On 28 March 2025 the government assumed a Caretaker role. Information on websites maintained by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water will be published in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions until after the conclusion of the caretaker period.

Please be aware that CBD Program fees for the 2021-2022 financial year will increase by $5 to $429 per application. This updated fee will apply to all applications received from 1 July 2021.

The CBD Program charges fees for the processing of:

CBD Program fees are updated annually to account for any increase in the Consumer Price Index published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, as per Section 11 of the Building Energy Efficiency Regulations 2010.

If you have any questions or comments please contact the CBD Team on 1800 020 131 or send an email to info@cbd.gov.au.