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ARTICLE · 05 JANUARY 2010

Transparency at home: The greenhouse and energy audit framework

Clayton Utz
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With the need for transparency proving to be a key component of discussions at Copenhagen, there have been some timely developments in relation to the greenhouse and energy audit framework under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.

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Natalie Hewitt
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Greenhouse and energy audits are a key element of the compliance framework under the NGER Act. The Government consulted on the greenhouse and energy audit framework in July 2009 and has since moved to implement the audit framework under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment Act 2009 and National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment Regulations 2009 (No.2).

Greenhouse and energy audits

The NGER Amendment Act 2009 made a number of amendments to the NGER Act, including requiring the Greenhouse and Energy Data Officer (GEDO) to establish a register of greenhouse and energy auditors and allowing the Minister to determine requirements to be met by the auditors in carrying out greenhouse and energy audits.

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