Search

Victorian Current Acts

Search AustLII

▼
Search Options
  • Advanced Search…
×
Close
  • Specific Year
    Any

VICTORIAN ENERGY EFFICIENCY TARGET ACT 2007

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Purpose  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Definitions  
  • 3A Meaning of scheme participant  
  • 4 Objects  
  • 5 Crown to be bound  
  • 6 Extra-territorial operation  
  • 6A Relevant legislation  

PART 2--ADMINISTRATION

PART 3--ENERGY EFFICIENCY CERTIFICATES

Division 1--Accredited persons

  • 9 Who may apply to be accredited?  
  • 9A Timing of application for renewal  
  • 9B Application for renewal made after expiry  
  • 9C No application if suspended or disqualified  
  • 10 ESC may require consent or undertaking from applicant for accreditation  
  • 10A ESC may request further information from applicant  
  • 10B Fit and proper person  
  • 10C Competent and capable person  
  • 11 ESC to approve or refuse application  
  • 12 Time limit for deciding applications  
  • 13 ESC to allocate accreditation numbers  
  • 13A Notice of approval or refusal of application  
  • 13B Period of accreditation  
  • 13C Conditions of accreditation  
  • 13D Application to vary conditions of accreditation  
  • 14 Suspension or cancellation of accreditation or disqualification from applying for accreditation  
  • 14A Notice of proposed action  
  • 14AB Immediate suspension and notice of proposed action  
  • 14AC Request for extension of time for submissions  
  • 14AD Request by ESC for further information  
  • 14AE Protection against self-incrimination  
  • 14AF Time for making determination  
  • 14AG Decision of ESC  
  • 14B ESC may impose conditions at end of suspension  
  • 14C Request to cancel accreditation  
  • 14D Duty to disclose matters adverse to accreditation  
  • 14E Protection against self-incrimination  
  • 14F Continuing professional development obligations  
  • 14G Prescribed code of conduct  
  • 14H Offence to contravene prescribed code of conduct requirement  

Division 2--Prescribed activities

Division 3--Creation of certificates

Division 4--Form, registration, expiry and transfer of certificates

Division 5--Retirement of certificates

Division 6--VEET scheme registry accounts

PART 4--ENERGY EFFICIENCY CERTIFICATE SHORTFALL AND VEET SCHEME TARGET

PART 5--STATEMENTS AND SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATES

PART 6--ENFORCEMENT

  • 36 Shortfall statement  
  • 37 Application for declaration and order for payment of shortfall penalty  
  • 37A Offence to contravene shortfall statement  
  • 38 Certificate surrender notice  
  • 39 Application for declaration and order requiring surrender of certificates  
  • 40 ESC may require surrender of certificates if certificates improperly created  
  • 40A ESC may give warning or impose condition  

PART 6A--CIVIL PENALTY REQUIREMENTS

  • 40B Civil penalty requirements  
  • 40C Notice penalties  
  • 40D Contravening a civil penalty provision is not an offence  

PART 7--POWERS OF AUTHORISED OFFICERS

Division 1--Appointment of authorised officers

  • 41 Appointment of authorised officers  
  • 42 Identity cards  

Division 2--Powers of authorised officer

  • 43 When may powers be exercised?  
  • 44 Entry to premises  
  • 45 Information to be provided to occupier on entry  
  • 46 Entry with consent  
  • 47 Entry with monitoring warrant  
  • 48 Monitoring powers of authorised officers  
  • 49 Authorised officer may ask for information  
  • 50 Authorised officer may require information  
  • 51 Failure to produce documents or answer questions  
  • 52 Protection against self-incrimination  

Division 3--Occupiers' rights and responsibilities

  • 53 Occupier may be present during execution of warrant  
  • 54 Occupier to provide authorised officer with assistance  

Division 4--Monitoring warrants

PART 7A--AUDITS

Division 1--Compliance audits

Division 2--Assurance audits

Division 3--Auditor requirements

Division 4--Other matters relating to audits

  • 55N Offence to provide false or misleading information to auditor  
  • 55O Offence to withhold information from auditor  
  • 55P Protection against self-incrimination  
  • 55Q Conditions or restrictions of accreditation  
  • 55R ESC may publish audit information  

PART 8--GENERAL

Division 1--Review of decisions

  • 56 Review of decisions by ESC  
  • 56A Conduct of internal review  
  • 56B Review of decisions by VCAT  
  • 56C Person must seek internal review first  
  • 56D Proceedings for review by VCAT  
  • 56E ESC to give effect to VCAT decisions  

Division 2--Registers

  • 57 Registers to be maintained  
  • 58 Register of accredited persons  
  • 59 Register of energy efficiency certificates  

Division 3--Information provisions

  • 60 ESC may obtain information and documents  
  • 61 Failure to comply with notice  
  • 62 Protection against self-incrimination  
  • 63 Copies of documents  
  • 64 ESC may retain documents  
  • 65 Disclosure of information an offence  
  • 66 Information may be disclosed to specified persons or bodies  
  • 67 ESC must publish certain information  

Division 4--General offences

  • 68 False or misleading information  
  • 69 Failure to provide documents  
  • 70 Offences by bodies corporate  
  • 70A Proceedings for offences  

Division 5--Evidence and records

  • 71 Evidence  
  • 72 Records to be kept by accredited persons and relevant entities  

Division 6--Fees

  • 73 Fees  

Division 7--ESC guidelines

Division 8--Regulations

Division 9--Review of Act

  • 76 Review of operation of Act  

Division 10--Savings and transitionals

  • 76A Accreditation transition period  
  • 76B Expiry of accreditation during accreditation transition period  
  • 76C Application for renewal of accreditation during accreditation transition period  
  • 76D VEET scheme registry account transition period  
  • 76E VEET scheme registry account transition period—existing certificate holders  
  • 76F Savings provision—Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment Act 2022  
  • 77 Savings provision—Essential Services Commission (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Amendment Act 2021  
  • 78 Reviewable decisions—Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment Act 2022  
  • 78AA References to revoke or revocation—Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment Act 2022  
  • 78AB Assurance audit schedule—Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment Act 2022  

Navigate

Download

Cited By

Join the discussion