Energy Conservation Act 2012
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
3 Meaning of "business activity"
4 Meaning of "operational control"
5 Application of Act to Government
Part 2 ADMINISTRATION
6 Director-General and appointment of authorised officers
7 Sector regulators and appointment of transport sector authorised officers
8 Public servants
9 Protection from personal liability
Part 3 ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES FOR DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRY SECTORS (OTHER THAN TRANSPORT)
10 Interpretation of this Division
11 Regulated goods
12 Restriction on supply of regulated goods
12A Restriction on supply by importers and manufacturers
13 Registration of suppliers and regulated goods
14 Register of registered suppliers and registered goods
15 Duration and renewal of registration
16 Withdrawal or revocation of registration
17 Appeals
18 Maintenance of records
19 Power of Director-General to require regulated goods for testing or analysis and furnishing of information
20 False statements, forging of documentation, etc.
21 Interpretation of this Division
22 Registrable corporation
23 Registration of registrable corporation
24 Register of registered corporations
25 Corporation may apply to cancel registration
26 Power of Director-General to ascertain if corporation is registrable
26A Energy efficiency opportunities assessments for new ventures
26B Minimum energy efficiency standards for energy‑consuming systems
26C (Repealed)
27 Periodic reporting of energy use and production by registered corporations
27A Energy management systems of registered corporations
27B Energy efficiency opportunities assessments by registered corporations
28 Energy efficiency improvement plans of registered corporations
29 Records to be kept
30 Appointment of energy manager
31 Data not to be falsified, etc.
31A Reports and plans
31B Power of Director-General to waive requirements
32 Penalties for non-compliance
33 Entering premises, etc., to monitor compliance
34 Powers of authorised officers in monitoring compliance
35 Authorised officer may require persons to provide information and produce documents
36 Power to demand names and addresses
37 Authorised officers to be provided with all facilities and assistance
38 Penalty for obstructing Director‑General or authorised officer in course of duty
Part 4 ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES FOR TRANSPORT SECTOR
39 Interpretation of this Division
40 Motor vehicles subject to requirements on fuel economy and vehicular emissions
41 Fuel economy and vehicular emissions certificate, data and testing
42 Labelling of fuel economy and vehicular emissions
43 False statements, forging of documentation, etc.
44 Interpretation of this Division
45 Transport facility operators
46 Power of sector regulator to ascertain if entity is transport facility operator
47 Periodic reporting of energy use, etc.
48 Records to be kept
49 Energy efficiency improvement plans
50 Appointment of energy manager
51 Energy manager not to falsify data
52 Penalties for non-compliance
53 Entering premises, etc., to monitor compliance
54 Powers of transport sector authorised officers in monitoring compliance
55 Transport sector authorised officer may require persons to furnish information and produce documents
56 Power to demand names and addresses
57 Powers to examine and secure attendance, etc.
58 Authorised dealer, etc., and transport facility operator to provide transport sector authorised officer with all facilities and assistance
59 Penalty for obstructing transport sector authorised officer in course of duty
60 Composition of offences
61 Exemption
62 Regulations
63 Adoption of codes and standards
Part 5 MISCELLANEOUS
64 Power to obtain energy consumption data from energy suppliers
65 Energy and environment impact surveys
66 Powers to examine and secure attendance, etc.
67 Notices and other documents may be given by authorised officer or transport sector authorised officer
68 Service of documents, etc.
69 Inaccuracies in document
70 Evidence
71 Disclosure of information
72 Offences by bodies corporate, etc.
73 Power of court to order cause of contravention to be remedied
74 Composition of offences
75 Saving of prosecutions under other laws
76 Amendment of Schedule
77 Exemption
78 Regulations
79 Adoption of codes and standards
80 Saving and transitional provisions in relation to Part 3