Price monitoring investigation: Unitywater and Urban Utilities 2026-30

On 24 September 2025, the Queensland Government directed us to conduct a price monitoring investigation into the monopoly business activities of Unitywater and Urban Utilities for the period 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030 (the price monitoring period).

Our investigation is being undertaken in two phases:

• Phase 1: An interim report in May 2026 for the period 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027
• Phase 2: A draft report in December 2026, followed by a final report in April 2027, for the period 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2030.

We have completed Phase 1 and published our interim reports for Unitywater and Urban Utilities.

We have published the Phase 2 submissions from Unitywater and Urban Utilities, as well as stakeholder submissions in response to these proposals. The next step in our process will be the release of our draft report in December 2026.

Key steps in our price monitoring investigation

Part 2	Date
Business submissions due	By 31 August 2026
Stakeholder submissions due	By 5 October 2026
Draft report provided to government	By 24 December 2026
Draft report published	December 2026
Submissions on draft report due	By 19 February 2027
Final report provided to government	By 30 April 2027
Final report published	Early May 2027

We have published our notice of investigation, an information notice that provides information to interested parties and relevant ministerial correspondence. We encourage interested parties to subscribe for email updates on this project here.

Reports and papers