Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act 2010

An issuing authority may, on application under section 13, issue a building energy efficiency certificate for a building or an area of a building if the issuing authority is satisfied that:

the application meets the requirements of subsections 13(3), (4) and (5); and

the energy efficiency rating is appropriate for the building (or the building in which the area is located), applying the methods and standards determined under section 21; and

the lighting energy efficiency assessment is appropriate for the building or the area, applying the methods and standards determined under section 21.

The certificate must set out the following:

the energy efficiency rating for the building (or the building in which the area is located);

the lighting energy efficiency assessment for the building or the area;

the start day for the certificate (which may be different from the start day sought by the applicant);

the period for which the certificate is current;

any other information determined by the Secretary under subsection (4).

For paragraph (2)(d), the period set out in the certificate must be a period of no more than 12 months beginning on the start day set out in the certificate.

The Secretary may, by legislative instrument, make a determination for the purposes of paragraph (2)(e).