Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012

A GEMS determination may specify any or all of the following for any one or more product classes covered by the determination:

requirements for products in that product class to meet a specified level (the high efficiency level) at a particular time (see subsection (2));

requirements relating to the performance of products in that product class (see subsection (3));

requirements relating to the impact of products in that product class on the environment or the health of human beings (see subsection (3));

requirements of a kind specified in the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph;

requirements for conducting tests in relation to products in that product class, using the methods specified in the determination, in relation to a requirement mentioned in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d).

The requirements referred to in paragraph (1)(a) (high efficiency level) must relate to one or more of the following:

the amount of energy used by operating products in that product class;

the amount of greenhouse gases resulting from operating products in that product class;

the effect of those products on the amount of energy used by operating other products that use energy.

Requirements may be specified in relation to a product class under paragraph (1)(b) (product performance) or (c) (impact of products on environment or human health) only if:

the GEMS determination also specifies GEMS level requirements for the product class; or

all of the following apply:

the GEMS determination also specifies GEMS labelling requirements for the product class;

the requirements specified under paragraph (1)(b) or (c) enhance the efficacy of the specified GEMS labelling requirements;

the specified GEMS labelling requirements relate to one or more of the matters specified in any of the paragraphs in subsection (2).