Mandatory disclosure scheme: Update February 2009

Until recently, Commonwealth, State and Territory governments have separately implemented or committed to a range of energy efficiency policy measures. In order to address the varied nature of energy efficiency policies and programs to date, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has agreed to develop a national energy efficiency policy framework to harmonise these policies and programs across jurisdictions.

This article provides a brief overview of the ‘National Framework for Energy Efficiency’ (NFEE) developed by COAG and highlights the main features of the ‘Mandatory Disclosure of Commercial Office Building Energy Efficiency Scheme’ (Mandatory Disclosure Scheme) proposed to form part of the NFEE .

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