Report on enforcement strategies associated with the National Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Program

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Summary

The National Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee (NAEEEC) requested that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) conduct a review of the legal and administrative enforcement mechanisms in relation to the national energy efficiency program administered by all jurisdictions in Australia in accordance with the National Greenhouse Strategy.

Terms of reference

The terms of reference for this review were as follows:

The ACCC is to examine the present mechanisms for enforcing the energy efficiency rating system and asses whether the current State based legislative regime is adequate.
The ACCC is also to consider the extent to which Commonwealth legislative tools & remedies (such as those provided under the Trade Practices Act 1974) might be appropriated under the scheme to promote compliance.

It should be noted that this report expresses the views of the ACCC within the terms of reference for this review. Wider issues of potential relevance to the ACCC have not been considered at this time. This page last modified 02 February 2009