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NSW Environmental Upgrade Agreement legislation

The Local Government Amendment (Environmental Upgrade Agreements) Act 2010 which commenced on 18 February 2011, facilitates upgrading or retroffiting of non-residential or multi-residential buildings (of more than 20 lots).

The purpose of the Act is to allow councils to enter into environmental upgrade agreements with owners of certain buildings and finance providers as a way of funding works to improve the energy, water or environmental efficiency or environmental sustainability of those buildings.

The legal framework includes the Act, Regulation and Guidelines which can be downloaded at the following links: 

• The Local Government (Environmental Upgrade Agreement) Act 2010, which inserts a new Part 2A into the Local Government Act 1993.
• Local Government Amendment (Environmental Upgrade Agreements) Regulation 2011 which supports the EUA Act and provides further detail in relation to Environmental Upgrade Agreements.
• Guidelines for Environmental Upgrade Agreements under section 54Q of the EUA Act which provides guidance and to set out rules (particularly for councils) in relation to environmental upgrade agreements.
• The template agreement to be executed by the parties entering into an Environmental Upgrade Agreement for a non-residential building (eg. commercial or industrial) has now been approved.

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For more information on Environmental Upgrade Agreements email info@environment.nsw.gov.au or phone 1300 361 967.