Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ENERGY EFFICIENCY OPPORTUNITIES ACT 2006 - SECT 3

             (1)  The object of this Act is to improve the identification and evaluation of energy efficiency opportunities by large energy using businesses and, as a result, to encourage implementation of cost effective energy efficiency opportunities.

             (2)  In order to achieve its object, this Act requires large energy using businesses:

                     (a)  to undertake an assessment of their energy efficiency opportunities to a minimum standard in order to improve the way in which those opportunities are identified and evaluated; and

                     (b)  to report publicly on the outcomes of that assessment in order to demonstrate to the community that those businesses are effectively managing their energy.