Assessing if you need an exemption flowchart

Assessing if you need an exemption

Step 1:
Do you want to make a connection to a premise in a 'Designated Area' (an area of National Land administered by the National Capital Authority). Please refer to ACTmapi for confirmation.
Step 2:
Your connection is allowed and you can proceed. Please contact Evoenergy to arrange.
Step 3:
Do you want to make a connection to a premise in a industrial zone, parks and recreation zone, transport and services zone, non-urban zone, and to a building that is not a residential building (Class 1-4 building)?
Step 4:
Your connection is allowed and you do not need to apply for an exemption.
Step 5:
Did you (or your energy retailer on your behalf) submit a connection application to Evoenergy before 8 December 2023?
Step 6:
Your connection can be proceed provided the connection is completed with 12 months of the application.
Step 7:
Has/will a Development Application (DA) be lodged, or Building Approval (BA) issued for the premises before 1 March 2024.
  • If it has/will, go to Step 8.
  • If it has/will not, go to Step 9.
Step 8:
Has a certificate of occupancy been issued or has the DA/BA expired/ been revoked?
Step 9:
You are prohibited from making a new gas connection unless you receive an exemption. Please visit Everyday Climate Choices for information on exemptions and download the 'Application for exempt gas connection' form.
Step 10:
Your connection is allowed, and you can proceed. Please contact your energy retailer or Evoenergy to arrange.
A flowchart titled “Assessing if you need an exemption flowchart” that helps determine if a gas connection requires an exemption. It asks sequential questions about whether the property is in a designated area, in specific zones, if a connection application was submitted before 8 December 2023, and if a Development Application or Building Approval was lodged before 1 March 2024. Outcomes indicate whether the connection is allowed, requires contacting Evoenergy, or is prohibited without an exemption. Purple boxes show questions, red boxes show outcomes, with arrows guiding the flow.

Do you want to make a connection to a premise in a 'Designated Area' (an area of National Land administered by the National Capital Authority).
Please refer to ACTmapi for confirmation.

Do you want to make a connection to a premise in a industrial zone, parks and recreation zone, transport and services zone, non-urban zone, and to a building that is not a residential building (Class 1-4 building)?

Your connection is allowed and you can proceed. Please contact Evoenergy to arrange.

Did you (or your energy retailer on your behalf) submit a connection application to Evoenergy before 8 December 2023?

Your connection is allowed and you do not need to apply for an exemption.

Has/will a Development Application (DA) be lodged, or Building Approval (BA) issued for the premises before 1 March 2024.

Your connection can be proceed provided the connection is completed with 12 months of the application.

You are prohibited from making a new gas connection unless you receive an exemption. Please visit Everyday Climate Choices for information on exemptions and download the 'Application for exempt gas connection' form.

Has a certificate of occupancy been issued or has the DA/BA expired/ been revoked?

Your connection is allowed, and you can proceed. Please contact your energy retailer or Evoenergy to arrange.

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

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