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Householder Focused Rating and disclosure schemes will provide credible and useful information in a way that supports householder understanding and engagement. Rating and disclosure schemes will include at a minimum: assessments that communicate energy performance of the thermal shell; options to improve the building’s performance; and complementary information and resources that assist householder engagement. Rating and disclosure schemes will consider the inclusion of: fixed appliances (lighting, hot water, fixed heating/cooling appliances); and on-site renewable energy systems. To support greater uptake, higher levels of engagement, and give people an opportunity to make informed choices and take action to reduce energy bills, improve comfort and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, rating and disclosure schemes need to be design with a user focus. Appropriate Frameworks Efficient and Effective Schemes Rating and disclosure schemes will leverage and align systems in other states and territories where practical, to ensure schemes are efficient and effective. Aligning the systems and processes for governing, administering and maintaining schemes can leverage learnings and most efficiently and effectively maximise resources. Assessors and Quality Assurance Rating and disclosure schemes will use trained and authorised assessors, appropriate, that are supported by formal quality assurance processes. While self-assessments may be considered as a way to empower the householder, certified assessments will be conducted by appropriately trained and authorised assessors. Requiring trained and authorised assessors a vital role in ensuring the credibility of rating and disclosure schemes, while self-assessments may play a role in helping to empower the householder before or after a formal certified assessment.