How to comply as an ACP
To be a successful ACP, you need to maintain your knowledge of the scheme you are accredited under. You must also meet obligations under the Energy Security Safeguard’s legislative framework, including:
- The Electricity Supply Act 1995 (the Act)
- The Electricity Supply (General) Regulation 2014 (the Regulation)
- The Energy Savings Scheme Rule of 2009 (the ESS Rule)
- The Peak Demand Reduction Scheme Rule of 2022 (PDRS Rule)
- the conditions of accreditation (issued under clause 41 for the ESS and clause 114 for the PDRS of Schedule 4A to the Act).
This includes giving clear information about the relevant scheme to those you work with. For example, households, businesses and installers.
This part of our website will help you understand these requirements.
We take offences under the scheme seriously.
Penalties may apply if you contravene your responsibilities as an ACP
Penalties may apply if:
- you create or purport to create a certificate in breach of the Act, the Regulation or the Rules (including any conditions of accreditation)
- you contravene your conditions of accreditation
- you fail, without a reasonable excuse, to comply with a formal notice requiring you to provide information
- you provide false or misleading information to us (the Scheme Administrator).
The maximum penalty for offences 1 and 2 (listed above) is $220,000.
Offences 3 and 4 can attract:
- substantial monetary penalties (up to $27,500 for corporations and $11,000 for individuals for offence 3, and $11,000 for anyone for offence 4)
- six months imprisonment for individuals (for the ESS only).