Building Control Act 1989 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3B · Environmental Sustainability Measures for Existing Buildings
22FF. Periodic reporting on energy use of Type 1 buildings
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An owner of a Type 1 building must submit to the Commissioner of Building Control, a report for each prescribed period containing all of the following information relating to the Type 1 building for that period, in accordance with subsection (2):
Type 1 building
“Type 1 building” means an existing building, or part of an existing building, of any class or type for the time being prescribed for the purposes of Divisions 2, 3 and 4;
the electricity consumption by users of the building as a whole or any part of the building or by different users in the building, as the Commissioner of Building Control may specify;
the consumption of other types of energy by users of the building as a whole or any part of the building or by different users in the building, as the Commissioner of Building Control may specify;
the consumption of chilled water supplied to the cooling system of the building;
such other information relating to the building, the users of the building or their energy usage, as may be prescribed.
The owner of the Type 1 building must submit the report in the form and manner and within the time, specified by the Commissioner of Building Control.
Commissioner of Building Control
“Commissioner of Building Control”, in relation to this Act or any Part or provision of this Act, means any Commissioner of Building Control appointed under section 3(1) to be responsible for the operation of this Act or that Part or provision, as the case may be;
An owner of a Type 1 building who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.