The NSW Government established an Independent Toll Review to identify reform options to overhaul the toll network.
The Independent Toll Review was led by:
- Professor Allan Fels AO, former Chair of the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (and its predecessor bodies), and
- Dr David Cousins AM, former Chair of the Prices Surveillance Authority and Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria (together, the ‘Independent Reviewers’).
The Independent Toll Review was completed with the Final Report publicly released on 16 July 2024.
The Independent Toll Review considered the consistency, fairness, equitability and simplicity of toll road pricing, while ensuring our road network remains efficient. For more information on the scope of the Review, please read the Terms of Reference.
The views expressed in the Final and Interim Reports are of the Independent Reviewers and not representative of NSW Treasury, Transport for NSW or NSW Government policy positions.
The NSW Government is progressively responding to the recommendations of the Independent Toll Review.
The 2024-25 NSW Budget invested $16.6 million to support tolling reform initiatives arising from the Independent Toll Review. By the end of 2024, the Government:
- Legislated to establish the NSW Motorways entity.
- Introduced associated legislation for the purpose of driving tolling reform in New South Wales (such as IPART’s role in monitoring tolls and creation of a new industry ombudsman).
- Entered a direct dealing with the NSW toll road concessionaires, and have signed an In-Principle Agreement with concessionaires which provides a pathway to more detailed negotiations (on a new network pricing model) in 2025.
For any further information, contact the Independent Toll Review Project Team.
