Anthony Wing brings significant regulatory and public sector experience to this role, and I congratulate him on his appointment,” Minns said. “His experience leading the NSW Point-to-Point Transport Commission and working across a range of policy areas will serve IPART well as it continues its important work.”
The appointment followed a merit-based comparative assessment process. The assessment panel included The Cabinet Office Secretary, the Treasury Secretary and the NSW Ombudsman.
Why does IPART matter for water?
IPART plays a central role in how NSW households and businesses pay for essential services. Its work covers pricing determinations, compliance and monitoring, licensing and regulatory advice.
In the water sector, that includes decisions and advice affecting water utilities, local water services, customers and long-term infrastructure funding. The tribunal’s pricing work helps determine how utilities recover the cost of delivering safe, reliable and efficient services.
Those decisions sit at the centre of ongoing debates about affordability, resilience, service quality and investment. As utilities face climate variability, growth, asset renewal and customer affordability pressures, IPART’s role remains highly visible.
What changes with the appointment?
The appointment gives IPART permanent leadership for the next five years. That term will cover a period of continued pressure across essential services. Water utilities are managing infrastructure renewal, drought risk, flood recovery, energy costs, growth and affordability expectations. Customers are also facing cost-of-living pressures, making independent scrutiny of pricing more important.
IPART’s role is not only to set prices.
It also examines whether regulatory settings support safe and reliable services at fair prices. That means future determinations will continue to test how investment cases are built, how customer impacts are managed and how service performance is measured.
Who is leaving the role?
Outgoing chair Carmel Donnelly PSM concludes her term after five years leading the tribunal. The NSW Government said Donnelly led IPART during a period of significant change across essential services and regulatory functions. During her term, IPART delivered major pricing and regulatory determinations across energy, water and local government.
The tribunal also expanded its remit through reviews of early childhood education and out-of-home care pricing.
Minns thanked Donnelly for her leadership and service.
“I thank Carmel Donnelly PSM for her service as Chairperson over the past five years and acknowledge her contribution to the Tribunal and the people of NSW,” Minns said.
