On Friday, 28 March 2025 the government assumed a Caretaker role. Some consultations have been deactivated until further notice, in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions.

Overview

We are consulting on options to improve the energy efficiency of three phase cage induction motors supplied in Australia and New Zealand.

Policy options being considered include:

  • Increasing minimum energy performance standards (MEPS),

  • Increasing the scope to regulate larger and smaller three phase electric motors,

  • Changes to registration requirements including the family of model definition, and

  • New labelling requirements including information disclosure requirements on product information sheets and registration number display requirements.

This consultation enables stakeholder views on the policy options to be considered before the preparation of a Decision RIS that will be considered by the Energy and Climate Change Ministerial Council and the Australian and New Zealand Governments.

In Australia, if the proposals in the RIS are approved by Energy Ministers, any new requirements would be established under the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012 (“the GEMS Act”), and in New Zealand if the RIS is approved by Cabinet, the new requirements would be established under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EEC) Act 2000, and the Energy Efficiency (Energy Using Products) Regulations 2002.

Online forum - 2 April 2025

We will be hosting an online forum from 12:30pm to 2:30pm AEDT on 2 April 2025 where we will be presenting the policy options, the analysis and the underlying assumptions and inputs on which these options are based. There will be an opportunity to ask questions during the forum. To attend, please email star@eeca.govt.nz by Friday, 28 March 2025 and you will be sent the invitation link prior to the forum.

Consultation documents

Have your say

To have your say:

  • read the consultation and technical appendices

  • submit your feedback (answering the consultation questions and including any data) by completing our short survey and uploading your submission.

Submit your feedback by 9:00pm Monday, 28 April 2025.

Submissions from New Zealand stakeholders can be sent to the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) of New Zealand at star@eeca.govt.nz

The E3 Program

The Equipment Energy Efficiency (E3) Program establishes energy efficiency standards and labelling requirements for equipment and appliances. This cross-jurisdictional program is run by:

  • the Australian Government

  • Australian state and territory governments

  • the New Zealand Government.

The GEMS Act underpins the E3 Program.

Timeline

  • Opened
    open
    17 March 2025
  • Closes
    pending
    28 April 2025
Contact
GEMS Product Review, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
GEMSProductReview@dcceew.gov.au