CBD Program changes from 1 July 2015

CBD Program changes from 1 July 2015The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) CBD Program requires energy efficiency information to be provided when commercial office space of 2000 square metres or more is offered for sale or lease.The CBD Program was established by the Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act 2010. Amendments have recently been made to the Act and were made effective from 1 July 2015.Further information can be found by clicking the links below:Legal Changes to the CBD Program Amendments to the Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act 2010 and its subordinate legislation will come into effect on 1 July 2015. Some of these changes are only administrative, whilst others introduce new categories of exception and exemption from disclosure obligations. Please click here to read more information about how these legislative amendments will affect you.Unsolicited Offer Exemption Category Changes to legislation include the introduction of a new exemption category for unsolicited offer transactions. Please click here to read about the operation and requirements for this new exemption provision.Changes to Building Energy Efficiency Certificates Amendments to the legislation have also resulted in a redesign of a BEEC. To better understand how to read and utilise the new BEEC layout, please click here.Fee Change – Exemptions and Accreditations Fees for 2015/16 will increase by $14 to $389 per application. This will apply for exemptions, CBD Assessor accreditations and reaccreditations received from 1 July 2015. For further information, please refer to the web article here.CBD Assessor Portal Shutdown The CBD Assessor Portal will be temporarily unavailable for 12pm AEDST 29 June 2015 until 12pm 1 July 2015. CBD Assessors will not be able to access the portal or process application in the Portal during this period. If required this may be extended.