Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

ENERGY EFFICIENCY RATINGS (SALE OF (NO. 121 OF 1997) - SECT 7

7. (1) Before entering into a contract for the sale of premises, the vendor shall give a prospective purchaser—

        (a)     a copy of an energy efficiency rating statement in relation to the habitable part of the premises; or

        (b)     where—

              (i)     building work within the meaning of the Building Act 1972 has been carried out on the premises that affects the energy efficiency rating of the habitable part of the premises; and

              (ii)     before that building work was carried out, an energy efficiency rating statement had been prepared in relation to the habitable part of the premises;

a copy of a fresh energy efficiency rating statement in relation to the habitable part of the premises.

(2) On receipt of an energy efficiency rating statement under paragraph (1) (a) or (b), a prospective purchaser shall certify in writing that he or she has received a copy of the statement.

(3) If the vendor fails to comply with subsection (1), the purchaser may, by notice in writing given to the vendor, rescind the contract.

(4) The vendor shall be taken to have complied with subsection (1) if an energy efficiency rating statement under paragraph (1) (a) or (b) and the certificate under subsection (2) are attached to the contract for sale.