Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED EXPORTS) REGULATIONS 1958 - REG 13F

         (1)   The exportation from Australia (except to an external Territory) of a substance mentioned in column 2 of an item in Schedule 15 is prohibited.

         (2)   Subregulation (1) does not apply if a licence to export the substance has been granted under section 16 of the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989 and the licence, or a copy of the licence, is produced to a Collector.

Note    The exportation of HBFC is prohibited absolutely: see subregulation (5).

         (3)   Subregulation (1) does not apply to a substance that is:

                (a)    contained in goods that will use the substance in the operation of the goods (for example, an aerosol spray device); or

               (b)    present in goods because the substance was used in the manufacturing process for the goods.

         (4)   Subregulation (1) does not apply to a CFC, HCFC or SGG in relation to which all of the following conditions are satisfied:

                (a)    the CFC, HCFC or SGG is on board a ship or aircraft;

               (b)    the ship or aircraft has air conditioning or refrigeration equipment;

                (c)    the CFC, HCFC or SGG is exclusively for use in meeting the reasonable servicing requirements of that equipment during, or in connection with, 1 or more periods when the ship or aircraft is or will be engaged in a journey between:

                          (i)    a place in Australia and a place outside Australia; or

                         (ii)    2 places outside Australia.

         (5)   The exportation (except to an external Territory) of HBFC is prohibited absolutely.