Energy Efficiency (Cost of Living) Improvement Act 2012

Number: A2012-17
Status: In Force

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Notes

Proposed amendments by Environment Legislation Amendment Bill 2025^[4].
Proposed amendments by Statute Law Amendment Bill 2025^[5].

Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
27 November 2023	HTML PDF Word	R18	27 November 2023	Republication for amendments by A2023-36^[6]

Administering Minister and Directorate

Minister for Climate Change, Environment, Energy and Water - City and Environment Directorate

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Name	Type	Under	Effective	Year and No
Energy Efficiency (Cost of Living) Improvement (Eligible Activities) Determination 2023^[7]	Disallowable instruments	s 10	15 December 2023	DI2023-299
Energy Efficiency (Cost of Living) Improvement (Energy Savings Contribution) Determination 2024^[8]	Disallowable instruments	s 11	30 August 2024	DI2024-270
Energy Efficiency (Cost of Living) Improvement (Energy Savings Target) Determination 2024^[9]	Disallowable instruments	s 7	30 August 2024	DI2024-269
Energy Efficiency (Cost of Living) Improvement (Penalties for Noncompliance) Determination 2024^[10]	Disallowable instruments	s 22	30 August 2024	DI2024-271
Energy Efficiency (Cost of Living) Improvement (Priority Household Target) Determination 2024^[11]	Disallowable instruments	s 8	30 August 2024	DI2024-272
Energy Efficiency (Cost of Living) Improvement (Priority Households) Determination 2024^[12]	Disallowable instruments	s 7A	1 January 2025	DI2024-268
Energy Efficiency (Cost of Living) Improvement (Administrator) Appointment 2019^[13]	Notifiable instruments	s 23	13 August 2019	NI2019-502
Energy Efficiency (Cost of Living) Improvement (Administrator) Delegation 2024^[14]	Notifiable instruments	s 24A	19 January 2024	NI2024-31
Energy Efficiency (Cost of Living) Improvement (Authorised People) Appointment 2025^[15]	Notifiable instruments	s 30	1 May 2025	NI2025-227
Energy Efficiency (Cost of Living) Improvement (Eligible Activities) Code of Practice 2025^[16]	Notifiable instruments	s 25	18 April 2025	NI2025-184
Energy Efficiency (Cost of Living) Improvement (Interstate Energy Efficiency Schemes) Approval 2016 (No 1)^[17]	Notifiable instruments	s 10A	19 April 2016	NI2016-186
Energy Efficiency (Cost of Living) Improvement (Record Keeping and Reporting) Code of Practice 2025^[18]	Notifiable instruments	s 25	16 May 2025	NI2025-254

Point-in-time versions

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Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
27 November 2023	HTML PDF Word	R18	27 November 2023	Republication for amendments by A2023-36^[6]
23 June 2021 - 26 November 2023	HTML PDF Word	R17	23 June 2021	Republication for amendments by A2021-12^[19]
1 January 2021 - 22 June 2021	HTML PDF Word	R16	1 January 2021	Republication for amendments by A2019-30^[20]
30 April 2020 - 31 December 2020	HTML PDF Word	R15	30 April 2020	Republication for amendments by A2019-38^[21]
10 April 2020 - 29 April 2020	HTML PDF Word	R14	10 April 2020	Republication for amendments by A2019-30^[20]
4 October 2019 - 9 April 2020	HTML PDF Word	R13	4 October 2019	Republication for amendments by A2019-30^[20]
16 June 2017 - 3 October 2019	HTML PDF Word	R12	16 June 2017	Republication for amendments by A2017-20^[22]
9 March 2017 - 15 June 2017	HTML PDF Word	R11	9 March 2017	Republication for amendments by A2017-4^[23]
20 August 2016 - 8 March 2017	HTML PDF Word	R10	20 August 2016	Republication for expiry of transitional provisions (pt 15)
18 February 2016 - 19 August 2016	HTML PDF Word	R9	18 February 2016	Republication for amendments by A2015-24^[24]
19 August 2015 - 17 February 2016	HTML PDF Word	R8	19 August 2015	Republication for amendments by A2015-24^[24]
19 November 2014 - 18 August 2015	HTML PDF Word	R7	19 November 2014	Republication for amendments by A2014-44^[25]
28 August 2014 - 18 November 2014	HTML PDF Word	R6	28 August 2014	Republication for expiry of provision (s 10 (9)-(11))
18 April 2014 - 27 August 2014	HTML PDF Word	R5	18 April 2014	Republication for amendments by A2014-10^[26]
6 March 2014 - 17 April 2014	HTML PDF Word	R4	6 March 2014	Republication for amendments by A2014-2^[27]
27 August 2013 - 5 March 2014	HTML PDF Word	R3	27 August 2013	Republication for amendments by A2013-31^[28]
1 July 2012 - 26 August 2013	HTML PDF Word	R2	1 July 2012	Republication for amendments by A2012-32^[29]
17 May 2012 - 30 June 2012	HTML PDF Word	R1	17 May 2012	Republication for new Act
17 May 2012	HTML PDF Word	As notified	16 May 2012

Law history

Bill and Explanatory statement

The bill and explanatory statement for this Act are accessed from Energy Efficiency (Cost of Living) Improvement Bill 2012^[30].

Notification statement

The Energy Efficiency (Cost of Living) Improvement Act 2012 has been passed by the Legislative Assembly and is notified under the Legislation Act 2001.

Notified: 16 May 2012 (Parliamentary Counsel)

Act as notified

Date notified	Effective	Files/Formats
16 May 2012	17 May 2012	HTML PDF Word

Commencement

Provision	Commencement date	Commencement method
s 1, s 2	16 May 2012	LA^[31] s 75 (1)
remainder	17 May 2012	s 2

Expiries

Provision	Expiry date	Expiry method
pt 15	19 August 2016 (midnight)	s 102
s 10 (9)-(11)	27 August 2014 (midnight)	s 10 (11)

Amendments

For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Year and number	Amending law	Amending provision	Commencement date
A2023-36^[6]	Planning (Consequential Amendments) Act 2023	sch 1 pt 1.23	27 November 2023
A2021-12^[19]	Statute Law Amendment Act 2021	sch 3 pt 3.14	23 June 2021
A2019-30^[20]	Energy Efficiency (Cost of Living) Improvement Amendment Act 2019	ss 6-10, s 12, s 13, ss 15-20, s 22, s 24, s 26, ss 29-34	1 January 2021
A2019-38^[21]	Work Health and Safety Amendment Act 2019	sch 1 pt 1.5	30 April 2020
A2019-30^[20]	Energy Efficiency (Cost of Living) Improvement Amendment Act 2019	s 11, s 27	10 April 2020
A2019-30^[20]	Energy Efficiency (Cost of Living) Improvement Amendment Act 2019	s 5, s 14, s 21, s 23, s 25, s 28	4 October 2019
A2017-20^[32]	Planning, Building and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (No 2)	pt 5	16 June 2017
A2017-4^[33]	Statute Law Amendment Act 2017	sch 3 pt 3.11	9 March 2017
A2015-24^[34]	Energy Efficiency (Cost of Living) Improvement Amendment Act 2015	ss 4-6, ss 10-12, s 43, s 44	18 February 2016
A2015-24^[34]	Energy Efficiency (Cost of Living) Improvement Amendment Act 2015	ss 7-9, ss 13-42, s 45	19 August 2015
A2014-44^[35]	Statute Law Amendment Act 2014 (No 2)	sch 3 pt 3.4	19 November 2014
A2014-10^[36]	Construction and Energy Efficiency Legislation Amendment Act 2014 (No 2)	pt 5	18 April 2014
A2014-2^[37]	Construction and Energy Efficiency Legislation Amendment Act 2014	pt 7	6 March 2014
A2013-31^[38]	Construction and Energy Efficiency Legislation Amendment Act 2013	pt 9	27 August 2013
A2012-32^[39]	National Energy Retail Law (Consequential Amendments) Act 2012	pt 8	1 July 2012

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