Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

ENERGY EFFICIENCY (COST OF LIVING) IMPROVEMENT ACT 2012

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
   6.      Objects  

   PART 2--TARGETS AND IMPORTANT CONCEPTS

   7.      Energy savings target  
   7A.     Priority households  
   8.      Priority household target  
   10.     Eligible activities  
   10A.    Approval of interstate energy efficiency scheme  
   11.     Energy savings contribution  
   12.     Meaning of compliance period  

   PART 3--ENERGY SAVINGS

   13.     Working out energy savings obligation  
   14.     Achieving energy savings obligations  
   15.     Working out priority household obligation  
   16.     Achieving priority household obligations  
   17.     NERL retailer must lodge compliance plan  
   17A.    Approved energy savings providers  
   17B.    Approved energy savings provider must lodge compliance plan  
   18.     Approval of acquired energy savings factor  
   19.     Information to be given to administrator  
   20.     Compliance with energy savings obligations—retailer energy savings  
   20A.    Compliance with energy savings obligations—tier 2 retailer energy savings result and  
   20B.    Compliance with energy savings obligations—tier 2 retailer contribution for  
   20C.    Compliance with energy savings obligations—tier 2 retailer failure to pay energy  
   20D.    Redetermining energy savings result  
   21.     Compliance with priority household obligations—retailer priority household  
   21A.    Redetermining priority household result  
   22.     Penalties for noncompliance  

   PART 4--ADMINISTRATION

   23.     Administrator  
   24.     Administrator's functions  
   24A.    Delegation  
   25.     Codes of practice  
   26.     Record keeping requirements  
   27.     Annual report by administrator  
   28.     Contributions, shortfalls and penalties  

   PART 4A--INFORMATION SHARING

   28A.    Definitions—pt 4A  
   28B.    Sharing information—territory agencies  
   28C.    Sharing information—non-territory agencies  

   PART 5--ENFORCEMENT

           Division 5.1--General

   29.     Definitions—pt 5  

           Division 5.2--Authorised people

   30.     Appointment of authorised people  
   31.     Identity cards  

           Division 5.3--Powers of authorised people

   32.     Power to enter premises  
   33.     Production of identity card  
   34.     Consent to entry  
   35.     General powers on entry to premises  
   36.     Power to seize things  

           Division 5.4--Search warrants

   37.     Warrants generally  
   38.     Warrants—application made other than in person  
   39.     Search warrants—announcement before entry  
   40.     Details of search warrant to be given to occupier etc  
   41.     Occupier entitled to be present during search etc  

           Division 5.5--Return and forfeiture of things seized

   42.     Receipt for things seized  
   43.     Moving things to another place for examination or processing under search  
   44.     Access to things seized  
   45.     Return of things seized  
   46.     Forfeiture of seized things  
   47.     Power to destroy etc unsafe things  
   48.     Application for order disallowing seizure  
   49.     Order for return of seized thing  

           Division 5.5A--Contravention of code of practice

   49A.    Powers of administrator to address contravention  
   49B.    Notice before exercising power  
   49C.    When rectification order may be made  
   49D.    Considerations for deciding under s 49B and s 49C  
   49E.    Rectification orders  
   49F.    Failure to comply with order  

           Division 5.5B--Public safety restrictions

   49G.    Restriction of people—public safety  
   49H.    End of restriction  

           Division 5.5C--Information requirements

   49I.    Meaning of information requirement—div 5.5C  
   49J.    Information requirements  
   49K.    Treatment of documents provided under information requirement  

           Division 5.6--Miscellaneous

   50.     Damage etc to be minimised  
   51.     Compensation for exercise of enforcement powers  

   PART 6--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   52.     Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 6  
   53.     Reviewable decision notices  
   54.     Applications for review  

   PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS

   55A.    Determination of fees  
   57.     Regulation-making power  
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           DICTIONARY
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