Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L00058:reg:5:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L00058
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 5402–8190

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 (b) is published by the NABERS National Administrator.
Note: There are different NABERS reverse calculators for different types of buildings, and for office buildings there are different NABERS reverse calculators for different types of ratings. The NABERS reverse calculators could in 2014 be accessed from the NABERS website (http://www.nabers.gov.au).
NABERS rating period means a period of 12 months to which a NABERS energy rating relates.
NGA Factors document means the document titled National Greenhouse Accounts Factors, published by the Department and as in force from time to time.
NGER (Measurement) Determination means the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Determination 2008, as in force from time to time.
previous NABERS energy rating, for a building, means a NABERS energy rating for the building that relates to a NABERS rating period that ended:
 (a) before the commencement of project activities in relation to the building; and
 (b) no more than 18 months before the start of the crediting period.
project activities has the meaning given by section 7.
relevant NABERS energy reverse calculator, for a building, means the NABERS energy reverse calculator for:
 (a) the type of building; and
 (b) if the building is an office building—the type of NABERS (office) energy rating that will be used for the building.
Note 1: The building type is an office building, a shopping centre or a hotel: see the definition of commercial building.
Note 2: For an office building, the type of NABERS (office) energy rating is a base building, a tenancy, or a whole building.
relevant previous rating year, in relation to a building, means the calendar year which includes the last day of the NABERS rating period for the previous NABERS energy rating used in Part 4 for the building.
renewable electricity generated and consumed onsite, in relation to a building and a measurement period, means electricity generated and consumed at the building in the measurement period which:
 (a) is generated from a renewable energy source by equipment that:
 (i) was installed at the building after the start of the NABERS rating period for the previous NABERS energy rating used in Part 4 for the building; and
 (ii) under the legislative rules (if any) made for subparagraph 27(4A)(c)(ii) of the Act, must not be included in an eligible offsets project; and
 (b) is not taken into account in the total amount of electricity consumption recorded in the NABERS energy rating report for the building for the measurement period, but would be if the electricity were instead purchased from the electricity grid.
 (2) In this determination, a reference to a building that has a NABERS energy rating includes:
 (a) a reference to a group of buildings that are covered by a