ABSA & Green Loans Assessors give testimony at the Green Loans Senate Inquiry on the 29th June 2010.
This blog post is a copy of a recent ABSA newsletter and is supplied for information purposes only.
The Green Loans Program was a great initiative which was damaged by hasty implementation, short cuts, ill-defined roles and ad hoc changes, the Association of Building Sustainability Assessors (ABSA) told a Senate committee on Tuesday 29thJune.
ABSA Chairman, Wayne Floyd, told the Senate Environment, Communications and The Arts References Committee, sitting in Sydney, that ABSA signed a protocol with the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) in February 2009 to provide services as an Assessor Accrediting Organisation.
However, problems soon arose because of ad hoc changes to the scheme and because DEWHA had failed to meet its commitments to appoint an auditor, manage numbers, provide Continuing Professional Development and ensure the training course for assessors was properly accredited.
In February 2010, the then Minister responsible, Peter Garrett, announced a cap of 5,000 assessors after numbers blew out. The Minister now responsible, Climate Change Minister, Penny Wong, is yet to announce how the cap will be implemented.
Also presenting evidence were a number of contracted and uncontracted assessors, representatives from The Australian Bankers Association (ABA), Abacus Mutual (representing credit unions and building societies), Fieldforce Services and senior representatives from the Department.
A transcript of the hearing can be read by following this link. It should be noted that this is the preliminary version and may change in line with standard Parliamentary Hansard procedures.
This blog post is a copy of a recent ABSA newsletter and is supplied for information purposes only.
The Green Loans Program was a great initiative which was damaged by hasty implementation, short cuts, ill-defined roles and ad hoc changes, the Association of Building Sustainability Assessors (ABSA) told a Senate committee on Tuesday 29thJune.
ABSA Chairman, Wayne Floyd, told the Senate Environment, Communications and The Arts References Committee, sitting in Sydney, that ABSA signed a protocol with the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) in February 2009 to provide services as an Assessor Accrediting Organisation.
However, problems soon arose because of ad hoc changes to the scheme and because DEWHA had failed to meet its commitments to appoint an auditor, manage numbers, provide Continuing Professional Development and ensure the training course for assessors was properly accredited.
In February 2010, the then Minister responsible, Peter Garrett, announced a cap of 5,000 assessors after numbers blew out. The Minister now responsible, Climate Change Minister, Penny Wong, is yet to announce how the cap will be implemented.
Also presenting evidence were a number of contracted and uncontracted assessors, representatives from The Australian Bankers Association (ABA), Abacus Mutual (representing credit unions and building societies), Fieldforce Services and senior representatives from the Department.
A transcript of the hearing can be read by following this link. It should be noted that this is the preliminary version and may change in line with standard Parliamentary Hansard procedures.
Information is edited / supplied by GLP Assessor at http://glpassessor.blogspot.com.
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