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Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Determination 2016
Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act 2010

I, Rhondda Dickson, Acting Secretary of the Department of Environment and Energy, make this Determination under sections 13, 13A, 15 and 21 of the Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act 2010.

Dated 3 August 2016

Rhondda Dickson

RHONDDA DICKSON

Acting Secretary of the Department of Environment and Energy

1 Name of Determination
  This Determination is the Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Determination 2016.
2 Commencement
  This Determination commences on 1 September 2016.
3 Repeal
  The Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Determination 2015 is repealed.
4 Definitions
  In this Determination:

Act means the Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act 2010.

base building rating has the meaning given by the NABERS Energy rating rules.

Department means the Department of the Commonwealth whose responsible Minister administers the Act.

GreenPower program means the program known as the National GreenPower Accreditation Program, which is a joint initiative of agencies of the governments of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory.

hours of occupancy, for a building or an area of a building, has the same meaning as in the NABERS Energy rating rules.

major refurbishment has the meaning given to it in the Regulations.

NABERS Energy rating rules means the document titled NABERS Energy and Water for offices: Rules for collecting and using data, as in force from time to time, published by the NSW Environment Agency.
           Note:   NABERS Energy and Water for offices: Rules for collecting and using data is available on the NABERS' website (http://www.nabers.gov.au).

 net lettable area, for a building or an area of a building, has the same meaning as in the document Method of Measurement for Lettable Area, dated March 1997, published by the Property Council of Australia Limited, as in force at the commencement of the Regulations.
           Note:    The document titled Method of Measurement for Lettable Area is available from the Property Council of Australia Limited's website at http://www.propertyoz.com.au.

NSW Environment Agency means the New South Wales government agency or Department of State that manages the National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS).
Note:    NABERS is a system for measuring the environmental performance of buildings.

rated areas has the meaning given by the NABERS Energy rating rules.

rating period has the meaning given by the NABERS Energy rating rules.

Regulations means the Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Regulations 2010.

start day has the meaning given in section 13(1) of the Act.

Tenancy Lighting Assessment rules means the CBD Tenancy Lighting Assessment for Offices Rules, as in force from time to time, and any rulings made in accordance with those Rules, published by the Department.
           Note:    The document CBD Tenancy Lighting Assessment for Offices Rules is