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EREP exemptions

There are several types of exemptions available to businesses that trip the EREP thresholds. All exemptions must be applied for during the registration period. Further information on exemptions and extensions are set out in the EREP Guidelines. Please contact the EREP Team to discuss your eligibility before applying for an exemption.

Exemption for temporary construction activities

EPA issued an exemption from EREP for temporary construction activities that meet the conditions of the attached Notice of Exemption.

Why exempt construction activities?

Construction projects are temporary and dynamic, so activities on site change considerably over the life of a short-term project. As such, resource use assessments and resource efficiency actions do not remain relevant over a project’s life. EREP is designed to increase the resource efficiency of ongoing operations at commercial and industrial sites, rather than at sites with short-term projects.

Construction activities that are anticipated to finish within two years following a 'trigger year' and meet the conditions of the Notice of Exemption, do not need to register in EREP, prepare an EREP or report to EPA on resource efficiency. A trigger year is the first financial year, from 2006-07 onwards, in which the construction activity used more than 100 TJ of energy and/or 120 ML of water.

Why are there conditions on the exemption?

Addressing resource efficiency during the planning, design and works approval (where relevant) stages of a project can lead to greater resource efficiency gains than if an assessment was completed after a year of construction. To be eligible for an exemption, temporary construction activities need to have been assessed in the design and planning phases for resource efficiency opportunities and efficient resource management should occur during operations.

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