Energy assessors' employment
Energy assessors provide energy efficiency assessments and ratings.
Energy assessments
Energy assessors provide documents for the construction of a new home under some circumstances and for advertising the sale of a home.Check registration or licence
Energy assessors producing Energy Efficiency Rating Statements for the sale of residential property need to be registered or, from 1 March 2011, hold a Class A building assessor licence or current ACT House Energy Rating Scheme registration.
List of licensed assessors
Registered ACT House Energy Rating Scheme assessors who produce ratings for building approval are now included in the new licensing system for building assessors, listed below.
Energy efficiency rating statements
Energy Efficiency Rating Statements must meet the requirements of the ACT House Energy Rating Scheme Interim Guidelines for Preparing Energy Efficiency Rating Statements or relevant code of practice.
Check insurance
Accredited energy assessors must have insurance. You should request proof of this insurance before employing any assessor.Get a statement
For mandatory disclosure ratings the assessor must give you a copy of the energy rating statement. The statement needs to have, on the first page, an imprint of the assessor’s stamp stating the number of points and stars achieved by the dwelling, the date the assessment was completed and the assessor’s printed name, signature and registration number. A rating summary sheet should be attached with a detailed house data table and, for properties that have been occupied and are being sold, an “Improving Your Rating” sheet and, in cases where a statutory declaration is to be provided, a signed, dated and witnessed declaration.
