OZONE PROTECTION AND SYNTHETIC GREENHOUSE GAS MANAGEMENT ACT 1989

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART I--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Short title  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Objectives  
• 3A Simplified outline of this Act  
• 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  
• 6B Contravening an offence provision or a civil penalty provision  

PART II--EXPLANATION--OF TERMS USED IN THE ACT

• 7AA Simplified outline of this Part  
• 7 Definitions  
• 8A Licence periods  
• 9 References to scheduled substances and equipment  
• 9AA Used substances  
• 9A Quantities expressed in CO 2 e megatonnes  
• 10 Quantities expressed in ODP tonnes  
• 12 Recycling of scheduled substances  

PART III--LICENCES

Division 1--Preliminary

• 12A Simplified outline of this Part  
• 12B Import or export of CFCs, halons, HCFCs, HFCs and PFCs for use on board ships or aircraft  

Division 2--Requirement to have licence

• 13 Prohibition--unlicensed manufacture of scheduled substance or equipment  
• 13AA Prohibition--unlicensed import of scheduled substance or equipment  
• 13AB Prohibition--unlicensed export of scheduled substance or equipment  
• 13AC Penalties for unlicensed manufacture, import or export of scheduled substances or equipment  
• 13A Licences and what they allow  
• 13B Fit and proper person considerations  

Division 3--Grant of licence

• 14 Application for licence  
• 15 Request for further information  
• 16 Grant of licence  
• 17 Deemed refusal of licence  

Division 4--Conditions on, and duration of, licence

• 18 Conditions of licences  
• 19 Duration of licences  

Division 5--Renewing licences

• 19AA Application for renewal of licence  
• 19AB Request for further information  
• 19AC Decision on application  
• 19AD Deemed refusal of renewal  
• 19AE Deemed application for new licence  

Division 6--Other changes to licences

• 19A Termination of licences  
• 19B Transfer of licences  
• 19C Amendment of licence at request of licensee  
• 19D Suspension of licence  
• 20 Cancellation of licence  
• 21 Surrender of licence  

Division 7--Other provisions

• 22 Publication of information regarding licences etc.  

PART IV--HCFC--QUOTAS

• 22A Simplified outline of this Part  
• 23 Meaning of licence and licensee  
• 23A HCFC quota periods  
• 24 How to work out HCFC industry limits  
• 25 How to work out reserve HCFC quota limits  
• 25A Regulated HCFC activities  
• 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  
• 35A Direction to export HCFCs if quota exceeded  

PART IVA--HFC--QUOTAS

Division 1--Outline of this Part

• 36 Simplified outline of this Part  

Division 2--HFC quotas

• 36A HFC industry limit  
• 36B Regulated HFC activities  
• 36C Applications, allocation and size of HFC quotas  
• 36D Duration of HFC quotas  
• 36E Quotas cease when licences cease  
• 36F Transfer of quotas  

Division 3--Reserve HFC quotas

• 36G Reserve HFC quotas  

Division 4--Other provisions

• 36H Direction to export HFCs if quota exceeded  
• 36J Basis on which quotas are allocated  

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

• 45AA Simplified outline of this Part  
• 45A Regulation of disposal, use etc. of scheduled substances  
• 45B Discharge of scheduled substances  
• 45C Use of HCFC  

PART VII--REPORTS--AND RECORDS

• 46AA Simplified outline of this Part  
• 46 Periodic reports in relation to scheduled substances  
• 48 Records to be kept by licensees  

PART VIII--ENFORCEMENT

Division 1--Preliminary

• 48A Simplified outline of this Part  
• 49 Appointment of inspectors  
• 49A Directions to inspectors  

Division 2--Monitoring powers

• 50 Monitoring powers  
• 51 Modifications of Part 2 of the Regulatory Powers Act  

Division 2A--Investigation powers

• 52 Investigation powers  
• 53 Modifications of Part 3 of the Regulatory Powers Act  
• 54 Directions about dealing with pressurised containers  

Division 3--Forfeiture of 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--Civil penalties

• 62 Civil penalty provisions  

Division 5--Infringement notices

• 63 Infringement notices  

Division 6--Enforceable undertakings

• 64 Enforceable undertakings  

Division 7--Injunctions

• 64A Injunctions  

Division 8--Notices to produce

• 64B Secretary may require person to provide information etc.  

PART VIIIA--OZONE--PROTECTION AND SGG ACCOUNT

• 65 Simplified outline of this Part  
• 65A Definitions  
• 65B Ozone Protection and SGG Account  
• 65C Amounts to be credited to the Account  
• 65D Purposes of the Account  

PART VIIIB--INFORMATION--SHARING

Division 1--Outline of this Part

• 65E Simplified outline of this Part  

Division 2--Authorised uses and disclosures by Minister

• 65F Disclosure of relevant information to Commonwealth entities  
• 65G Disclosure of relevant information to State or Territory government body  
• 65H Disclosure for the purposes of law enforcement  
• 65J Use or disclosure to reduce serious risk to human health  
• 65K Use or disclosure to reduce serious risk to the environment  

Division 3--Authorised uses and disclosures by entrusted persons

• 65L Use or disclosure for the purposes of an Act  
• 65M Publicly available information  
• 65N Person to whom information relates  
• 65P Use or disclosure with consent  
• 65Q Person who provided information  
• 65R Summaries or statistics  
• 65S Disclosure to a court, tribunal etc.  
• 65T Use for the purposes of disclosure  

Division 4--Offences

• 65U Unauthorised use or disclosure of protected information--entrusted person  
• 65V Unauthorised use or disclosure of protected information--official of Commonwealth entity  

PART VIIIC--REVIEW--OF DECISIONS

• 65W Simplified outline of this Part  
• 65X Reviewable decisions  
• 65Y Notification of reviewable decisions etc.  
• 65Z Reconsideration of reviewable decisions--application for reconsideration  
• 65ZA Reconsideration of reviewable decisions--conducting the reconsideration  
• 65ZB Reconsideration of reviewable decisions--reconsideration decision  
• 65ZC Review of decisions by Administrative Appeals Tribunal  

PART IX--MISCELLANEOUS

• 66 Simplified outline of this Part  
• 66A Approved forms  
• 67A Delegation by the Minister  
• 67AA Delegation by the Secretary  
• 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 Constitutional basis of this Act  
• 69BA Additional operation of this Act  
• 69C Jurisdiction of State courts  
• 69D Jurisdiction of Territory courts  
• 69E Compensation for acquisition of property  
• 70 Regulations  
• SCHEDULE 1 Scheduled substances