Second Reading Speeches

Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Amendment Bill 2014

Type
Government
Portfolio
Industry
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the

Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act 2010
to: allow building owners who receive unsolicited offers for the sale or lease of their office space and transactions between wholly-owned subsidiaries to be excluded from energy efficiency disclosure obligations; enable certain auditing authorities to directly provide or approve ratings used in Building Energy Efficiency Certificates (BEEC); enable businesses to nominate a commencement date for a BEEC which is later than the date of issue; remove the need for new owners and lessors to reapply or pay the application fee for fresh exemptions if there is an existing one in place for a building; and remove the standard energy efficiency guidance from each BEEC.

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