The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (the department) monitor activities and investigate to ensure compliance with the CBD Program. 

To check compliance with the CBD Program we monitor sale, lease and sublease transactions as well as print and online advertisements. 

Read about the advertising rules. 

Working with you 

We are here to help you comply with the CBD Program. We work to make sure you understand your rights as well as your disclosure obligations. 

We work with the regulated community to achieve their obligations under the Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act 2010 (BEED Act). 

Depending on your role in relation to a disclosure affected building, you have responsibilities under the CBD Program: 

If you are having difficulty meeting your obligations, contact us. 

We take a constructive and pragmatic approach to any potential non-compliance. Let us know as soon as any issues emerge and we will look at your circumstances on an individual basis. 

Investigating and penalising breaches 

Our approach is to encourage voluntary compliance. However, we will investigate those who opportunistically or deliberately break the law.  

If we find a disclosure affected building or office space has been offered for sale, lease or sublease without a current, valid BEEC or a current exemption, we will investigate. There are penalties for breaching these requirements. 

If you have information about a breach of the disclosure requirements, contact us. 

Energy efficiency non-disclosure register 

The Energy efficiency non-disclosure register lists any individuals or corporations that have repeatedly breached the requirements of the CBD Program.

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