Toll Review

The NSW Government has established an Independent Toll Review (also referred to as the ‘Toll Review’ and ‘Review’) to identify reform options to overhaul the toll network.

The Toll Review will ensure consistency, fairness, equitability and simplicity of toll road pricing, while ensuring our road network remains efficient and we meet our emissions reductions targets. For more information on the scope of the Review, please read the Terms of Reference.

The Independent Toll Review is led by Professor Allan Fels AO, former chairman of the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, and Dr David Cousins AM, former Chair of the Prices Surveillance Authority and Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria.

The Government is committed to the review and its recommendations being made public. It indicated that the review would be open to submissions and would consult with the transport sector and the toll paying public.

Toll Review Interim Report

The Independent Reviewers released their Interim Report on 11 March 2024, which represents the progress of their work to date, including their initial findings and recommendations for toll reform. The Interim Report presents a new system of network pricing within a framework that allows for regular resets of pricing, while addressing competition and transparency concerns.

The Interim Report was informed by the 2023 Public Consultation process.

The views expressed in the report are of the Independent Reviewers and not representative of Treasury, Transport for NSW or government’s policy positions.

This Interim Report will serve as a platform for further consultation and stakeholder engagement to complete the Final Report in Q3 2024.

Read the Interim Report here. 

An Executive Summary document is also provided summarising the table of findings and recommendations in the Interim Report.

Tell us what you think

The Independent Reviewers are inviting feedback and commentary on the Interim Report, which presents the culmination of work to date with initial findings and recommendations for toll reform.

Please find the link to the public consultation webpage here. 

The Have Your Say webpage will include a series of questions grouped into themes, most of which are optional (i.e., you can answer any number of questions). 

Alternatively, you have the option to submit a response by attaching a separate file. If you choose to attach a separate file, please structure your submission with reference to the findings and recommendations tabled in the Interim Report.

Media releases

• 11 March 2024: Toll Review identifies a road to a fairer system for motorists
• 13 November 2023: Sydney’s combined toll bill is $120 billion-plus to 2060
• 30 June 2023: Toll increases take effect July 1 as Fels Review progresses
• 14 June 2023: Fels Toll Review considers previous reform options as it outlines public stages of the inquiry
• 11 May 2023: Toll Review to reform motorway pricing
• 5 April 2023: Professor Allan Fels starts work on toll review