Leaseholder charges for Perisher Range resorts
Why has there been an increase in leaseholder charges for Perisher Range resorts?
The NSW Government requested the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART), which sets the price of gas, water and electricity in NSW, to conduct a review of the cost to the state of providing and managing municipal services and facilities within the Perisher Range resorts.
After a lengthy investigation IPART has reported to the Government that the cost of running Perisher Range resorts will be about $160 million over the next 30 years. Furthermore it recommended that this cost should be borne by those people who use the ski fields rather than continue to be subsidised by NSW taxpayers.
This would provide for operating and maintaining existing infrastructure within the Perisher Range resorts as well as new essential capital works for managing water supplies, sewerage, solid waste, roads and amenities.
In its determination IPART found future funding for the Perisher Range resorts should be raised in three ways:
- increasing the rates and charges for lessees within the Perisher Range resorts
- a developer contribution to infrastructure for all new developments
- applying a per-vehicle surcharge for entry to the NSW ski fields.
The Tribunal recommended leaseholder charges apply uniformly to Perisher, Smiggin Holes, Blue Cow and Guthega from 1 July 2006 and that they should be increased each year to 2015 according to the CPI plus 2.5%.
Leaseholder charges for 2012/13 excluding GST
| Leaseholder charge | Units | Price per unit
(nominal $) |
|---|
| Municipal services operating charge | Per bed per annum
| $177.43 |
| Municipal services capital charge | Per bed per annum | $233.40 |
| Water usage charge | Per kL | $4.77 |
| Water fixed charge |  | |
|---|
| 25mm | Per connection per year | $1,912.30
[$956.15 per 6 months] |
| 32mm | Per connection per year | $3,133.94
[$1,566.97 per 6 months] |
| 40mm | Per connection per year | $4,897.46
[$2,448.73 per 6 months] |
| 50mm | Per connection per year | $7,651.96
[$3,825.98 per 6 months] |
80mm
| Per connection per year | $19,588.50
[$9,794.25 per 6 months] |
Sewerage usage charge
| Per kL | $4.77 |
| Sewerage fixed charge | | |
|---|
| 25mm | Per connection per year | $2,132.08
[$1,066.04 per 6months] |
| 32mm | Per connection per year | $3,492.92
[$1,746.46 per 6 months] |
| 40mm | Per connection per year | $5,458.46
[$2,729.23 per 6 months] |
| 50mm | Per connection per year | $8,528.24
[$4,264.12 per 6 months] |
| 80mm | Per connection per year | $21,832.50
[$10,916.25 per 6 months] |
Payment terms
Two invoices per year will be issued - on 1 July and 1 January. To ensure minimal impact to lessees water and sewerage fixed charges will be invoiced six monthly with 90-day payment terms. To recover bank fees charged to OEH for material transactions where payment of customer tax invoices is made by credit card, a 1.25% (plus GST) processing fee is now applicable for payments of more than $5,000.00.
Invoicing schedule
| 1 July 2012 (will include CPI + 2.5%) | 1 January 2013 (will include CPI + 2.5%) |
|---|
- MSU operating and capital fixed charge (2012/13) - 100%
- Water and sewerage fixed charge
(1 July 2012 to 31 December 2012, i.e. 6 months = 50%) - Water and sewerage consumption charge
(1 December 2011 to 31 May 2012, usage charged at 2011/12 rate)
| - Water and sewerage fixed charge
(1 January 2013 to 30 June 2013,
i.e. 6 months = 50%) - Water and sewerage consumption
(1 June 2012 to 30 November 2012, usage charged at 2012/13 rate)
|
Documents to download
More information
See NPWS Alpine Resorts contacts.
Page last updated: 23 May 2012
