Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L00058:reg:16
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L00058
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 16
Character Range: 18219–19634

16  Previous NABERS energy rating to be used in calculations
 (1) For the purposes of working out the baseline NABERS energy rating for a building in relation to a measurement period in the reporting period under section 22, the previous NABERS energy rating used for the building must be the most recent one that meets all of the requirements in this section.
Note: If the previous NABERS energy rating used for the building does not meet all the requirements in this section, abatement cannot be calculated for the building for the measurement period.
 (2) The previous NABERS energy rating was for the same type of commercial building as is the type of the building in the measurement period.
 (3) The previous NABERS energy rating covered an area:
 (a) containing, or serviced by, energy‑consuming equipment; and
 (b) that is the same area, or is substantially the same area, as is covered by the NABERS energy rating for the building in the measurement period.
 (4) For paragraph (3)(b), an area is substantially the same area if the size of the area has changed by no more than 10%.
 (5) If the building is an office building, the previous NABERS energy rating was for the same type of NABERS (office) energy rating (a base building, a tenancy, or a whole building) as is covered by the NABERS energy rating for the building in the measurement period.

Division 2—Method for calculating net abatement amount