The Energy Performance Division is part of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. The Division aims to have a positive impact on Australian households, businesses and communities, and work at the forefront of energy policy, supporting Australia's transition to Net Zero and ensuring Australia has access to reliable, affordable and secure energy. The Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (GEMS) Branch is responsible for managing and administering the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012 (GEMS Act), Australia's national appliance and equipment energy efficiency legislation. The GEMS Act aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and drive energy efficiency in products in the Australian marketplace by promoting the development and adoption of appliances and equipment that use less energy and produce less greenhouse gases. The GEMS program is largely centred on regulating products to a minimum standard that enables market controls to be established. Through compliance and enforcement activity, the program also monitors regulated entities' compliance with obligations under the GEMS Act. The Branch works closely with the Equipment Energy Efficiency Program (E3) which includes Australian state and territory governments and New Zealand, to ensure that appliance and equipment energy efficiency measures continue to benefit consumers and support energy performance objectives. The GEMS Branch includes strategy and policy functions for equipment energy minimum standards, contributes to broader energy performance policy and program design, and implements a significant regulatory function to support the Statutory Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Regulator. The GEMS Modernisation Project is a section within the GEMS Branch responsible for planning, delivery and implementation of the GEMS Modernisation Project. For more information about us please visit our website . The key duties of the position include The Australian Government has recently announced funding to modernise the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Program and overhaul the GEMS Act. You will work across Government departments, divisions and the E3 program to deliver strong regulation and policy outcomes in Australia's interest. You will lead, coordinate and drive projects and activities that support and inform changes to the GEMS Act and the way the program is administered. You will work with other regulatory functions and regulatory agencies, stakeholders, industry and partners to ensure that the modernised GEMS regulatory framework is robust, consistent and implemented in a way that achieves the policy objectives of the Australian Government, while balancing impacts for industry and stakeholders in a manner that upholds the integrity of the regulation regime. For detailed information about the job-specific capabilities for this role, please view the Job Description which can be downloaded from our website - the Apply Now link will take you there.
