Do I need to continuously maintain a valid Building Energy Efficiency Certificate (BEEC)?
BEECs are required to be disclosed (where there is a disclosure obligation) from the end of the transition period (i.e. from 1 November 2011). There is no requirement under the BEED Act to continuously maintain a valid BEEC. A BEEC is only required to be obtained and registered on the Building Energy Efficiency Register on the CBD website prior to a disclosure affected building or area of a building being advertised or offered by a corporation for sale, lease or sublease. A BEEC is also required to be registered if such a building or area is offered for sale, lease or sublease by an unincorporated entity and an interested corporation requests that a BEEC be provided to it. Building owners or lessors may decide, as part of their business planning, to carry out annual NABERS Energy ratings and Tenancy Lighting Energy Efficiency Assessments to continuously maintain a valid BEEC. Some owners or lessors may choose to instead undertake a NABERS Energy for Offices assessment annually but to c
