Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                                1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Object ................................................................................................. 1

4............ Definitions .......................................................................................... 1

5............ Schedule 1 (consequences of contravening civil penalty provisions) . 3

Part 2--Definitions relating to groups                                                                         4

6............ Holding company ............................................................................... 4

7............ Controlling corporation ...................................................................... 4

8............ Group and members of a group .......................................................... 4

Part 3--Corporations required to register                                                                 6

9............ Obligation to apply to register ........................................................... 6

10.......... Energy use threshold .......................................................................... 7

11.......... Exemption from registration on application by corporation .............. 7

Part 4--Registration                                                                                                              9

12.......... The Register ........................................................................................ 9

13.......... Secretary must register corporation .................................................... 9

14.......... Corporation may apply for deregistration ....................................... 10

Part 5--Assessment plan                                                                                                   11

15.......... Registered corporation must submit assessment plan every 5 years 11

16.......... Approval of assessment plan ........................................................... 12

17.......... Refusal to approve assessment plan ................................................ 12

18.......... Requirements for an assessment plan ............................................... 13

19.......... Registered corporation may seek variation to approved assessment plan               15

Part 6--Energy efficiency opportunities assessments                                      16

20.......... Requirement to carry out energy efficiency opportunities assessments 16

Part 7--Reporting about energy efficiency opportunities assessments 17

21.......... Overview .......................................................................................... 17

22.......... Reporting to the public ..................................................................... 17

22A....... Public reporting--decentralised reporting ........................................ 18

22B....... Public reporting--reporting by manager of joint venture ................. 19

23.......... Reporting to the Secretary ................................................................ 20

Part 8--Powers of inspection                                                                                           22

Division 1--Overview                                                                                                 22

24.......... Overview of Part .............................................................................. 22

Division 2--Appointment of authorised officers and identity cards   23

25.......... Appointment of authorised officers ................................................. 23

26.......... Identity cards .................................................................................... 23

Division 3--Powers of authorised officer                                                          24

Subdivision A--Monitoring powers                                                                        24

27.......... Authorised officer may enter premises by consent or under monitoring warrant    24

28.......... Monitoring powers of authorised officers ........................................ 24

Subdivision B--Power of authorised officer to ask questions and seek production in certain circumstances              26

29.......... Authorised officer may request persons to answer questions ......... 26

Division 4--Obligations and incidental powers of authorised officers 28

30.......... Authorised officer must produce identity card on request ............... 28

31.......... Consent ............................................................................................. 28

32.......... Announcement before entry ............................................................. 28

33.......... Details of monitoring warrant to be given to occupier etc. before entry 28

34.......... Use of electronic equipment in exercising monitoring powers ......... 29

35.......... Compensation for damage to electronic equipment .......................... 30

Division 5--Occupier's rights and responsibilities                                     32

36.......... Occupier entitled to be present during execution of monitoring warrant 32

37.......... Occupier to provide authorised officer with all facilities and assistance 32

Division 6--Warrants                                                                                                  33

38.......... Monitoring warrants ......................................................................... 33

Part 9--Miscellaneous                                                                                                        34

39.......... Delegation ......................................................................................... 34

40.......... AAT review of decisions .................................................................. 34

41.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 34

Schedule 1--Consequences of contravening civil penalty provisions      35

1............ Declarations of contravention ........................................................... 35

2............ Declaration of contravention is conclusive evidence ........................ 35

3............ Pecuniary penalty orders .................................................................. 35

4............ Who may apply for a declaration or order ....................................... 36

5............ Time limit for application for a declaration or order ........................ 36

6............ Civil evidence and procedure rules for declarations of contravention and civil penalty orders                36

7............ Civil proceedings after criminal proceedings .................................... 36

8............ Criminal proceedings during civil proceedings .................................. 37

9............ Criminal proceedings after civil proceedings .................................... 37

10.......... Minister requiring person to assist ................................................... 37

11.......... Relief from liability for contravention of civil penalty provision .... 38

Notes                                                                                                                                             41

Notes to the Energy Efficiency Opportunities Act 2006

Note 1

The Energy Efficiency Opportunities Act 2006 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 31, 2006 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For all relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Energy Efficiency Opportunities Act 2006	31, 2006	6 Apr 2006	6 Apr 2006
Energy Efficiency Opportunities Amendment Act 2007	40, 2007	30 Mar 2007	Schedule 1 (items 1-5): (a) Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (items 7, 8)

(a)        Subsection 2(1) (item 2) of the Energy Efficiency Opportunities Amendment Act 2007 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2.  Schedule 1, items 1 to 5	Immediately after the commencement of the Energy Efficiency Opportunities Act 2006.	6 April 2006

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part 3
S. 9......................................	am. No. 40, 2007
Part 5
S. 15....................................	am. No. 40, 2007
S. 18....................................	am. No. 40, 2007
Part 9
S. 39....................................	am. No. 40, 2007

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Energy Efficiency Opportunities Amendment Act 2007 (No. 40, 2007)

Schedule 1 

7  Validation of regulations

Regulations made under the Energy Efficiency Opportunities Act 2006 before the commencement of this item are as valid as they would have been if they had been made under that Act as amended by this Act.

8  Validation of assessment plans

An assessment plan given under Part 5 of the Energy Efficiency Opportunities Act 2006 before the commencement of this item is taken to have been given under that Part as amended by this Act.