3Definitions

3 Definitions

In this Act:

accredited assessor means a person who is accredited as an assessor under Division 1 of Part 3, but does not include a person whose accreditation has been suspended or revoked.

auditing authority means:

(a) the Secretary; or
(b) a person or body appointed by the Secretary under section 33.

auditor means a person appointed as an auditor under section 34.

Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets means:

(a) if:
(i) Australia’s current nationally determined contribution was communicated in accordance with Article 4 of the Paris Agreement in June 2022; and
(ii) that nationally determined contribution has not been adjusted in accordance with paragraph 11 of Article 4 of the Paris Agreement;
the greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets set out in paragraphs 10(1)(a) and (b) of the Climate Change Act 2022; or
(b) in any other case—the greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets included in:
(i) Australia’s current nationally determined contribution communicated in accordance with Article 4 of the Paris Agreement; or
(ii) if that nationally determined contribution has been adjusted in accordance with paragraph 11 of Article 4 of the Paris Agreement—that nationally determined contribution, as adjusted and in force from time to time.

building energy efficiency certificate means a certificate issued under section 13A.

civil penalty provision has the same meaning as in the Regulatory Powers Act.

constitutional corporation means a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies.

Court means:

(a) the Federal Court of Australia; or
(b) the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2).

current: a building energy efficiency certificate is current for the period set out in the certificate under paragraph 13A(2)(d).

current energy efficiency rating means an energy efficiency rating set out in a current building energy efficiency certificate.

disclosure affected area of a building means an area of a building, other than an exempt area, that is:

(a) used or capable of being used as an office; and
(b) of a kind determined by the Minister under subsection 10(2) to be disclosure affected.