Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OZONE PROTECTION AND SYNTHETIC GREENHOUSE GAS MANAGEMENT ACT 1989

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART I--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title [see Note 1]  
   2.      Commencement [see Note 1]  
   3.      Objectives  
   4.      Saving of certain State and Territory laws  
   5.      Act to bind the Crown  
   6.      Extension to external Territories  
   6A.     Application of the Criminal Code  

   PART II--EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED IN THE ACT

   7.      Definitions  
   8.      Quota periods  
   8A.     Licence periods  
   8B.     HCFC quotas and reserve HCFC quotas  
   9.      Scheduled substances in manufactured products  
   10.     Quantities expressed in ODP tonnes  
   12.     Recycling of scheduled substances  
   12A.    Feedstocks  

   PART III--LICENCES

   12B.    Part does not apply to import or export of CFCs, HCFCs and SGGs for use on board ships or aircraft  
   13.     Unlicensed manufacture, import or export  
   13A.    Licences and what they allow  
   14.     Application for licence  
   15.     Request for further information  
   16.     Grant of licence  
   17.     Deemed refusal of licence  
   18.     Conditions of licences  
   19.     Duration of licences  
   19A.    Termination of licences  
   19B.    Transfer of licences  
   19C.    Amendment of licence at request of licensee  
   20.     Cancellation of licence  
   21.     Surrender of licence  
   22.     Publication of information regarding licences etc.  

   PART IV--HCFC--QUOTAS

   23.     Meaning of licence and licensee  
   24.     How to work out HCFC industry limits  
   25.     How to work out reserve HCFC quota limits  
   26.     Start of first HCFC quota period  
   27.     Application for quota  
   28.     Allocation of quota  
   29.     Limits on power to allocate reserve HCFC quotas  
   30.     Duration of quotas  
   31.     HCFC quota sizes  
   32.     Reserve HCFC quota sizes  
   33.     Reserve HCFC quotas: variation or revocation  
   34.     Quotas cease when licences cease  
   35.     Transfer of quotas  

   PART V--CONTROL OF MANUFACTURE ETC. OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING OR USING SCHEDULED SUBSTANCES

   37.     Persons to whom this Part applies, activities to which this Part applies  
   38.     Manufacture and import of products in contravention of Schedule 4  
   39.     Regulations concerning manufacture etc. of scheduled substances  
   40.     Exemptions  

   PART VI--CONTROL OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

   41.     Montreal Protocol countries  
   44.     Import of products containing scheduled substances from non-Montreal Protocol countries  
   45.     Import of products manufactured using scheduled substances from non-Montreal Protocol countries  

   PART VIA--CONTROLS ON DISPOSAL, USE ETC. OF SCHEDULED SUBSTANCES

   45A.    Regulation of disposal, use etc. of scheduled substances  
   45B.    Discharge of scheduled substances  

   PART VII--REPORTS AND RECORDS

   46.     Quarterly reports by manufacturers, importers and exporters of scheduled substances and pre-charged equipment  
   48.     Records to be kept by licensees  

   PART VIII--ENFORCEMENT

           Division 1--Powers of inspectors

              Subdivision A--Inspectors

   48A.    Meaning of inspector  
   49.     Appointment of inspectors  
   49A.    Directions to inspectors  
   50.     Identity cards  

              Subdivision B--Monitoring powers

   51.     Searches to monitor compliance with Act etc.  
   51A.    Monitoring powers of inspectors  
   51B.    Persons assisting inspectors--monitoring powers  

              Subdivision C--Enforcement powers

   52.     Inspector may enter premises with consent or under enforcement warrant  
   53.     Enforcement powers of inspectors  
   53A.    Persons assisting inspectors--enforcement powers  
   53B.    Announcement before entry under warrant  
   53C.    Details of warrant etc. to be given to occupier  

              Subdivision D--General provisions relating to seizure etc

   53D.    Receipts for seized things and seizure notice  
   53E.    Copies of seized things to be provided  
   53F.    Inspection of seized books, records or documents  
   53G.    Return of seized things  
   53H.    Magistrate may permit seized things to be retained  
   53J.    Powers to take samples and conduct tests  
   53K.    Directions about how pressurised container is to be dealt with  
   53L.    Disposal of goods if person cannot be located  

              Subdivision E--Obligations and incidental powers of inspectors

   53M.    Consent  
   54.     Power to require information etc.  
   55.     Inspection of books, records or documents removed by, or produced to, inspectors  
   55A.    Return of books, records or documents removed by, or produced to, inspectors  
   55B.    Magistrate may permit books, records or documents to be retained  
   55C.    Securing electronic equipment for use by experts  
   55D.    Compensation for damage to electronic equipment  

              Subdivision F--Enforcement warrants

   55E.    Enforcement warrants  
   55F.    Enforcement warrants by telephone, telex, fax etc.  
   55G.    Offences relating to warrants  

              Subdivision G--Powers of magistrates

   55H.    Powers of magistrates  

           Division 2--Injunctions

   56.     Injunctions  

           Division 3--Forfeiture of goods

              Subdivision A--Forfeitable goods

   57.     Forfeitable goods  

              Subdivision B--Forfeiture following conviction or making of civil penalty order

   58.     Goods forfeited to Commonwealth  
   59.     Power to seize forfeited goods  
   60.     Persons not to move etc. seized goods  

              Subdivision C--Forfeiture of seized goods

   60A.    Forfeiture notices  
   60B.    Claims that seized goods are not forfeitable goods  
   60C.    Forfeiture of seized goods to the Commonwealth  
   60D.    Right of compensation in certain circumstances  

              Subdivision D--General provisions

   60E.    Forfeited goods become the property of the Commonwealth  
   61.     Disposal of forfeited goods  

           Division 4--Offences

   62.     False statements  
   63.     Obstruction of inspectors etc.  
   64.     Failure to answer questions etc.  
   65.     Conduct by directors, servants and agents  

           Division 5--Infringement notices

   65AA.   Infringement notices  

           Division 6--Ancillary contravention of civil penalty provisions

   65AB.   Ancillary contravention of civil penalty provision  

           Division 7--Civil penalty orders

   65AC.   Civil penalty orders  
   65AD.   Who may apply for a civil penalty order  
   65AE.   Two or more proceedings may be heard together  
   65AF.   Time limit for application for an order  
   65AG.   Civil evidence and procedure rules for civil penalty orders  
   65AH.   Civil proceedings after criminal proceedings  
   65AI.   Criminal proceedings during civil proceedings  
   65AJ.   Criminal proceedings after civil proceedings  
   65AK.   Evidence given in proceedings for a civil penalty order not admissible in criminal proceedings  
   65AL.   Mistake of fact  
   65AM.   State of mind  

   PART VIIIA--OZONE PROTECTION AND SGG ACCOUNT

   65A.    Definitions  
   65B.    Ozone Protection and SGG Account  
   65C.    Amounts to be credited to the Account  
   65D.    Purposes of the Account  

   PART IX--MISCELLANEOUS

   66.     Review of decisions  
   67.     Statements to accompany notification of decisions  
   67A.    Delegation  
   67B.    Disclosure of information to the Clean Energy Regulator  
   68.     Annual report  
   69.     Collection of licence levies  
   69A.    Implementation of Montreal Protocol--supplementary regulations  
   69B.    Severability  
   69C.    Jurisdiction of State courts  
   69D.    Jurisdiction of Territory courts  
   69E.    Compensation for acquisition of property  
   69F.    Arrangements with States and Territories--magistrates  
   70.     Regulations  
           SCHEDULE 1 Scheduled substances
           SCHEDULE 2 Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
           SCHEDULE 3 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
           SCHEDULE 3A Adjustments to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer of 16 September 1987
           SCHEDULE 3B Adjustments to Annexes A, B and E of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer of 16 September 1987
           SCHEDULE 3C Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer of 16 September 1987
           SCHEDULE 3D Beijing amendment to the Montreal Protocol
           SCHEDULE 3E Framework Convention on Climate Change
           SCHEDULE 4 4--Control of manufacture etc. of products containing or using scheduled substances