In 2019, the Minister for Energy and Mining initiated a review of the Residential Energy Efficiency Scheme, under the Electricity (General) Regulations 2012 and the Gas Regulations 2012.

Review report

The Review Report (PDF, 905.0 KB) was tabled in Parliament on 5 February 2020.

Directions paper

The Directions Paper (PDF, 972.7 KB)) was released in October 2019 with submissions closing on 1 November 2019. In response to the Directions Paper, the following submissions were received:

Independent evaluation

An independent evaluation of the REES (PDF, 1.6 MB) was undertaken by consulting firm, Common Capital. The report outlines past performance and future policy options for REES.

Issues paper

The Issues Paper (PDF, 1.1 MB) was released for consultation on 30 April 2019 with submissions closing on 20 May 2019. In response to the Issues Paper, the following submissions were received: