CBD 2019 Program Review
Please note that due to the impacts of COVID-19 on the Australian economy, the 2019 review has been placed on hold until the situation has improved.
The Commercial Building Disclosure (CBD) program independent review draft report release and stakeholder consultation 2019
In December 2018 The Hon. Angus Taylor MP, Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction announced an independent review of the Commercial Building Disclosure (CBD) program, which is being conducted by the Centre for International Economics (CIE).
The review is examining whether the CBD program is effective in improving the energy efficiency of commercial office buildings and the case for expanding the program to other high energy use commercial building sectors. The sectors under review include hotels and serviced apartments, office tenancies, data centres and shopping centres.
Consultation:
The draft report was made available for public consultation and stakeholder workshops were held in Melbourne and Sydney in October 2019.
CBD Review - CIE Draft Report.pdf
CBD Review - CIE Draft Report.docx
The CIE reviewed the following written submissions that were not marked as confidential and may be viewed via the links below:
- Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC)
- Accommodation Association of Australia
- Australian Retail Association
- City of Melbourne
- City of Sydney
- Energy Efficiency Council
- Green Building Council of Australia
- Green Moves Australia
- HFM Asset Management
- Macarthur Asset Management
- NABERS
- National Retail Association
- Pro-Invest Group
- Property Council of Australia
- Sydney Water
- Tourism Accommodation Australia
Previous consultation
In January 2019 CIE released an issues paper on the review of the CBD Program. Please find the CIE issues paper below.
The CIE received written responses to the issues paper. The following responses have not been marked as confidential and may be viewed via the links below.
- Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC)
- Energy Efficiency Council (EEC)
- Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA)
- Tourism Accommodation Australia
- City of Melbourne
- City of Sydney
For further information regarding the review please email the Commercial Buildings Policy Team at: Commercial.Building.Team@industry.gov.au
CBD 2016 Program Review
If you would like to know more about the previous CBD 2016 Program review, please click here.
For the full media release please see Department of the Environment and Energy's website.