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CLEAN ENERGY ACT 2008 - SECT 7B

7B Commercial complexes

(1) A commercial complex is a cluster of premises having all of the following attributes—

(a) the majority of the premises are used wholly or predominantly for commercial purposes;
(b) all the premises—
(i) are owned by 1 or more persons; or
(ii) have 1 lessor or head lessor, or, if the premises were leased, would have 1 lessor or head lessor; or
(iii) comprise lots within a single community titles scheme;
(c) all the premises are located in—
(i) 1 building; or
(ii) 2 or more buildings that are adjoining or separated by common areas owned by an owner of the buildings.
Examples—
conference centre, office block or shopping centre

(2) A person controls a commercial complex if the person—

(a) owns or leases the commercial complex and the common areas of the complex; and
(b) is an on-supplier for 1 or more premises in the complex.

(3) For this Act, the amount of energy used at a commercial complex includes all energy used—

(a) by the person in control of the complex; and
(b) at common areas of the complex; and
(c) at premises for which the person who controls the complex is the on-supplier.

(4) In this section—

common areas, of a commercial complex, means areas in or adjacent to the complex that are used, or intended for use—

(a) by the public; or
(b) in common by the lessees of premises in the complex in relation to the conduct of businesses in premises in the complex.
Examples—
parking areas, toilets, stairways and walkways

community titles scheme means a community titles scheme under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997.

on-supplier see the Electricity Act 1994, section 20.



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