Mandatory Energy Efficiency Disclosure Obligations For Commercial Buildings

Key Points:
Mandatory disclosure by large commercial buildings of energy efficiency ratings are to be put in place as part of the Council of Australian Governments' National Strategy on Energy Efficiency.

On 12 November, Environment Minister Peter Garrett announced that the Federal Government was drafting legislation to require mandatory disclosure of up-to-date energy efficiency ratings by commercial buildings following agreement to a new national scheme by the State Governments.

The Environment Department has released two documents, The Mandatory Disclosure of Commercial Office Building Energy Efficiency - Regulation Document, and a Regulation Impact Statement, detailing the scheme which it is proposed will come into effect in the second half of 2010.