The Australian Government would like to acknowledge contributors who assisted in the development of this discussion paper. This includes Dr John Marsden of Marsden Jacob and Associates for the research paper Third Party Access in Water and Wastewater Infrastructure: Implications for Australia produced for the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF).
Representatives from government and industry have also contributed to the discussion paper through their involvement in the DAFF sponsored Recycling and Third Party Access Symposium held on 14 December 2005.
The Australian Government would also like to acknowledge the contribution of representatives from the finance and water industry sectors and government officials who agreed to discuss their perspective on the role of the private sector in a series of interviews undertaken between April and June 2006.