Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Regulations 2008 (Vic)

Version No. 024

Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Regulations 2008

S.R. No. 158/2008

Version incorporating amendments as at

1 August 2017

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page

Part 1—Preliminary

1Objectives
2Authorising provisions
3Commencement
4Definitions
5Standards

Part 2—Prescribed activities

6Prescribed activities
6AAWeather sealing activities
6AManner in which right to create a certificate may be assigned in certain cases
6BRecord keeping in relation to assignments of rights made by oral notice
6CMethod and variables for calculating emissions reduced by prescribed activity
7Time at which prescribed activity is undertaken and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions occurs
8Certificate not to be created more than once for same product or activity in residential premises
8ACertificate not to be created more than once for same product installed in business or non-residential premises
9Register to be kept by the ESC
10Conditions and circumstances under which a certificate cannot be created
10AANotification of intention to undertake prescribed activity at scheduled activity premises
10ADiscount factor

Part 3—General

11Shortfall penalty rate
12Scheme acquisition
12ARelevant entity
13Prescribed greenhouse gas scheme

Schedules

Schedule 1—Water heater

Schedule 2—Solar retrofit kit

Schedule 3—Solar water heater

Schedule 4—Solar pre-heater

Schedule 5—High efficiency ducted gas heater replacing a ducted gas heater

Schedule 6—High efficiency ducted gas heater replacing a central electric resistance heater

Schedule 7—High efficiency ducted air to air heat pump replacing a ducted air to air heat pump

Schedule 8—High efficiency ducted air to air heat pump replacing central electric resistance heater

Schedule 9—Gas or liquefied petroleum gas space heater

Schedule 10—Space air to air heat pump

Schedule 11—Ceiling insulation

Schedule 12—Under floor insulation

Schedule 13—Thermally efficient window

Schedule 14—Installation of product on single glazed window raising thermal efficiency

Schedule 15—Weather sealing

Schedule 17—Low flow shower rose

Schedule 19—Destruction of pre-1996 refrigerator or freezer

Schedule 20—High efficiency ducted gas heater

Schedule 21—Incandescent lighting

Schedule 22—High efficiency refrigerators and freezers

Schedule 23—Replacement of refrigerative air conditioner with ducted evaporative cooler

Schedule 24—Installation of high efficiency television

Schedule 25—Installation of energy efficient (low greenhouse intensity) clothes dryer

Schedule 26—Installation of high efficiency pool pump

Schedule 27—Data table

Schedule 28—Replacement of gas heating ductwork

Schedule 29—Installation of standby power controller

Schedule 30—In-home display unit

Schedule 31—High efficiency motor

Schedule 32—High efficiency refrigerated display cabinet

Schedule 33—Refrigeration fan motor

Schedule 34—Lighting upgrade

Schedule 35—Low flow trigger nozzle

Schedule 36—Water efficient prerinse spray valve

Schedule 37—Scheduled activity premises

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Endnotes

1 General information

2 Table of Amendments

3 Amendments Not in Operation

4 Explanatory details

Version No. 024

Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Regulations 2008

S.R. No. 158/2008

Version incorporating amendments as at

1 August 2017

Part 1—Preliminary

1Objectives
The objectives of these Regulations are to prescribe—
(a)activities that result in reduction of greenhouse gas emissions that would not otherwise have occurred if the activities were not undertaken;
(b)the shortfall penalty rate;
(c)the method and variables to calculate in tonnes the carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gases to be reduced by a prescribed activity;
(d)any other matter or thing authorised or required to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed for carrying the Act into effect.

2Authorising provisions
These Regulations are made under section 75

of the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Act 2007.
3Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on 1 January 2009.

4Definitions
In these Regulations—
Act means the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Act 2007;
accredited body, in relation to a product, means a body accredited under the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand to give product certification or component certification of a product;
Active State, in relation to a computer, means a state in which the computer is carrying out useful work in response to prior or concurrent—
(a)user input; or
(b)instruction over a network;

AMI metering installation means a remotely read interval meter that complies with the Minimum Functionality Specification (Victoria) Release 1.1 published by the Department of Primary Industries in September 2008;
approved laboratory means a laboratory that is accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities or registered by an authority recognised by the National Association of Testing Authorities under a mutual recognition agreement;
ASTM F2324-03 means ASTM F2324-03 (2009) 'Standard Test Method for Prerinse Spray Valves' published by ASTM International in 2009;
B_e
means the electrical energy used annually by the parts of a solar or heat pump water

heater system that use purchased electrical

energy, other than resistive heating units

or a heat pump package (consisting of a compressor, integral controls, pumps and fans), measured in MJ/Yr as determined as part of the performance evaluation process in AS/NZS 4234:2008 reissued in November 2011;
B_s
means the supplementary purchased gas or electrical energy used annually by a

solar or heat pump water heater to directly heat the water by a gas burner, electrical resistive heating unit or heat pump

package (consisting of a compressor,

integral controls, pumps and fans),

measured in MJ/Yr as determined as part

of the performance evaluation process in AS/NZS 4234:2008 reissued in November 2011;
Building Code means the Building Code of Australia within the meaning of section 3(1) of the Building Act 1993;
climatic region, in relation to a geographic area identified by a postcode in column 2 of an item in the Data Table (or, if that area is no longer identified by such a postcode, the postcode in column 2 of an item in the Data Table by which it was last identified), means the climatic region specified in column 5 of that item;
coefficent of performance, in relation to a product, means the ratio of its rated heating capacity to its effective power input at its rated heating capacity;
Data Table means the Table in Schedule 27;

daylight-linked control means a product that, using a photoelectric cell, is able to automatically vary the light output of a light fitting to compensate for the availability of daylight;
decommission means disable and render permanently unusable;

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discount factor, in relation to a prescribed activity, is the factor declared under section 19(4) of the Act as applying to that activity;

Equipment Energy Efficiency (E3) Committee means the Committee responsible for managing the MCE's Equipment Energy Efficiency Program;

ESC register means the register kept by the ESC under regulation 9;
gas reticulated area means a geographical area identified by a postcode in column 2 of an item in the Data Table (or, if that area is no longer identified by such a postcode, the postcode in column 2 of an item in the Data Table by which it was last identified) and specified in column 4 of that item as an area to which gas is reticulated;
glazing has the same meaning as in Part 2.6 of the Building Code;
IEC 60034-2-1
means IEC 60034-2-1 'Rotating electrical machines - Part 2-1: Standard methods for determining losses and efficiency from tests (excluding machines

for traction vehicles)' published by the International Electrotechnical Commission on 10 September 2007;
IEC/TS 60034-31 means IEC/TS 60034-31 'Rotating electrical machines—Part 31: Selection of energy-efficient motors including variable speed applications—Application guide' published by the International Electrotechnical Commission on 26 April 2010;
install—
(a)includes modify or replace; and
(b)in relation to a prescribed activity specified in regulation 6(1)(r), means the purchase of a high efficiency refrigerator or high efficiency freezer evidenced by a written record of the purchase that includes the name and address of the purchaser; and
(c)in relation to a prescribed activity specified in regulation 6(1)(t), means the purchase of a high efficiency television evidenced by a written record of the purchase that includes the name and address of the purchaser; and
(d)in relation to a prescribed activity specified in regulation 6(1)(u), means the purchase of a stand alone electric clothes dryer evidenced by a written record of the purchase that includes the name and address of the purchaser;

lamp circuit power, in relation to a lamp, means—
(a)the power drawn by the lamp; and
(b)the power losses of any associated ballast or transformer, which are divided equally between the lamp and any other lamps associated with the ballast or transformer;

lighting control device means a device that is used to control the lighting output of a light fitting;
Examples
Occupancy sensors, daylight-linked controls, programmable dimmers, manual dimmers and voltage reduction units are lighting control devices.
lighting equipment includes—
(a)lamps;
(b)T5 adaptors;
(c)light fittings;
(d)lighting control devices;
(e)reflectors;

lighting source efficacy means the initial luminous flux of a lamp or the total radiant flux in the visible spectrum weighted by the spectral response of the eye, divided by the electric power that will be consumed by the lamp but excluding ballast and control gear power losses;
mains power switching device means a relay or other device that switches the power to the controlled appliances on or off;

manual dimmer means a product that enables manual control of a light fitting's light output by a dial, slider or other mechanism;

master/slave arrangement, in relation to a standby power controller, means an arrangement where the standby power controller is connected to an uncontrolled master appliance, whose current or power is solely used to control the electrical input to controlled appliances connected to the standby power controller;
MCE has the same meaning as it has in section 3 of the Electricity Industry Act 2000;

metropolitan Victoria means a geographical area identified by a postcode in column 2 of an item in the Data Table (or, if that area is no longer identified by such a postcode, the postcode in column 2 of an item in the Data Table by which it was last identified) and specified in column 3 of that item as Metropolitan;
MEPS means minimum energy performance standard;
non-gas reticulated area means a geographical area identified by a postcode in column 2 of an item in the Data Table (or, if that area is no longer identified by such a postcode, the postcode in column 2 of an item in the Data Table by which it was last identified) and specified in column 4 of that item as an area to which gas is not reticulated;
occupancy sensor means a motion sensor that detects occupants and switches up to 6 light fittings on and off accordingly;

Off Mode
, in relation to a computer, means the lowest power state, of the computer when

the computer is switched off by the user, but does not include Sleep Mode;
product includes appliance, equipment and material;
programmable dimmermeans a product that can automatically set a light fitting's light output to pre-selected light levels according to the time of day or input from a photoelectric cell or an occupancy sensor;
R-value
means the thermal resistance (m²K/W)

of a component calculated by dividing its thickness by its thermal conductivity;

regional Victoria means a geographical area identified by a postcode in column 2 of an item in the Data Table (or, if that area is no longer identified by such a postcode, the postcode by which it was last identified) and specified in column 3 of that item as Regional;
register of scheduled activities means the register kept under section 26G of the Environment Protection Act 1970 as in force immediately before the repeal of that section;

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residential premises means a building classified under Part A3 of the Building Code as a Class 1, 2, 3 or 4 building;
scheduled activity premises means—
(a)the premises at the addresses specified in Column 2 of the Table in Part 1 of Schedule 37; and
(b)the premises specified in Column 2 of the Table in Part 2 of Schedule 37; and
(c)the other premises in relation to which there was, on 29 June 2014, an entry on the register kept under section 26G of the Environment Protection Act 1970 as in force immediately before that day;

Note
29 June 2014 is the day before the day on which section 17 of the Environment Protection and Sustainability Victoria Amendment Act 2014 came into operation. That section repealed section 26G of the Environment Protection Act 1970, under which the register of scheduled activities was kept.
sensing apparatus means the apparatus from which an in-home display is capable of obtaining the total electricity consumption information for a residential premises, including an AMI metering installation or power coil;
Sleep Mode, in relation to a computer, means a low power state that the computer is capable of entering automatically after a period of inactivity or by manual selection;
Smart Approved Watermark means a trademark that has either of the following trademark registration numbers—
(a)988613;
(b)988615;

T5 adaptoris a product that will modify a T8 or T12 light fitting to use a T5 lamp without the need for internal re-wiring of the light fitting;
three-phase cage induction motor means an electric motor that is within the scope of AS/NZS 1359.5:2004 as described in clause 1.1 of that Standard but does not include equipment of the type referred to in clause 1.2 of that Standard;
Total U-Value means the thermal transmittance (W/m²K) of the composite element allowing for the effect of any airspace and associated surface resistances;
voltage reduction unit means a product used to reduce voltage to a light fitting;

warranty against defects has the same meaning as it has in the Australian Consumer Law (Victoria);

WERS means the Window Energy Rating Scheme managed by the Australian Window Association;
window includes glass roof light, glass panel, glass block, glass brick, glazed sash, glazed part of a door or similar glass product that, when closed, transmits natural light from outside premises to the inside but does not include a louvred product.

5Standards
In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to a standard is a reference to that standard as in force at the time these Regulations are made.

Part 2—Prescribed activities

6Prescribed activities
(1)For the purposes of section 15 of the Act, the following activities (whether undertaken in residential premises, business premises or other non-residential premises) are prescribed—
(a)decommissioning an electric resistance water heater and installing a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 1;
(b)installing on an electric resistance water heater a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 2;
(c)decommissioning a gas or liquefied petroleum gas water heater and installing a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 3;
(d)installing on a gas or liquefied petroleum gas water heater a solar pre‑heater that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 4;
(e)decommissioning a ducted gas space heater and installing a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 5;
(f)decommissioning a central electric resistance heater that provides heating to a space with a floor area of at least 100m² and installing a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 6;
(g)decommissioning a ducted air to air heat pump and installing a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 7;
(h)decommissioning a central electric resistance heater that provides heating to a space with a floor area of at least 100m² and installing a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 8;
(i)installing a gas or liquefied petroleum gas space heater that is flued and complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 9;
(j)installing a space air to air heat pump that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 10;

(k)installing, in respect of a floor area that is not insulated, a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 12 as under floor insulation for a minimum of 20m² in accordance with AS 3999—1992 published on 16 April 1992 incorporating Amendment No. 1 published on 9 March 2012;
(l)installing, in place of one or more windows in an external wall, at least 5m² of glazing or glazed product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 13;
(m)installing, on one or more single glazed windows in an external wall for a minimum glazing area of 5m², a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 14;
(n)decommissioning a non-low flow shower rose (not being a shower rose rated as having a 3 star or higher water efficiency when assessed and labelled in accordance with AS/NZS 6400:2005 reissued in December 2006) and installing a low flow shower rose that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 17;
(o)removing from the premises a refrigerator or freezer manufactured before 1996 and in working order and destroying the refrigerator or freezer in accordance with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 19;
(p)installing a high efficiency ducted gas heater that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 20 in premises where none of the following products is installed—
(i)gas ducted heating;
(ii)a gas or liquefied petroleum gas space heater;
(iii)a ducted evaporative cooler;
(iv)a space air to air heat pump;
(v)a ducted air to air heat pump;
(vi)any other central heating or cooling product;

(q)installing lamps that comply with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 21 in place of incandescent lamps that do not comply with those criteria and—
(i)decommissioning the non‑complying incandescent lamps; and
(ii)if the installed lamps comply

with the criteria specified in item 21D in Part A of Schedule 21, decommissioning the transformer associated with the non‑complying incandescent lamps;

(r)installing a high efficiency refrigerator or high efficiency freezer that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 22;
(s)installing a ducted evaporative cooler that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 23 after decommissioning a refrigerative air conditioner (whether or not ducted) that was not located in—
(i)in the case of an air conditioner in residential premises, a bedroom; or
(ii)in the case of an air conditioner in business or non residential premises, a room with an area less than 20m²;

(t)installing a high efficiency television that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 24;
(u)installing an energy efficient (low greenhouse intensity) clothes dryer that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 25;

(v)installing a high efficiency pool pump that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 26;
(w)decommissioning gas heating ductwork that is connected to a ducted gas heater and installing in its place a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 28;
(x)installing a standby power controller, being a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 29.

(2)For the purposes of section 15 of the Act, the following activities undertaken in residential premises are prescribed—
(a)installing a product that complies, or 2 or more products that when installed together comply, with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 11—
(i)in accordance with AS 3999—2015 published on 23 July 2015; and
(ii)in a ceiling area not previously insulated for a minimum area of 20 m²;

(b)undertaking in the premises one or more of the weather sealing activities referred to in regulation 6AA unless that activity results, or those activities together result, in—
(i)the volume of air that is exchanged at the premises each hour being less than 50% of the volume of the premises; or

Note
This concept is known as the air change rate. Expressed as a decimal number, the air change rate referred to in this provision is 0·5.
(ii)the premises failing to comply with Part 3.8.5 of the Building Code as amended from time to time;

(c)installing an in-home display unit that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 30;

(d)in a building that is classified under Part A3 of the 2008 edition of the Building Code as Class 3, or in the common areas of a building that is classified as Class 2, undertaking a lighting upgrade by doing any of the following—
(i)installing lighting equipment referred to in Part A of Schedule 34 and decommissioning any replaced lighting equipment; or
(ii)removing no more than half the lamps from a multiple lamp fitting and decommissioning any associated ballast or tombstone.

Note
Under regulation 10(2), a certificate may not be created in respect of this prescribed activity unless either the lighting upgrade meets particular standards, or the ESC determines that the lighting upgrade is not required to meet those standards.
(3)For the purposes of section 15 of the Act, the following activities undertaken in business premises or other non-residential premises are prescribed—
(a)installing a motor that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 31;

(b)installing a refrigerated display cabinet that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 32;

(c)installing a fan motor that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 33 in a refrigerated display cabinet, commercial freezer or cool room;

(d)undertaking a lighting upgrade by doing any of the following—
(i)installing lighting equipment referred to in Part A of Schedule 34 and decommissioning any replaced lighting equipment; or
(ii)removing no more than half the lamps from a multiple lamp fitting and decommissioning any associated ballast or tombstone;

(e)decommissioning a trigger nozzle that has a maximum water flow requirement of at least 12L/minute and that is not labelled with a Smart Approved Watermark and installing a trigger nozzle that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 35;
(f)installing a prerinse spray valve that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 36 on an existing fitting for a prerinse spray valve on which no prerinse spray valve was previously installed;
(g)decommissioning a prerinse spray valve that is not rated as having a 4 star or higher water efficiency (when assessed and labelled in accordance with AS/NZS 6400:2005 reissued in June 2011) and installing a prerinse spray valve that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 36.

Note
Under regulation 10(2), a certificate may not be created in respect of this prescribed activity unless either the lighting upgrade meets particular standards, or the ESC determines that the lighting upgrade is not required to meet those standards.

6AAWeather sealing activities
(1)For the purposes of regulation 6(2)(b), the following activities are the weather sealing activities—
(a)installing a product that complies, or 2 or more products that together comply, with the criteria specified in item 15A in Part A of Schedule 15, to the frame of an external door or to each edge of an external door if that installation—
(i)is in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions; and
(ii)restricts airflow around the entire perimeter of the door; and
(iii)does not impair the normal operation of that door;

(b)installing a product that complies, or 2 or more products that together comply, with the criteria specified in item 15B in Part A of Schedule 15, to the frame of an external window if that installation—
(i)is in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions;

and
(ii)restricts airflow through the window; and
(iii)does not impair the normal operation of that window;

(c)doing each of the following things—
(i)removing a ceiling or wall exhaust fan that does not comply with the criteria specified in item 15C in Part A of Schedule 15; and
(ii)decommissioning that ceiling or wall exhaust fan; and
(iii)installing, in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and in the place of the decommissioned fan, a ceiling or wall exhaust fan that complies with the criteria specified in item 15C in Part A of Schedule 15;

(d)installing a product that complies with the criteria in item 15D in Part A of Schedule 15—
(i)in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions; and
(ii)on a ceiling or wall exhaust fan that expels air either outside or into the roof space of the premises and on which no such product is already installed;

(e)installing a product that complies with item 15E in Part A of Schedule 15—
(i)in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions; and
(ii)in an unsealed wall vent; and
(iii)with the result that a ventilation opening in an external wall is sealed or closed;

(f)installing a product that complies with the criteria specified in item 15F in Part A of Schedule 15—
(i)in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions; and
(ii)to an unsealed chimney or flue of a fireplace to which no such product is already installed;

(g)subject to subregulation (2), installing a product that complies with the criteria specified in item 15G in Part A of Schedule 15—
(i)in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions; and
(ii)to an unsealed chimney or flue of a fireplace to which no such product is already installed; and
(iii)along with signage that includes instructions for removing the product;

(h)subject to subregulation (2), installing a product that complies with the criteria specified in item 15H in Part A of Schedule 15—
(i)in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions; and
(ii)so that the product covers the ceiling outlet of a ducted evaporative cooling system to which no such product is already installed.

(2)Subregulation (1)(g) and (h) do not include the reinstallation of a product.
Note
Part A of Schedule 15 specifies that these products are products that are designed to be installed on a temporary or seasonal basis.

6AManner in which right to create a certificate may be assigned in certain cases
For the purposes of section 16(3)(a)(ii) of the Act—
(a)the prescribed activity set out in regulation 6(1)(o), when undertaken in residential premises, is prescribed; and
(b)the manner in which an assignment for the purposes of section 16(1)(b) of the Act must be made in the case of that prescribed activity is by notice in writing or orally.

6BRecord keeping in relation to assignments of rights made by oral notice
An accredited person who holds an assignment of a right to create a certificate that has been made by oral notice must comply with those parts of the ESC guidelines that provide for record keeping requirements in relation to those kinds of notices.

6CMethod and variables for calculating emissions reduced by prescribed activity
(1)For the purposes of section 18(2) of the Act, the method and variables to be used to calculate the carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gases to be reduced by a prescribed activity referred to in regulation 6 are specified in Part B of the Schedule applying to that prescribed activity.
(2)For the purposes of calculating the carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gases to be reduced by a prescribed activity referred to in regulation 6(2)(d) or (3)(d), the ESC may determine the lamp circuit power for lamps of a particular type to be a particular value if—
(a)the accredited person undertaking the activity—
(i)requests that the ESC determine the lamp circuit power for that type of lamp to be that value; and
(ii)provides the ESC with documentation supporting that request (including, for example, product specification sheets and laboratory test reports); and

(b)the ESC is satisfied that it is reasonable to determine the lamp circuit power as requested.

Note
Under regulation 10(3), a certificate may not be created in respect of this prescribed activity if the activity involves lamps of certain types and the ESC has not determined the lamp circuit power for lamps of those types.
7Time at which prescribed activity is undertaken and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions occurs
(1)For the purposes of section 17(1) of the Act, a prescribed activity referred to in regulation 6 is to be taken to have been undertaken at the time specified in Part C of the Schedule applying to that prescribed activity.
(2)For the purposes of section 17(2) of the Act, a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions that results from a prescribed activity referred to in regulation 6 is to be taken to have occurred at the time specified in Part C of the Schedule applying to that prescribed activity.
8Certificate not to be created more than once for same product or activity in residential premises

(1)Except as provided in subregulation (2), if a certificate has been created for a prescribed activity involving the installation of a product (other than lamps or a shower rose) in residential premises, a certificate must not be created in respect of—
(a)any other prescribed activity involving that product; or
(b)any prescribed activity of the same class as the first mentioned prescribed activity that is undertaken in those residential premises.

(2)Subregulation (1)(b) does not apply to the following—
(a)a prescribed activity involving the installation of a second water heating product referred to in Schedule 1, 2, 3 or 4;
(b)a prescribed activity involving the installation of a second heating product referred to in Schedule 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 20;

(c)a prescribed activity involving the installation of a second refrigerator or freezer referred to in Schedule 22;

(d)a prescribed activity involving the installation of a second high efficiency television referred to in Schedule 24;

(e)a prescribed activity involving the installation of a second energy efficient clothes dryer referred to in Schedule 25;

(f)a prescribed activity involving the undertaking of a lighting upgrade referred to in regulation 6(2)(d).

(3)This regulation does not apply to a prescribed activity that is prescribed under the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (Project-Based Activities) Regulations 2017.

8ACertificate not to be created more than once for same product installed in business or non-residential premises
(1)If a certificate has been created for a prescribed activity involving the installation of a product (other than lamps or a shower rose) in business premises or other non-residential premises, a certificate must not be created in respect of any other prescribed activity involving that product.
(2)This regulation does not apply to a prescribed activity that is prescribed under the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (Project-Based Activities) Regulations 2017.
9Register to be kept by the ESC
(1)The ESC must establish and keep a register of products that, if listed in the register, may be installed under a prescribed activity and in respect of which a certificate may be created.

(2)The register kept under this regulation must include, in relation to each product—
(a)the prescribed activity under which it may be installed;
(b)the product type, brand name, model name or number and any other relevant details sufficient to identify the product;
(c)the date on which the entry was made;
(d)if the entry is amended, details of each amendment and the date on which the amendment took effect;
(e)if the product ceases to be a product that may be installed under a prescribed activity, the date on which it so ceased.

(3)The ESC—
(a)must cause the register kept under this regulation to be available for inspection at its office; and
(b)must cause a copy of the register to be published on its website and, so far as is practicable, kept up to date; and
(c)as soon as practicable after an entry in the register is made or amended, must cause a copy of the entry as made or amended to be published on its website for 3 months after the entry is made or amended.

10Conditions and circumstances under which a certificate cannot be created

(1)For the purposes of section 17(3)(d) of the Act, the following are conditions and circumstances in which a certificate cannot be created in relation to a prescribed activity—
(a)if the prescribed activity is undertaken as a performance requirement under the Building Code in relation to the premises in which the activity is undertaken; or
(ab)if the prescribed activity is undertaken—
(i)in scheduled activity premises; and
(ii)on a day before the day on which a notification is made in relation to those premises in accordance with regulation 10AA; or

(b)if, at the time the prescribed activity is undertaken, the accredited person proposing to create the certificate is a person whose accreditation is suspended; or
(c)if the accredited person knows, or ought to know, that the prescribed activity was not undertaken in accordance with the provisions of the Electricity Safety Act 1998, the Gas Safety Act 1997, the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 or the Building Act 1993 or regulations under any of those Acts.

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(2)For the purposes of section 17(3)(d) of the Act, a certificate cannot be created in relation to a prescribed activity referred to in regulation 6(2)(d) or (3)(d) unless—
(a)either—
(i)the lighting upgrade achieves the minimum illuminance required by AS/NZS 1680.0:2009 published on 15 December 2009; or
(ii)the ESC determines that the lighting upgrade need not achieve that minimum illuminance because it is unreasonable to require the lighting upgrade to achieve that level; and

(b)either—
(i)the lighting upgrade achieves

the recommended maintained illuminance specified in table 3.1 of AS/NZS 1680.1:2006 published on 21 February 2006; or
(ii)the ESC determines that the lighting upgrade need not achieve that recommended maintained illuminance because it is unreasonable to require the lighting upgrade to achieve that level.

(3)For the purposes of section 17(3)(d) of the Act, a certificate cannot be created in relation to a prescribed activity referred to in regulation 6(2)(d) or (3)(d) if—
(a)the activity is undertaken in a premises in which there is installed, or will be installed as part of the prescribed activity, a lamp of a type that is not listed in column 2 of Table 1 of Schedule 34; and
(b)the lamp circuit power for lamps of that type must be determined to calculate the abatement factor for that prescribed activity; and
(c)the ESC has not determined the lamp circuit power for lamps of that type in relation to the prescribed activity under regulation 6C(2).

(4)For the purposes of section 17(3)(d) of the Act, a certificate cannot be created in relation to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions that results from an activity referred to in regulation 6AA(1)(f) or (g) if the ESC is satisfied that the premises in which the activity is undertaken are not predominantly heated by gas or electricity.

10AA Notification of intention to undertake prescribed activity at scheduled activity premises
(1)The person specified in subregulation (2) for scheduled activity premises may, by written notice, notify the ESC that a prescribed activity is intended to be undertaken at the premises for the purposes of the VEET scheme.
(2)The person who may give the notification for the premises is—
(a)if the premises are occupied by a body corporate, the chief financial officer (however described) for the body corporate; or
(b)otherwise, an occupier of the premises.

(3)On receiving a notification under subregulation (1), the ESC must publish on its Internet site—
(a)if the premises are occupied by a body corporate, the name of the body corporate; and
(b)the address of the premises; and
(c)the day on which the notification was made.

10ADiscount factor
If a declaration of a discount factor in respect of a prescribed activity is in effect, the calculation of the carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gases to be reduced by the activity as determined in accordance with Part B of each Schedule applying to the prescribed activity must be multiplied by that discount factor.

Part 3—General

11Shortfall penalty rate
(1)The prescribed shortfall penalty rate for the purposes of section 28 of the Act is $40 as varied in accordance with this regulation.
(2)The amount referred to in subregulation (1) that is to apply in respect of 2010 and each subsequent year is to be varied in accordance with the formula—
where—
Ais the amount referred to in subregulation (1);
Bis the all groups consumer price index for Melbourne in original terms for the most recent reference period in which fell the September quarter of the previous year most recently published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics before the variation is made;
Cis the all groups consumer price index for Melbourne published by the Australian Statistician in respect of the 2009 September quarter.

(3)If an amount is varied in accordance with this regulation, subregulation (1) has effect as if a reference to the amount referred to in subregulation (1) were a reference to the amount so varied.
(4)The ESC must cause a notice to be published in the Government Gazette specifying the amount as varied for the purposes of subregulation (1) in respect of the relevant year.
12Scheme acquisition
(1)For the purpose of the definition of scheme acquisition in section 3(1) of the Act, the following customers are prescribed—
(a)subject to subregulation (2), customers to whom a relevant entity sells electricity in Victoria; and
(b)subject to subregulations (2) and (3), customers to whom a relevant entity sells gas in Victoria.

(2)A person who occupies scheduled activity premises, and to whom a relevant entity sells electricity or gas in Victoria as an occupier of those premises, is not a prescribed customer in relation to those premises until the commencement day for those premises as determined under subregulation (2A).
(2A)The commencement day for scheduled activity premises is 1 January of the second calendar year after the calendar year in which, for the first time, a certificate created in respect of the premises is registered under section 22 of the Act.
Note
A certificate cannot be created in respect of scheduled activity premises unless the ESC has been notified that a prescribed activity is intended to be undertaken at the premises for the purposes of the VEET scheme. See regulations 10(1)(ab) and 10AA.
(3)A customer to whom a relevant entity sells gas in Victoria is not a prescribed customer if the customer—
(a)is engaged in the activity of owning, controlling or operating a gas-fired electricity generator connected to the interconnected national electricity system; and
(b)is, for the purposes of section 11(1) of the National Electricity (Victoria) Law, either—
(i)a Registered participant in relation to that activity; or
(ii)exempt from the requirement to be a Registered participant in relation to that activity.

12ARelevant entity
For the purposes of the definition of relevant entity in section 3(1) of the Act, the State Electricity Commission of Victoria

(ABN 58 155 836 293) is prescribed not to

be a relevant entity.
13Prescribed greenhouse gas scheme
For the purpose of the definition of prescribed greenhouse gas scheme in section 3(1) of the Act, the following schemes are prescribed—
(a)the scheme established under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 of the Commonwealth for the issue of Australian carbon credit units in relation to eligible offsets projects;
(b)the scheme established under the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 of the Commonwealth for the issue of renewable energy certificates except as far as that scheme covers the following prescribed activities—
(i)decommissioning an electric resistance water heater and installing a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 1;

(ii)installing on an electric resistance water heater a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 2;
(iii)decommissioning a gas or liquefied petroleum gas water heater and installing a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 3;
(iv)installing on a gas or liquefied petroleum gas water heater a solar pre-heater that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 4.

Schedules

Schedule 1—Water heater

Regulation 6(1)(a)

Prescribed activity under regulation 6(1)(a): Decommissioning an electric resistance water heater and installing a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 1.

Part A—Criteria

Item

1AGas or liquefied petroleum gas storage water heater certified by an accredited body as achieving a minimum 5 star rating when tested and rated in accordance with AS 4552/AG102—2000 or AS 4552—2005 and listed in the ESC register.
1BGas or liquefied petroleum gas instantaneous water heater certified by an accredited body as achieving a minimum 5 star rating when tested and rated in accordance with AS 4552/AG102—2000 or AS 4552—2005 and listed in the ESC register.
* * * * *

1EA boosted solar or heat pump water heater that—
(a)is certified by an accredited body to AS/NZS 2712:2007 reissued in November 2011; and
(b)achieves a minimum of 60% annual energy savings as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 4234:2008 reissued in November 2011 when modelled in zone 4 (Melbourne); and
(c)is listed in the ESC register.

1FA gas or liquefied petroleum gas boosted solar water heater that—
(a)is certified by an accredited body to AS/NZS 2712:2007 reissued in November 2011; and
(b)achieves a minimum of 60% annual energy savings as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 4234:2008 reissued in November 2011 when modelled in zone 4 (Melbourne); and
(c)is listed in the ESC register.

Part B—Calculation of carbon dioxide equivalents of greenhouse gases

The carbon dioxide equivalent (in tonnes) of greenhouse gases to be reduced by the decommissioning of an electric resistance water heater, and the installation of a product referred to in an item in Part A is calculated by multiplying the abatement factor for that item by the regional factor applying to the place where the product is installed.

The following are the abatement factors and regional factors for each item in Part A:

Item

1AAbatement factor:
(a)If the product has a storage capacity less than 95 litres: 18×0
(b)If the product has a storage capacity of

95 litres or more but not more than 140 litres: 32×8
(c)If the product has a storage capacity of more

than 140 litres: 43×0

1BAbatement factor:
(a)If the product has a water heating capacity

(L/min) @ 25°C rise of less than 18 L/min:     19×7
(b)If the product has a water heating capacity

(L/min) @ 25°C rise of 18 L/min or more

but not more than 22 L/min:  33×7
(c)If the product has a water heating capacity

(L/min) @ 25°C rise of more than 22 L/min:    43×1
*                *                *                *                *

1EAbatement factor:
(a)If the product is a small system as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 4234:2008 reissued in November 2011 based on the system's peak daily thermal energy load delivery characteristics and—
(i)is installed in metropolitan Victoria:
40×47 – [0×003938 × (B_s + B_e)];
(ii)is installed in regional Victoria:
42×79 – [0×004163 × (B_s + B_e)];

(b)If the product is a large system as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 4234:2008 reissued in November 2011 based on the system's peak daily thermal energy load delivery characteristics and—
(i)is installed in metropolitan Victoria:
65×62 – [0×003938 × (B_s + B_e)];
(ii)is installed in regional Victoria:
69×37 – [0×004163 × (B_s + B_e)];

1FAbatement factor:
(a)If the product is a small system as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 4234:2008 reissued in November 2011 based on the system's peak daily thermal energy load delivery characteristics and—
(i)is installed in metropolitan Victoria:
40×47 – [0×015 × (0×0573 × B_s + 0×2625 × B_e)];
(ii)is installed in regional Victoria:
42×79 – [0×015 × (0×0573 × B_s + 0×2775 × B_e)];

(b)If the product is a large system as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 4234:2008 reissued in November 2011 based on the system's peak daily thermal energy load delivery characteristics and—
(i)is installed in metropolitan Victoria:
65×62 – [0×015 × (0×0573 × B_s + 0×2625 × B_e)];
(ii)is installed in regional Victoria:
69×37 – [0×015 × (0×0573 × B_s + 0×2775 × B_e)];

(b)If the product is a large system as determined in accordance with AS 4234—1994 based on the system's peak daily thermal energy load delivery characteristics and—
(i)is installed in metropolitan Victoria: ;
(ii)is installed in regional Victoria: .

1A–1B Regional factor:
(a)If the product is installed in metropolitan

Victoria:  0×97;
(b)If the product is installed in regional

Victoria
:  1×05.
*                *                *                *                *

1E–1F Regional factor: 1.

Part C—Time at which activity undertaken and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions occurs

Item

1AAt the beginning of the day which is the later of the day on which the installed product is first able to produce

and deliver water heated by gas or liquefied petroleum petroleum gas and the day on which the electric resistance water heater is decommissioned.
1BAt the beginning of the day which is the later of the day on which the installed product is first able to produce and deliver water heated by gas or liquefied petroleum gas and the day on which the electric resistance water heater is decommissioned.
* * * * *

1E–1F At the beginning of the day which is the later of the day on which the installed product is first able to produce and deliver water heated by solar energy and the day on which the electric resistance water heater is decommissioned.

Schedule 2—Solar retrofit kit

Regulation 6(1)(b)

Prescribed activity under regulation 6(1)(b): Installing on an electric resistance water heater a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 2.

Part A—Criteria

Item

* * * * *

2BA solar retrofit kit (solar collector, pump and controller) that—
(a)is certified by an accredited body to AS/NZS 2712:2007 reissued in November 2011; and
(b)achieves a minimum of 50% annual energy savings as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 4234:2008 reissued in November 2011 when modelled in zone 4 (Melbourne) using the Plumbing Characteristics specified in the Sustainability Victoria Guidelines to calculate annual solar energy savings for domestic solar water heaters produced by adding a Retrofit Kit (collectors and pump) to an existing tank (version 6.0 updated June 2011); and
(c)is listed in the ESC register.

Part B—Calculation of carbon dioxide equivalents of greenhouse gases

The carbon dioxide equivalent (in tonnes) of greenhouse gases to be reduced by the installation of a product referred to in an item in Part A is calculated by multiplying the abatement factor for that item by the regional factor applying to the place where the product is installed.

The following are the abatement factors and regional factors for an item in Part A:

Item

* * * * *

2BAbatement factor:
(a)If the product is installed in metropolitan Victoria:
28∙44 − [0∙001706 × (B_s + B_e)];
(b)If the product is installed in regional Victoria:
30∙06 − [0∙001804 × (B_s + B_e)].
* * * * *

2BRegional factor: 1.

Part C—Time at which activity undertaken and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions occurs

Item

* * * * *

2BAt the beginning of the day on which the electric resistance heater, as modified by the installed product, is first able to produce and deliver water heated by solar energy.

Schedule 3—Solar water heater

Regulation 6(1)(c)

Prescribed activity under regulation 6(1)(c): Decommissioning a gas or liquefied petroleum gas water heater and installing a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 3.

Part A—Criteria

Item

* * * * *

3BA gas or liquefied petroleum gas boosted solar water heater that—
(a)is certified by an accredited body to AS/NZS 2712:2007 reissued in November 2011; and
(b)achieves a minimum of 60% annual energy savings as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 4234:2008 reissued in November 2011 when modelled in zone 4 (Melbourne); and
(c)is listed in the ESC register.

Part B—Calculation of carbon dioxide equivalents of greenhouse gases

The carbon dioxide equivalent (in tonnes) of greenhouse gases to be reduced by the decommissioning of a gas or liquefied petroleum gas heater and the installation of a product referred to in an item in Part A is calculated by multiplying the abatement factor for that item by the regional factor applying to the place where the product is installed.

The following are the abatement factors and regional factors for each item in Part A:

Item

* * * * *

3BAbatement factor:
(a)If the product is a small system as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 4234:2008 reissued in November 2011 based on the system's peak daily thermal energy load delivery characteristics and—
(i)is installed in metropolitan Victoria:
12×27 – [0×015 × (0×0573 × B_s + 0×2625 × B_e)];
(ii)is installed in regional Victoria:
12×27 – [0×015 × (0×0573 × B_s + 0×2775 × B_e)];

(b)If the product is a large system as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 4234:2008 reissued in November 2011 based on the system's peak daily thermal energy load delivery characteristics and—
(i)is installed in metropolitan Victoria:
17×95 – [0×015 × (0×0573 × B_s + 0×2625 × B_e)];
(ii)is installed in regional Victoria:
17×95 – [0×015 × (0×0573 × B_s + 0×2775 × B_e)];

* * * * *

3BRegional factor: 1.

Part C—Time at which activity undertaken and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions occurs

Item

* * * * *

3BAt the beginning of the day which is the later of the day on which the installed product is first able to produce and deliver water heated by solar energy and the day on which the gas or liquefied petroleum gas water heater is decommissioned.

Schedule 4—Solar pre-heater

Regulation 6(1)(d)

Prescribed activity under regulation 6(1)(d): Installing on a gas or liquefied petroleum gas water heater a solar pre-heater that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 4.

Part A—Criteria

Item

* * * * *

4BA solar pre-heater that—
(a)is certified by an accredited body to AS/NZS 2712:2007 reissued in November 2011; and
(b)achieves a minimum of 50% annual energy savings as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 4234:2008 reissued in November 2011 when modelled in zone 4 (Melbourne) using the Post Heater Characteristics specified in Sustainability Victoria's Guidelines to calculate annual solar energy savings for domestic solar water heaters produced by adding a solar pre-heater to an existing gas hot water system (Version 3.0 updated June 2011); and
(c)is listed in the ESC register.

Part B—Calculation of carbon dioxide equivalents of greenhouse gases

The following are the abatement factors and regional factors for an item in Part A:

Item

* * * * *

4BAbatement factor:
(a)If the product is a small system as determined in accordance AS/NZS 4234:2008 reissued in November 2011 based on the system's peak daily thermal energy load delivery characteristics and—
(i)is installed in metropolitan Victoria:
7×53 – [0×006 × (0×0573 × B_s + 0×2625 × B_e)];
(ii)is installed in regional Victoria:
7×53 – [0×006 × (0×0573 × B_s + 0×2775 × B_e)];

(b)If the product is a large system as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 4234:2008 reissued in November 2011 based on the system's peak daily thermal energy load delivery characteristics and—
(i)is installed in metropolitan Victoria:
10×26 – [0×006 × (0×0573 × B_s + 0×2625 × B_e)];
(ii)is installed in regional Victoria:
10×26 – [0×006 × (0×0573 × B_s + 0×2775 × B_e)];

* * * * *

4BRegional factor: 1.

Part C—Time at which activity undertaken and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions occurs

Item

* * * * *

4BAt the beginning of the day on which the gas or liquefied petroleum gas water heater, as modified by the installed product, is first able to produce and deliver water heated by solar energy.

Schedule 5—High efficiency ducted gas heater replacing a ducted gas heater

Regulation 6(1)(e)

Prescribed activity under regulation 6(1)(e): Decommissioning a ducted gas space heater and installing a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 5.

Part A—Criteria

Item

5ADucted gas heater certified by an accredited body to achieve a minimum 5 star rating when tested and rated in accordance with AS 4556—2000 or AS 4556—2011 with a minimum rated output heating capacity of 10 kW as determined in accordance with AS 4556—2000 or AS 4556—2011 and listed in the ESC register.

Part B—Calculation of carbon dioxide equivalents of greenhouse gases

The carbon dioxide equivalent (in tonnes) of greenhouse gases to be reduced by the decommissioning of a ducted gas space heater and the installation of a product referred to in an item in Part A is calculated by multiplying the abatement factor for that item by the regional factor applying to the place where the product is installed.

The following are the abatement factors and regional factors for an item in Part A:

Item

5AAbatement factor:
(a)If the product has a rated output heating capacity of not less than 10 and not more than 18 kW as determined in accordance with AS 4556—2000 or AS 4556—2011 and has a star rating determined in accordance with AS 4556—2000 or AS 4556—2011 of—
(i)not less than 5×0 and not more

than 5×49: 7×74;
(ii)5×5 or more: 9×67;

(b)If the product has a rated output heating capacity of more than 18kW and not more than 28 kW as determined in accordance with AS 4556—2000 or AS 4556—2011 and has a star rating determined in accordance with AS 4556—2000 or AS 4556—2011 of—
(i)not less than 5×0 and not more

than 5×49: 9×76;
(ii)5×5 or more: 12×20;

(c)If the product has a rated output heating capacity of more than 28 kW as determined in accordance with AS 4556—2000 or AS 4556—2011 and has a star rating determined in accordance with AS 4556—2000 or AS 4556—2011 of—
(i)not less than 5×0 and not more

than 5×49: 12×16;
(ii)5×5 or more: 15×20.

5ARegional factor:
(a)If the product is installed in metropolitan

Victoria
:   1;
(b)If the product is installed in regional

Victoria
—climatic region Mild:  1;
(c)If the product is installed in regional

Victoria
—climatic region Cold:  1×61;
(d)If the product is installed in regional

Victoria—climatic region Hot:  0×71.

Part C—Time at which activity undertaken and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions occurs

Item

5AAt the beginning of the day which is the later of the day on which the installed product is first able to produce and deliver ducted gas heating and the day on which the ducted gas space heater is decommissioned.

Schedule 6—High efficiency ducted gas heater replacing a central electric resistance heater

Regulation 6(1)(f)

Prescribed activity under regulation 6(1)(f): Decommissioning a central electric resistance heater that provides heating to a space with a floor area of at least 100m² and installing a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 6.

Part A—Criteria

Item

6ADucted gas heater certified by an accredited body to achieve a minimum 5 star rating when tested and rated in accordance with AS 4556—2000 with a minimum rated output heating capacity of 10 kW as determined in accordance with AS 4556—2000 and listed in the ESC register.

Part B—Calculation of carbon dioxide equivalents of greenhouse gases

The carbon dioxide equivalent (in tonnes) of greenhouse gases to be reduced by the decommissioning of a central electric resistance heater and the installation of a product referred to in an item in Part A is calculated by multiplying the abatement factor for that item by the regional factor applying to the place where the product is installed.

The following are the abatement factors and regional factors for each item in Part A:

Item

6AAbatement factor:
(a)If the product has a rated output heating capacity of not less than 10 and not more than 18 kW as determined in accordance with AS 4556—2000 and has a star rating determined in accordance with AS 4556—2000 of—
(i)not less than 5×0 and not more

than 5×49: 119×43;
(ii)5×5 or more: 121×44;

(b)If the product has a rated output heating capacity of more than 18 and not more than 28 kW as determined in accordance with AS 4556—2000 and has a star rating determined in accordance with AS 4556—2000 of—
(i)not less than 5×0 and not more

than 5×49: 151×07;
(ii)5×5 or more: 153×61;

(c)If the product has a rated output heating capacity of more than 28 kW as determined in accordance with AS 4556—2000 and has a star rating determined in accordance with AS 4556—2000 of—
(i)not less than 5×0 and not more

than 5×49: 188×48;
(ii)5×5 or more: 191×66.

6ARegional factor:
(a)If the product is installed in metropolitan

Victoria:  1;
(b)If the product is installed in regional

Victoria
—climatic region Mild:  1×08;
(c)If the product is installed in regional

Victoria
—climatic region Cold:  1×74;
(d)If the product is installed in regional

Victoria
—climatic region Hot:  0×76.

Part C—Time at which activity undertaken and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions occurs

Item

6AAt the beginning of the day which is the later of the day on which the installed product is first able to produce and deliver ducted gas heating and the day on which the central electric resistance heater is decommissioned.

Schedule 7—High efficiency ducted air to air heat pump replacing a ducted air to air heat pump

Regulation 6(1)(g)

Prescribed activity under regulation 6(1)(g): Decommissioning a ducted air to air heat pump and installing a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 7.

Part A—Criteria

Item

7AA product that—
(a)complies with the MEPS requirement set out in column 4 of Table 3.1 of AS/NZS 3823.2:2013; and
(b)achieves an annual coefficient of performance,

as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.2:2013, of not less than 3.7; and
(c)has a rated output heating capacity, as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.1.2:2012, of not less than 10kW at the H1 temperature condition; and
(d)is listed on the ESC register.

Part B—Calculation of carbon dioxide equivalents of greenhouse gases

The carbon dioxide equivalent (in tonnes) of greenhouse gases to be reduced by the decommissioning of a ducted air to air heat pump and the installation of a product referred to in an item in Part A is calculated by multiplying the abatement factor for that item by the regional factor applying to the place where the product is installed.

The following are the abatement factors and regional factors for each item in Part A:

Item

7AAbatement factor:
(a)If the product has a heating capacity, as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.1.2:2012, of not less than 10 and not more than 18 kW at the H1 temperature condition and has an annual coefficient of performance, as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.2:2013, of—
(i)not less than 3×7 and not more
than 3∙99:   1∙25;
(ii)not less than 4 and not more
than 4∙29:   4∙62;
(iii)not less than 4∙3 and not more
than 4∙59:   7∙52;
(iv)4∙6 or more:   10∙04;

(b)If the product has a heating capacity, as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.1.2:2012, of

more than 18 and not more than 28 kW at the H1 temperature condition and has an annual coefficient of performance, as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.2:2013, of—
(i)not less than 3∙7 and not more
than 3∙99:   3∙25;
(ii)not less than 4 and not more
than 4∙29:   7∙51;
(iii)not less than 4×3 and not more
than 4∙59:   11∙18;
(iv)4∙6 or more:   14∙37;

(c)If the product has a heating capacity, as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.1.2:2012, of

more than 28 kW at the H1 temperature

condition and has an annual coefficient of performance, as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.2:2013, of—
(i)not less than 3∙7 and not more
than 3∙99:   6∙26;
(ii)not less than 4 and not more
than 4∙29:   11∙58;
(iii)not less than 4∙3 and not more
than 4∙59:   16∙15;
(iv)4∙6 or more:   20∙13.

7ARegional factor:
(a)If the product is installed in metropolitan

Victoria
:  1;
(b)If the product is installed in regional

Victoria
—climatic region Mild:  1×06;
(c)If the product is installed in regional

Victoria—climatic region Cold:  1∙72;
(d)If the product is installed in regional

Victoria—climatic region Hot:  0∙75.

Part C—Time at which activity undertaken and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions occurs

Item

7AAt the beginning of the day which is the later of the day on which the installed product is first able to produce and deliver heating and the day on which the ducted air to air heat pump is decommissioned.

Schedule 8—High efficiency ducted air to air heat pump replacing central electric resistance heater

Regulation 6(1)(h)

Prescribed activity under regulation 6(1)(h): Decommissioning a central electric resistance heater that provides heating to a space with a floor area of at least 100m² and installing a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 8.

Part A—Criteria

Item

8AA product that—
(a)complies with the MEPS requirement set out in column 4 of Table 3.1 of AS/NZS 3823.2:2013; and
(b)achieves an annual coefficient of performance, as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.2:2013, of not less than 3.7; and
(c)has a rated output heating capacity, as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.1.2:2012, of not less than 10 kW at the H1 temperature condition; and
(d)is listed in the ESC register.

Part B—Calculation of carbon dioxide equivalents of greenhouse gases

The following are the abatement factors and regional factors for each item in Part A:

Item

8AAbatement factor:
(a)If the product has a heating capacity, as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.1.2:2012, of not less than 10 and not more than 18 kW at the H1 temperature condition and has an annual coefficient of performance, as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.2:2013, of—
(i)not less than 3∙7 and not more

than 3∙99:   102∙0;
(ii)not less than 4 and not more

than 4∙29:   107∙0;
(iii)not less than 4∙3 and not more

than 4∙59:  111∙2;
(iv)4∙6 or more:   114∙8;

(b)If the product has a heating capacity, as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.1.2:2012, of more than 18 and not more than 28 kW at the H1 temperature condition and has an annual coefficient of performance, as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.2:2013, of—
(i)not less than 3∙7 and not more

than 3∙99:   129·9;
(ii)not less than 4 and not more

than 4∙29:   136∙0;
(iii)not less than 4∙3 and not more

than 4∙59:   141∙2;
(iv)4∙6 or more:   145∙8;

(c)If the product has a heating capacity, as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.1.2:2012, of more than 28 kW at the H1 temperature

condition and has an annual coefficient of performance, as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.2:2013, of—
(i)not less than 3∙7 and not more

than 3∙99:   165∙4;
(ii)not less than 4 and not more

than 4∙29:   172∙7;
(iii)not less than 4∙3 and not more

than 4∙59:   179∙0;
(iv)4∙6 or more:   184∙5.

8ARegional factor:
(a)If the product is installed in metropolitan

Victoria
:  1×00;
(b)If the product is installed in regional

Victoria
—climatic region Mild:  1×06;
(c)If the product is installed in regional

Victoria—climatic region Cold:  1∙79;
(d)If the product is installed in regional

Victoria—climatic region Hot:  0∙61.

Part C—Time at which activity undertaken and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions occurs

Item

8AAt the beginning of the day which is the later of the day on which the installed product is first able to produce and deliver heating and the day on which the central electric resistance heater is decommissioned.

Schedule 9—Gas or liquefied petroleum gas space heater

Regulation 6(1)(i)

Prescribed activity under regulation 6(1)(i): Installing a gas or liquefied petroleum gas space heater that is flued and complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 9.

Part A—Criteria

Item

9AA product certified by an accredited body, achieving a minimum energy star rating of 4 when tested and rated to AS 4553—2000 or AS 4553—2008, with a minimum rated output heating capacity of 2 kW as determined in accordance with AS 4553—2000 or AS 4553—2008 and listed in the ESC register.

Part B—Calculation of carbon dioxide equivalents of greenhouse gases

The following are the abatement factors and regional factors for each item in Part A:

9AAbatement factor:
(a)If the product provides a rated output heating capacity of not less than 2 and not more than 3 kW as determined in accordance with AS 4553—2000 and has an energy star rating determined in accordance with AS 4553—2000 of—
(i)not less than 4×0 and not more

than 4×9: 5∙36;
(ii)5 or more: 5∙86;

(b)If the product provides a rated output heating capacity of more than 3 and not more than 6 kW as determined in accordance with AS 4553—2000 and has an energy star rating determined in accordance with AS 4553—2000 of—
(i)not less than 4.0 and not more

than 4×9: 9∙61;
(ii)5 or more: 10∙55;

(c)If the product provides a rated output heating capacity of more than 6 kW as determined in accordance with AS 4553—2000 and has an energy star rating when determined in accordance with

AS 4553—2000 of—
(i)not less than 4×0 and not more

than 4×9: 13∙22;
(ii)5 or more: 14∙39.

9ARegional factor:
(a)If the product has an energy star rating determined in accordance with AS 4553—2000 of not less than 4×0 and not more than 4×9 and—
(i)is installed in metropolitan Victoria:      1×00;
(ii)is installed in regional Victoria—

climatic region Mild:  0∙22;
(iii)is installed in regional Victoria—

climatic region Cold:  0∙36;
(iv)is installed in regional Victoria—

climatic region Hot:  0∙15;

(b)If the product has an energy star rating determined in accordance with AS 4553—2000 of 5×0 or more and—
(i)is installed in metropolitan Victoria:      1×00;
(ii)is installed in regional Victoria—

climatic region Mild:  0∙29;
(iii)is installed in regional Victoria—

climatic region Cold:  0∙46;
(iv)is installed in regional Victoria—

climatic region Hot:  0∙20.

Part C—Time at which activity undertaken and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions occurs

Item

9AAt the beginning of the day on which the installed product is first able to produce and deliver heating.

Schedule 10—Space air to air heat pump

Regulation 6(1)(j)

Prescribed activity under regulation 6(1)(j): Installing a space air to air heat pump that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 10.

Part A—Criteria

Item

10A A product that—
(a)complies with the MEPS requirement set out in column 4 of Table 3.1 of AS/NZS 3823.2:2013; and
(b)achieves an annual coefficient of performance, as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.2:2013 when tested in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.1.1:2012, of not less than 4; and
(c)has a heating capacity, as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.1.1:2012, of not less than 2 kW at the H1 temperature condition; and
(d)is listed in the ESC register.

Part B—Calculation of carbon dioxide equivalents of greenhouse gases

The following are the abatement factors and regional factors for each item in Part A:

Item

10A   Abatement factor:
(a)If the product has a heating capacity, as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.1.1:2012, of not less than 2 and not more than 2∙99 kW at the H1 temperature condition and has an annual coefficient of performance, as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.2:2013, of—
(i)not less than 4 and not more

than 4∙49:   4∙64;
(ii)not less than 4∙5 and not more

than 4∙99:   5∙48;
(iii)not less than 5 and not more

than 5∙49:   6∙14;
(iv)5∙5 or more:   6∙69;

(b)If the product has a heating capacity, as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.1.1:2012, of not less than 3 and not more than 6 kW at the H1 temperature condition and has an annual coefficient of performance, as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.2:2013, of—
(i)not less than 4 and not more

than 4∙49:   8∙33;
(ii)not less than 4∙5 and not more

than 4∙99:   9∙91;
(iii)not less than 5 and not more

than 5∙49:   11∙17;
(iv)5∙5 or more:   12∙20;

(c)If the product has a heating capacity, as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.1.1:2012, of more than 6 kW at the H1 temperature condition and has an annual coefficient of performance, as determined in accordance with AS/NZS 3823.2:2013, of—
(i)not less than 4 and not more

than 4∙49:   11∙51;
(ii)not less than 4∙5 and not more

than 4∙99:   13∙42;
(iii)not less than 5 and not more

than 5∙49:   14∙95;
(iv)5∙5 or more:   16∙20.

10A   Regional factor:
(a)If the product has an annual coefficient of performance, as determined in accordance

with AS/NZS 3823.2:2013, of not less

than 4 and is installed in metropolitan

Victoria:   1×00;
(b)If the product has an annual coefficient of performance, as determined in accordance

with AS/NZS 3823.2:2013, of not less

than 4 and not more than 4∙49 and—
(i)is installed in regional Victoria—

climatic region Mild:   0∙12;
(ii)is installed in regional Victoria—

climatic region Cold:   0∙24;
(iii)is installed in regional Victoria—

climatic region Hot:   0∙02;

(c)If the product has an annual coefficient of performance, as determined in accordance

with AS/NZS 3823.2:2013, of not less

than 4∙5 and not more than 4∙99 and—
(i)is installed in regional Victoria—

climatic region Mild:   0∙27;
(ii)is installed in regional Victoria—

climatic region Cold:   0∙44;
(iii)is installed in regional Victoria—

climatic region Hot:   0∙16;

(d)If the product has an annual coefficient of performance, as determined in accordance

with AS/NZS 3823.2:2013, of not less

than 5 and not more than 5∙49 and—
(i)is installed in regional Victoria—

climatic region Mild:   0∙39;
(ii)is installed in regional Victoria—

climatic region Cold:   0∙63;
(iii)is installed in regional

Victoria—climatic region Hot:               0∙29;

(e)If the product has an annual coefficient of performance, as determined in accordance

with AS/NZS 3823.2:2013, of 5∙5 or more

and—
(i)is installed in regional Victoria—

climatic region Mild:   0∙50;
(ii)is installed in regional Victoria—

climatic region Cold:   0∙79;
(iii)is installed in regional Victoria—

climatic region Hot:   0∙38.

Part C—Time at which activity undertaken and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions occurs

Item

10A At the beginning of the day on which the installed product is first able to produce and deliver heating.

Schedule 11—Ceiling insulation

Regulation 6(2)(a)

Prescribed activity under regulation 6(2)(a): Installing a product in accordance with AS3999—2015 published on 23 July 2015 in a ceiling area not previously insulated for a minimum area of 20m², being a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 11.

Part A—Criteria

Item

11A A product or combination of products—
(a)that achieves a material R-value of not less than 3·5 when measured in accordance with section 2.3 of AS/NZS 4859.1:2002 incorporating Amendment No. 1 published on 28 December 2006; and
(b)each of which—
(i)is not conductive; and
(ii)complies with the performance criteria of AS/NZS 4859.1:2002 incorporating Amendment No. 1 published on 28 December 2006.

Part B—Calculation of carbon dioxide equivalents of greenhouse gases

The carbon dioxide equivalent (in tonnes) of greenhouse gases to be reduced by the installation of a product or products referred to in an item in Part A is calculated by multiplying the area of insulation (m²) by the abatement factor for that item by the regional factor applying to the place where the product or products are installed.

The following are the abatement factors and regional factors for each item in Part A:

Item

11A   Abatement factor:  0×256 ;
11A   Regional factor:
(a)If the product or products are installed in metropolitan Victoria: 1×06;
(b)If the product or products are installed in

regional Victoria—climatic region Mild:        0×86;
(c)If the product or products are installed in

regional Victoria—climatic region Cold:        1×23;
(d)If the product or products are installed in

regional Victoria—climatic region Hot:          0×79.

Part C—Time at which activity undertaken and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions occurs

Item

11A At the beginning of the day on which the installation of the product or products is completed.

Schedule 12—Under floor insulation

Regulation 6(1)(k)

Prescribed activity under regulation 6(1)(k): Installing, in respect of a floor area that is not insulated, a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 12 as under floor insulation for a minimum of 20m²in accordance with AS 3999—1992 published on 16 April 1992 incorporating Amendment No. 1 published on 9 March 2012.

Part A—Criteria

Item

12A A product that complies, or two or more products that, when installed together, comply with the performance requirements of AS/NZS 4859.1:2002 (insulation material) and achieves a minimum winter R-value of 2×5 when measured and labelled in accordance with AS/NZS 4859.1:2002.

Part B—Calculation of carbon dioxide equivalents of greenhouse gases

The following are the abatement factors and regional factors for each item in Part A:

Item

12A Abatement factor: 0×073
Regional factor:
(a)If the product or products are installed in metropolitan Victoria: 1×06;
(b)If the product or products are installed in

regional Victoria—climatic region Mild: 0×86;
(c)If the product or products are installed in

Date of Making: 6.12.11

Date of Commencement: Regs 5, 6(1), 7–25 on 7.12.11: reg. 3(1); reg. 6(2) on 1.1.12: reg. 3(2)

Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (Prescribed Activities) Regulations 2012, S.R. No. 6/2012

Date of Making: 14.2.12

Date of Commencement: 14.2.12

Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (In-Home Displays) Regulations 2012, S.R. No. 14/2012

Date of Making: 28.2.12

Date of Commencement: 1.3.12: reg. 3

Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (Further Prescribed Activities) Regulations 2012, S.R. No. 32/2012

Date of Making: 15.5.12

Date of Commencement: 17.5.12: reg. 3

Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (Scheme Acquisitions) Regulations 2012, S.R. No. 43/2012

Date of Making: 13.6.12

Date of Commencement: 1.7.12: reg. 3

Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (Prescribed Activities) Regulations 2013, S.R. No. 24/2013 (as amended by S.R. No. 96/2013)

Date of Making: 26.2.13

Date of Commencement: Regs 5–9 on 1.3.13: reg. 3(1); regs 10–14 on 19.4.13: reg. 3(2); regs 15–20 on 1.7.14: reg. 3(3)

Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (Relevant Entity and Other Matters) Regulations 2013, S.R. No. 96/2013

Date of Making: 9.7.13

Date of Commencement: 10.7.13: reg. 3

Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment Regulations 2014, S.R. No. 74/2014

Date of Making: 24.6.14

Date of Commencement: 30.6.14: reg. 3

Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment Regulations 2015, S.R. No. 167/2015

Date of Making: 22.12.15

Date of Commencement: Regs 5–16 on 1.1.16: reg. 3(1); reg. 17 on 1.2.16: reg. 3(2); reg. 18 on 1.3.16: reg. 3(3)

Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (Ceiling Insulation and Incandescent Lighting) Regulations 2016, S.R. No. 16/2016

Date of Making: 22.3.16

Date of Commencement: 4.4.16: reg. 3

Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (High Efficiency Televisions) Regulations 2016, S.R. No. 147/2016

Date of Making: 13.12.16

Date of Commencement: 1.1.17: reg. 3

Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (Project-Based Activities) Regulations 2017, S.R. No. 46/2017

Date of Making: 14.6.17

Date of Commencement: Regs 20‒22 on 19.6.17: reg. 3

Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (Weather Sealing) Regulations 2017, S.R. No. 52/2017

Date of Making: 20.6.17

Date of Commencement: 1.7.17: reg. 3

Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (Scheme Acquisition and Creation of Certificates) Regulations 2017, S.R. No. 71/2017

Date of Making: 11.7.17

Date of Commencement: 1.8.17: reg. 3

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3 Amendments Not in Operation

There are no amendments which were Not in Operation at the date of this publication.

4 Explanatory details

Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter

The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter was included in S.R. No. 158/2008 in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2004.

Statutory Rule Provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
regulation 4	AS 4234—1994 Solar water heaters—Domestic and heat pump—Calculation of energy consumption	The whole
regulation 4	Building Code of Australia	meaning of *glazing* as defined in Part 1.1 and as used in Part 2.6
regulation 6(k)	AS 3999—1992 Thermal insulation of dwellings—Bulk insulation—Installation requirements	The whole
regulation 6(l)	AS 3999—1992 Thermal insulation of dwellings—Bulk insulation—Installation requirements	The whole
regulation 6(o)	Building Code of Australia	Part 3.8.5
regulation 6(q)	AS/NZS 6400:2005 Water efficient products—Rating and labelling	The whole

Statutory Rule Provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Schedule 1	AS 4234—1994 Solar water heaters—Domestic and heat pump—Calculation of energy consumption	The whole as modified by Schedule 1, Part A
Schedule 1	AS 4552/AG 102—2000 Gas Water Heaters	The whole
Schedule 1	AS 4552—2005 Gas fired water heaters for hot water supply and/or central heating	The whole
Schedule 1, Part A	AS/NZS 2712:2007 Solar and heat pump water heaters—Design and construction	The whole
Schedule 2, Part A	AS/NZS 2712:2007 Solar and heat pump water heaters—Design and construction	The whole
Schedule 2, Part A	AS 4234—1994 Solar water heaters—Domestic and heat pump—Calculation of energy consumption	The whole as modified by Schedule 2 Part A
Schedule 2, Part A	Guidelines to calculate annual solar energy savings for domestic solar water heaters produced by adding a Retrofit Kit (collectors and pump) to an existing tank, Version 5.1 October 2008, Sustainability Victoria	The whole

Statutory Rule Provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Schedule 3, Part A	AS/NZS 2712:2007 Solar and heat pump water heaters—Design and construction	The whole
Schedule 3	AS 4234—1994 Solar water heaters—Domestic and heat pump—Calculation of energy consumption	The whole as modified by Schedule 3, Part A
Schedule 4, Part A	AS/NZS 2712:2007 Solar and heat pump water heaters—Design and construction	The whole
Schedule 4	AS 4234—1994 Solar water heaters—Domestic and heat pump—Calculation of energy consumption	The whole as modified by Schedule 4, Part A
Schedule 4	Guidelines to calculate annual solar energy savings for domestic solar water heaters produced by adding a solar preheater to an existing gas hot water system, Version 2.3 October 2008, Sustainability Victoria	The whole
Schedule 5	AS 4556—2000 (AG 106—2000) Indirect gas-fired ducted air-heaters	The whole
Schedule 6	AS 4556—2000 (AG 106—2000) Indirect gas-fired ducted air-heaters	The whole

Statutory Rule Provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Schedule 7	AS/NZS 3823.1.2:2001 Performance of electrical appliances—Airconditioners and heat pumps—Test methods—Ducted airconditioners and air-to-air heat pumps—Testing and rating for performance	The whole
Schedule 7, Part A	AS/NZS 3823.2:2005 Performance of electrical appliances—Airconditioners and heat pumps—Energy labelling and minimum energy performance standard (MEPS) requirements	The whole
Schedule 7, Part A	AS/NZS 3823.3:2002 Performance of electrical appliances—Airconditioners and heat pumps—Performance of electrical appliances—Airconditioners and heat pumps (MEPS)	The whole
Schedule 8	AS/NZS 3823.1.2:2001 Performance of electrical appliances—Airconditioners and heat pumps—Test methods—Ducted airconditioners and air-to-air heat pumps—Testing and rating for performance	The whole
Schedule 8, Part A	AS/NZS 3823.2:2005 Performance of electrical appliances—Airconditioners and heat pumps—Energy labelling and minimum energy performance standard (MEPS) requirements	The whole

Statutory Rule Provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Schedule 8, Part A	AS/NZS 3823.3:2002 Performance of electrical appliances—Airconditioners and heat pumps—Performance of electrical appliances—Airconditioners and heat pumps (MEPS)	The whole
Schedule 9	AS 4553—2000 (AG 103—2000) Gas space heating appliances	The whole
Schedule 9	AS 4553—2008 Gas space heating appliances	The whole
Schedule 10, Part A	AS/NZS 3823.2:2005 Performance of electrical appliances—Airconditioners and heat pumps—Energy labelling and minimum energy performance standard (MEPS) requirements	The whole
Schedule 10	AS/NZS 3823.1.1:1998 Performance of electrical appliances—Airconditioners and heat pumps—Test methods—Ducted airconditioners and air-to-air heat pumps—Testing and rating for performance	The whole
Schedule 11	AS/NZS 4859.1:2002 Materials for the thermal insulation of buildings—General criteria and technical provisions	The whole

Statutory Rule Provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Schedule 12	AS/NZS 4859.1:2002 Materials for the thermal insulation of buildings—General criteria and technical provisions	The whole
Schedule 13	AS 2047—1999 Windows in buildings—Selection and installation	The whole
Schedule 13	AS 1288—2006 Glass in buildings—Selection and installation	The whole
Schedule 18	AS/NZS 4474.1:1997 Performance of household electrical appliances—Refrigerating appliances—Energy consumption and performance	The whole
Schedule 18	AS/NZS 4474.1:2007 Performance of household electrical appliances—Refrigerating appliances—Energy consumption and performance	The whole
Schedule 18	AS/NZS 4474.2:2001 Performance of household electrical appliances—Refrigerating appliances—Energy labelling and minimum energy standard requirements	The whole

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Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter

The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter was included in S.R. No. 127/2010 in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2004.

In this table, Principal Regulations means the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Regulations 2008.

Statutory Rule Provision

Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document

Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document

Regulation 13 which inserts new Schedule 20 in the Principal Regulations

AS 4556–2000

(AG 106–2000) Indirect gas‑fired ducted air heaters published by The Australian Gas Association in August 2000 and reprinted August 2002 incorporating Amendments Nos 1 and 2.

The whole

Regulation 13 which inserts new Schedule 21 in the Principal Regulations

AS/NZS 4847.1:2010

Selfballasted lamps for general lighting services—Part 1: Test Methods—Energy performance 2nd Edition published by Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand on 21 May 2010.

AS/NZS 4847.2:2010

Self ballasted lamps for general lighting services—Part 2: Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) requirements 2nd Edition published by Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand on 21 May 2010.

The whole

Statutory Rule Provision

Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document

Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document

IEC/TR 61341 Method of measurement of centre beam intensity and beam angle(s) of reflector lamps Edition 2.0 2010-02. Published by the International Electrotechnical Commission on 18 February 2010.

The whole

Regulation 13 which inserts new Schedule 22 in the Principal Regulations

AS/NZS 4474.1:1997

Performance of household electrical appliances—Refrigerating appliances—Part 1: Energy consumption and performance published by Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand on 5 May 1997 and reissued December 2004 incorporating Amendments Nos 1, 2 and 3.

AS/NZS 4474.1:2007

Performance of household electrical appliances—Refrigerating appliances—Part 1: Energy consumption and performance 2nd Edition published by Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand on 15 August 2007 and reissued October 2008 incorporating amendment No. 1.

The whole

Statutory Rule Provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
AS/NZS 4474.2:2009 Performance of household electrical appliances—Refrigerating appliances Part 2: Energy labelling and minimum energy performance standard requirements 4th Edition published by Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand on 8 April 2009.	The whole
Regulation 13 which inserts new Schedule 23 in the Principal Regulations	AS 2913–2000 Evaporative airconditioning equipment 2nd Edition published by Standards Australia on 19 July 2000.	The whole
Regulation 13 which inserts new Schedule 24 in the Principal Regulations	AS/NZS 62087.2.2:2010 Power consumption of audio, video and related equipment—Part 2.2: Minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) and energy rating label requirements for television sets 2nd Edition published by Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand on 22 February 2010.	The whole

Statutory Rule Provision

Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document

Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document

Regulation 13 which inserts new Schedule 25 in the Principal Regulations

AS/NZS 2442.1:1996

Performance of household electrical appliances—Rotary clothes dryers—Part 1: Energy consumption and performance published by Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand on 5 March 1996 and reissued September 2006 incorporating Amendments Nos 1, 2, 3 and 4.

AS/NZS 2442.2:2000

Performance of household electrical appliances—Rotary clothes dryers—Part 2: Energy labelling requirements published by Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand on 31 March 2000 and reissued incorporating Amendment Nos 1 and 2 in April 2007.

The whole

AS 4554–2005

Gas laundry dryers published by Standards Australia on 19 December 2005.

The whole

Statutory Rule Provision

Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document

Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document

Regulation 13 which inserts new Schedule 26 in the Principal Regulations

Voluntary Energy Rating Labelling Program for Swimming Pool Pump-units: Rules for Participation, April 2010, published by the Equipment Energy Efficiency (E3) Committee.

AS 5102.1–2009

Performance of household electrical appliances—Swimming pool pump-units—Part 1: Energy consumption and performance published by Standards Australia on 21 December 2009.

The whole

AS 5102.2–2009

Performance of household electrical appliances—Swimming pool pump-units—Part 2: Energy labelling and minimum energy performance standard requirements published by Standards Australia on 21 December 2009.

The whole

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Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter

The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter was included in S.R. No. 56/2011 in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2004.

In this table, Principal Regulations means the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Regulations 2008.

Statutory rule provision

Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document

Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document

Regulation 7 which inserts new Schedule 28 in the Principal Regulations

Australian Standard "Ductwork for air-handling systems in buildings" AS 4254–2002 published by Standards Australia on 5 April 2002 and reissued incorporating Amendment Nos 1 and 2 in October 2004.

Australian/New Zealand Standard "Materials for the thermal insulation of buildings–Part 1: General criteria and technical provisions" AS/NZS 4859.1:2002 published by Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand on 15 October 2002 and reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 in December 2006.

Building Code of Australia

The whole

Table 3.12.5.2

——

Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter

The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter was included in S.R. No. 146/2011 in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2004.

Statutory Rule Provision

Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document

Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document

Regulation 8 which inserts new regulation 6AA(g) into the Principal Regulations

Australian/New Zealand Standard 6400:2005

Water efficient products -Rating and labelling

The whole

Regulation 18 which amends Schedule 5 of the Principal Regulations

Australian Standard 4556—2011

Indirect gas-fired ducted air heaters

The whole

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Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter

The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter was included in S.R. No. 6/2012 in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2004.

Statutory rule provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Regulation 5 which substitutes new regulation 6(1)(k) and (2)(a) into the Principal Regulations	AS 3999:1992 Thermal insulation of dwellings—Bulk insulation—Installation requirements published by Standards Australia on 16 April 1992.	The whole
Regulation 5 which substitutes new regulation 6(1)(n) into the Principal Regulations	AS/NZS 6400:2005 Water efficient products—Rating and labelling published by Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand on 1 June 2005 and reissued December 2006 incorporating Amendments Nos 1, 2 and 3.	The whole
Regulation 5 which substitutes new regulation 6(2)(b) into the Principal Regulations	The 2008 edition of the Building Code of Australia comprising— (a) Volume One of the Australian Building Codes Board Series including any variations or additions in the Appendix Victoria set out in the Appendices to that Volume; and (b) Volume Two of the Australian Building Codes Board Series including any Victorian additions set out in Appendix A of that Volume.	Part 3.8.5

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Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter

The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter was included in S.R. No. 14/2012 in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2004.

Statutory rule provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Regulation 5 which inserts new definition of *AMI metering installation* into the Principal Regulations	Minimum Functionality Specification (Victoria) Release 1.1, published by the Department of Primary Industries in September 2008	The whole
Regulation 7 which inserts new Schedule 30 into the Principal Regulations	ZigBee Smart Energy Profile Specification published by the ZigBee Standards Organisation on 1 December 2008	The whole
Regulation 7 which inserts new Schedule 30 into the Principal Regulations	ZigBee Smart Energy Profile Specification version 1.1 published by the ZigBee Standards Organisation on 23 March 2011	The whole

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Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter

The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter was included in S.R. No. 32/2012 in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2004.

Statutory rule provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Regulation 5 which amends regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations	IEC 60034-2-1 Rotating electrical machines - Part 2.1: Standard method for determining losses and efficiency from tests (excluding machines for traction vehicles) published by the International Electrotechnical Commission on 10 September 2007.	The whole
Regulation 5 which amends regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations	IEC/TS 60034-31 Rotating electrical machines - Part 31: Selection of energy-efficient motors including variable speed applications - Application guide published by the International Electrotechnical Commission on 26 April 2010.	The whole
Regulation 6(1) and (2) which inserts new regulation 6(1)(k) and (2)(a) into the Principal Regulations	Amendment No. 1 to AS 3999—1992 Thermal insulation of dwellings—Bulk insulation—Installation requirements published by Standards Australia on 9 March 2012.	The whole

Statutory rule provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Regulation 6(4) and (5) which inserts new regulation 6(2)(d) and (3)(d) into the Principal Regulations	The 2008 edition of the Building Code of Australia comprising— (a) Volume One of the Australian Building Codes Board Series including any variations or additions in the Appendix Victoria set out in the Appendices to that Volume; and (b) Volume Two of the Australian Building Codes Board Series including any Victorian additions set out in Appendix A of that Volume.	Part A3
Regulation 38 which inserts new Schedule 32 into the Principal Regulations	Australian Standard 1731.14-2003 Refrigerated display cabinets - Part 14: Minimum energy performance standard (MEPS) requirements published by Standards Australia on 1 October 2003 and reissued December 2005 incorporating Amendment No. 1.	The whole
Regulation 38 which inserts new Schedule 32 into the Principal Regulations	Australian Standard 1731.9-2003 Refrigerated display cabinets - Part 9: Electrical energy consumption test published by Standards Australia on 1 October 2003 and reissued December 2005 incorporating Amendment No. 1.	The whole

Statutory rule provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Regulation 38 which inserts new Schedule 32 into the Principal Regulations	Australian Standard 1731.12-2003 Refrigerated display cabinets - Part 12: Measurement of the heat extraction rate of the cabinets when the condensing unit is remote from the cabinet published by Standards Australia on 1 October 2003 and reissued December 2005 incorporating Amendment No. 1.	The whole
Regulation 10 which inserts new regulation 10(2), and regulation 38 which inserts new Schedule 34 into the Principal Regulations	Australian/ New Zealand Standard 1680.0:2009 Interior lighting - Part 0: Safe movement published by Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand on 15 December 2009.	The whole
Regulation 10 which inserts new regulation 10(2), and regulation 38 which inserts new Schedule 34 into the Principal Regulations	Australian/ New Zealand Standard 1680.1:2006 Interior and workplace lighting - Part 1: General principles and recommendations published by Standards Australia/ Standards New Zealand on 21 February 2006.	Table 3.1

Statutory rule provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Regulation 38 which inserts new Schedule 34 into the Principal Regulations	Australian/New Zealand Standard 4783.2:2002 Performance of electrical lighting equipment - Ballasts for fluorescent lamps - Part 2: Energy labelling and minimum energy performance standards requirements published by Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand on 23 December 2002.	The whole
Regulation 38 which inserts new Schedule 34 into the Principal Regulations	The 2011 edition of the Building Code of Australia comprising— (a) Volume One of the Australian Building Codes Board Series including any variations or additions in the Appendix Victoria set out in the Appendices to that Volume; and (b) Volume Two of the Australian Building Codes Board Series including any Victorian additions set out in Appendix A of that Volume.	Part J6
Regulation 38 which inserts new Schedule 34 into the Principal Regulations	The 2012 edition of the Building Code of Australia comprising— (a) Volume One of the Australian Building Codes Board Series including any variations or additions in the Appendix Victoria set out in the Appendices to that Volume; and	Part J6

Statutory rule provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
(b) Volume Two of the Australian Building Codes Board Series including any Victorian additions set out in Appendix A of that Volume.

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Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter

The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter was included in S.R. No. 24/2013 in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2004.

Statutory rule provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Regulation 6(6) which inserts regulation 6(3)(g) into the Principal Regulations, and regulation 9 which inserts Schedule 36 into the Principal Regulations	Australian/New Zealand Standard 6400:2005 Water efficient products - Rating and labelling. Published by Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand on 1 June 2005 and reissued June 2011 incorporating Amendments Nos 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5	The whole
Regulation 5 which amends regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations and regulation 9 which inserts Schedule 36 into the Principal Regulations	ASTM F2324-03(2009) Standard Test Method for Prerinse Spray Valves. Published by ASTM International in 2009	The whole

Statutory rule provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Regulation 10 which amends regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations	Australian Standard 4234—1994 Solar Water Heaters - Domestic and heat pump - Calculation of energy consumption. Published by Standards Australia on 22 August 1994	The whole
Regulations 10 and 15 which amend regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations and regulations 11 to 14 which amend Schedules 1 to 4 of the Principal Regulations	Australian/New Zealand Standard 4234:2008 Heated water systems—Calculation of energy consumption. Published by Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand on 21 August 2008 and reissued November 2011 incorporating Amendments Nos 1 and 2	The whole
Regulations 11 to 14 which amend Schedules 1 to 4 of the Principal Regulations	Australian/New Zealand Standard 2712:2007 Solar and heat pump water heaters—Design and construction. Published by Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand on 12 September 2007 and reissued November 2011 incorporating Amendments Nos 1 and 2	The whole
Regulation 12 which amends Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations	Sustainability Victoria Guidelines to calculate annual solar energy savings for domestic solar water heaters produced by adding a Retrofit Kit (collectors and pump) to an existing tank (version 6.0 updated June 2011). Published by Sustainability Victoria in June 2011	The whole

Statutory rule provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Regulation 14 which amends Schedule 4 to the Principal Regulations	Sustainability Victoria Guidelines to calculate annual solar energy savings for domestic solar water heaters produced by adding a solar preheater to an existing gas hot water system, Version 3.0 June 2011. Published by Sustainability Victoria in June 2011	The whole

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Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter

The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter was included in S.R. No. 167/2015 in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2014.

In this table, Principal Regulations means the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Regulations 2008.

Statutory rule provision

Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document

Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document

Regulation 5 which inserts a definition of three-phase cage induction motor in regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations

Australian/New Zealand Standard 1359.5:2004

Rotating electrical machines—General requirements

Part 5: Three-phase cage induction motors—High efficiency and minimum energy performance standards requirements, 2^nd edition, published by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand on 6 September 2004.

The whole

Statutory rule provision

Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document

Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document

Regulation 9 which amends Schedule 7 to the Principal Regulations, regulation 10 which amends Schedule 8 to the Principal Regulations, and regulation 12 which amends Schedule 10 to the Principal Regulations

Australian/New Zealand Standard 3823.2:2013

Performance of electrical appliances—Air conditioners and heat pumps

Part 2: Energy labelling and minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) requirements, 8^th edition, published by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand on 23 May 2013

The whole

Australian/New Zealand Standard 3823.1.2:2012

Performance of electrical appliances—Airconditioners and heat pumps

Part 1.2: Ducted airconditioners and air-to-air heat pumps—Testing and rating for performance (ISO 13253:2011, MOD), 2^nd edition, published by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand on 11 May 2012

The whole

Statutory rule provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Regulation 12 which amends Schedule 10 to the Principal Regulations	Australian/New Zealand Standard 3823.1.1:2012 Performance of electrical appliances—Airconditioners and heat pumps Part 1.1: Non-ducted airconditioners and heat pumps—Testing and rating for performance (ISO 5151:2010, MOD), 2^nd edition, published by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand on 11 May 2012	The whole
Regulation 13 which amends Schedule 31 to the Principal Regulations	Australian Standard 60034.1—2009 Rotating electrical machines Part 1: Rating and performance (IEC 60034-1, Ed. 11(2004) MOD), published by Standards Australia on 15 July 2009	The whole
Regulation 13 which amends Schedule 31 to the Principal Regulations	International Electrotechnical Commission Technical Specification 60034-31 Rotating electrical machines - Part 31: Selection of energy-efficient motors including variable speed applications - Application guide, published by the International Electrotechnical Commission on 26 April 2010	The whole

Statutory rule provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Regulation 13 which amends Schedule 31 to the Principal Regulations	International Electrotechnical Commission International Standard 60034-2-1 Rotating electrical machines - Part 2-1: Standard methods for determining losses and efficiency from tests (excluding machines for traction vehicles), published by the International Electrotechnical Commission on 10 September 2007	The whole
Regulation 14 which amends Schedule 32 to the Principal Regulations	Australian Standard 1731.14—2003 Refrigerated display cabinets Part 14: Minimum energy performance standard (MEPS) requirements, published by Standards Australia on 1 October 2003 and reissued December 2005 incorporating Amendment No. 1 and July 2012 incorporating Amendment No. 2	The whole
Regulation 14 which amends Schedule 32 to the Principal Regulations	Australian Standard 1731.9—2003 Refrigerated display cabinets Part 9: Electrical energy consumption test, 2^nd edition, published by Standards Australia on 1 October 2003 and reissued December 2005 incorporating Amendment No. 1	The whole

Statutory rule provision

Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document

Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document

Regulation 14 which amends Schedule 32 to the Principal Regulations

Australian Standard 1731.12—2003

Refrigerated display cabinets

Part 12: Measurement of the heat extraction rate of the cabinets when the condensing unit is remote from the cabinet, 2^nd edition, published by Standards Australia on 1 October 2003 and reissued December 2005 incorporating Amendment No. 1

The whole

Regulation 16 which amends Schedule 34 to the Principal Regulations

The Building Code of Australia comprising—

(a) Volume One of the Australian Building Codes Board Series including any variations or additions in the Appendix Victoria set out in the Appendices to that Volume; and

(b) Volume Two of the Australian Building Codes Board Series including any Victorian additions set out in Appendix A of that Volume

Part A3 and Part J6

Statutory rule provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Regulation 17 which amends Schedule 21 to the Principal Regulations	Australian//New Zealand Standard 4847.2:2010 Self ballasted lamps for general lighting services Part 2: Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) requirements, 2nd Edition published by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand on 21 May 2010 and reissued December 2011 incorporating Amendment No. 1	The whole
Regulation 17 which amends Schedule 21 to the Principal Regulations	International Electrotechnical Commission Technical Report 61341 Method of measurement of centre beam intensity and beam angle(s) of reflector lamps, Edition 2.0, published by the International Electrotechnical Commission on 18 February 2010	The whole
Regulation 18 which amends Schedule 21 to the Principal Regulations	Australian/New Zealand Standard 4847.2:2010 Self ballasted lamps for general lighting services Part 2: Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) requirements, 2nd Edition published by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand on 21 May 2010 and reissued December 2011 incorporating Amendment No. 1	The whole

Statutory rule provision

Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document

Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document

Regulation 18 which amends Schedule 21 to the Principal Regulations

International Electrotechnical Commission Technical Report 61341

Method of measurement of centre beam intensity and beam angle(s) of reflector lamps, Edition 2.0, published by the International Electrotechnical Commission on 18 February 2010

The whole

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Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter

The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter was included in S.R. No. 16/2016 accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2014.

In this table, Principal Regulations means the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Regulations 2008.

Statutory rule provision

Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document

Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document

Regulation 5, which amends regulation 6(2)(a) of the Principal Regulations, and regulation 6 which amends Schedule 11 to the Principal Regulations.

AS 3999:2015

Bulk thermal insulation—Installation, published by Standards Australia on 23 July 2015

The whole

Statutory rule provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Regulation 6, which amends Schedule 11 to the Principal Regulations.	AS/NZS 4859.1:2002 Materials for the thermal insulation of buildings—Part 1: General criteria and technical provisions, published by Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand on 15 October 2002 and reissued in December 2006 incorporating Amendment No. 1	The whole
Regulation 7, which amends Schedule 21 to the Principal Regulations.	AS/NZS 4847.2:2010 Self ballasted lamps for general lighting services—Part 2: Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) requirements, 2nd Edition, published by Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand on 21 May 2010 and reissued December 2011 incorporating Amendment No. 1	The whole
Regulation 7, which amends Schedule 21 to the Principal Regulations.	International Electrotechnical Commission Technical Report 61341 Method of measurement of centre beam intensity and beam angle(s) of reflector lamps, Edition 2.0, published by the International Electrotechnical Commission on 18 February 2010	The whole

Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter

The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter was included in S.R. No. 147/2016 in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2014.

Statutory rule provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Regulation 4 which amends Schedule 24 to the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Regulations 2008	AS/NZS 62087.2.2:2011 Power consumption of audio, video and related equipment—Part 2.2: Minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) and energy rating label requirements for television sets, 3rd Edition published by Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand on 26 October 2011 and reissued June 2012 incorporating Amendment No. 1 and December 2012 incorporating Amendment No. 2	The whole

Statutory rule provision

Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document

Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document

Regulation 4 which amends Schedule 24 to the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Regulations 2008

AS/NZS 62087.2.2:2011

Power consumption of audio, video and related equipment—Part 2.2: Minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) and energy rating label requirements for television sets, 3rd Edition published by Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand on 26 October 2011 and reissued June 2012 incorporating Amendment No. 1 and December 2012 incorporating Amendment No. 2

The whole

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Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter

The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter was included in S.R. No. 52/2017 in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2014.

In this table, Principal Regulations means the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Regulations 2008.

Statutory rule provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Regulation 6 which substitutes regulation 6(2)(b) of the Principal Regulations	The Building Code of Australia comprising— (a) Volume One of the Australian Building Codes Board Series including any variations or additions in the Appendix Victoria set out in the Appendices to that Volume; and (b) Volume Two of the Australian Building Codes Board Series including any Victorian additions set out in Appendix A of that Volume	Part 3.8.5
Regulation 9 which substitutes Schedule 15 to the Principal Regulations	The Building Code of Australia comprising— (a) Volume One of the Australian Building Codes Board Series including any variations or additions in the Appendix Victoria set out in the Appendices to that Volume; and	Part 3.8.5
(b) Volume Two of the Australian Building Codes Board Series including any Victorian additions set out in Appendix A of that Volume

Date of Making:	6.12.11
Date of Commencement:	Regs 5, 6(1), 7–25 on 7.12.11: reg. 3(1); reg. 6(2) on 1.1.12: reg. 3(2)

Date of Making:	28.2.12
Date of Commencement:	1.3.12: reg. 3

Date of Making:	15.5.12
Date of Commencement:	17.5.12: reg. 3

Date of Making:	13.6.12
Date of Commencement:	1.7.12: reg. 3

Date of Making:	26.2.13
Date of Commencement:	Regs 5–9 on 1.3.13: reg. 3(1); regs 10–14 on 19.4.13: reg. 3(2); regs 15–20 on 1.7.14: reg. 3(3)

Date of Making:	9.7.13
Date of Commencement:	10.7.13: reg. 3

Date of Making:	24.6.14
Date of Commencement:	30.6.14: reg. 3

Date of Making:	22.12.15
Date of Commencement:	Regs 5–16 on 1.1.16: reg. 3(1); reg. 17 on 1.2.16: reg. 3(2); reg. 18 on 1.3.16: reg. 3(3)

Date of Making:	22.3.16
Date of Commencement:	4.4.16: reg. 3

Date of Making:	13.12.16
Date of Commencement:	1.1.17: reg. 3

Date of Making:	14.6.17
Date of Commencement:	Regs 20‒22 on 19.6.17: reg. 3

Date of Making:	20.6.17
Date of Commencement:	1.7.17: reg. 3

Date of Making:	11.7.17
Date of Commencement:	1.8.17: reg. 3