Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered RegulationsIn these Regulations —
"Act "means the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Act 2007 ;
"accredited body", in relation to a product, means a body accredited under the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand to give product certification or component certification of a product;
B e means the annual electrical energy used by those parts of a solar or heat pump water heater system that use purchased electrical energy, other than resistive heating units or heat pump package (compressor and integral controls, pumps and fans) (MJ/Yr) determined as part of the performance evaluation process in AS 4234—1994;
B s means the annual supplementary purchased gas or electrical energy used by a solar or heat pump water heater to directly heat the water by a gas burner, electrical resistive heating unit and/or heat pump package (compressor and integral controls, pumps and fans) (MJ/Yr) determined as part of the performance evaluation process in AS 4234—1994;
"Building Code" means the Building Code of Australia within the meaning of section 3(1) of the Building Act 1993 ;
"climatic region", in relation to a geographic area identified by a postcode in column 2 of an item in the Data Table (or, if that area is no longer identified by such a postcode, the postcode in column 2 of an item in the Data Table by which it was last identified), means the climatic region specified in column 5 of that item;
"coefficent of performance", in relation to a product, means the ratio of its rated heating capacity to its effective power input at its rated heating capacity;
"decommission "means disable and render permanently unusable;
"Data Table "means the Table in Schedule 20;
"ESC register" means the register kept by the ESC under regulation 9;
"glazing" has the same meaning as in Part 2.6 of the Building Code;
"install"—
(a) includes modify or replace; and
(b) in relation to a prescribed activity specified in regulation 6(r), means the purchase of a high efficiency refrigerator or high efficiency freezer evidenced by a written record of the purchase that includes the name and address of the purchaser;
"lighting source efficacy" means the initial luminous flux of a lamp or the total radiant flux in the visible spectrum weighted by the spectral response of the eye, divided by the electric power that will be consumed by the lamp but excluding ballast and control gear power losses;
"metropolitan Victoria "means a geographical area identified by a postcode in column 2 of an item in the Data Table (or, if that area is no longer identified by such a postcode, the postcode in column 2 of an item in the Data Table by which it was last identified) and specified in column 3 of that item as Metropolitan;
"MEPS" means minimum energy performance standard;
"non-gas reticulated area" means a geographical area identified by a postcode in column 2 of an item in the Data Table (or, if that area is no longer identified by such a postcode, the postcode in column 2 of an item in the Data Table by which it was last identified) and specified in column 4 of that item as an area to which gas is not reticulated;
"product" includes appliance, equipment and material;
"R-value "means the thermal resistance (m 2 K/W) of a component calculated by dividing its thickness by its thermal conductivity;
"regional Victoria" means a geographical area identified by a postcode in column 2 of an item in the Data Table (or, if that area is no longer identified by such a postcode, the postcode by which it was last identified) and specified in column 3 of that item as Regional;
"residential customer", in relation to a relevant entity, means a person who purchases electricity or gas principally for personal, household or domestic use;
residential premises means a building classified under Part A3 of the Building Code as a Class 1, 2, 3 or 4 building;
"Total U-Value" means the thermal transmittance (W/m 2 K) of the composite element allowing for the effect of any airspace and associated surface resistances;
"WERS "means the Window Energy Rating Scheme managed by the Australian Window Association;
"window" includes glass roof light, glass panel, glass block, glass brick, glazed sash, glazed part of a door or similar glass product that, when closed, transmits natural light from outside residential premises to the inside but does not include a louvred product.