Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

OZONE PROTECTION AND SYNTHETIC GREENHOUSE GAS MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS 1995

- made under the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of regulations [see Note 1]  
   2.      Definition  

   PART 3--LICENCES

   3.      Exemption (Act s 13)  
   3A.     Permit for use of SGG in production or casting of magnesium  
   3B.     Review of decisions under regulation 3A  
   3C.     Application fee for licence (Act s 14)  
   4.      Publication of information about licences (Act s 22)  
   5.      Records to be kept by licensees  
   6.      Licence numbers to be shown on records  
   6A.     Review of decisions  

   PART 5--MANUFACTURE OF PRODUCTS USING SCHEDULED SUBSTANCES

   80.     Application fee for exemption (Act s 40)  

   PART 6A--DISPOSAL AND USE OF SCHEDULED SUBSTANCES

           Division 6A.1--Preliminary

   100.    Purpose of Part 6A  
   101.    Definitions for Part 6A  

           Division 6A.2--Refrigeration and air conditioning

              Subdivision 6A.2.1--Preliminary

   110.    Definitions for Division 6A.2  
   111.    Offence -- handling refrigerant  
   112.    Offence -- possessing or trading in refrigerant  
   113.    Offence -- possessing halon  
   113A.   Offence -- false representations  
   114.    Refrigerant destruction facilities  

              Subdivision 6A.2.1A--RAC industry permits

   120.    Relevant authority's powers and functions  
   121.    Applications for RAC industry permits -- general  
   121A.   Appropriate relevant authority for applications for RAC industry permits  
   122.    Decision whether applicant or permit holder is a fit and proper person  
   123.    Powers of Minister  
   124.    Reconsideration of decisions  
   125.    Review of decisions  
   126.    Permit not in force if suspended  
   127.    Powers of inspectors  
   130.    Grant of refrigerant handling licences -- general  
   131.    Refrigerant handling licences -- qualified persons  
   132.    Refrigerant handling licences -- experienced persons  
   133.    Restricted refrigeration and air conditioning licence  
   134.    Refrigeration and air conditioning trainee licence  
   135.    Licence conditions  
   136.    Offence -- contravention of licence condition  

              Subdivision 6A.2.3--Refrigerant authorisations

   140.    Grant of authorisations  
   141.    Conditions on authorisations  
   142.    Offence -- contravention of condition on authorisation  
   150.    Application for halon special permit  

           Division 6A.3--Methyl bromide

   200.    Definitions for Division 6A.3  
   201.    Uses of methyl bromide  
   202.    Powers of inspectors  

              Subdivision 6A.3.2--Restrictions on the use and sale of methyl bromide

   210.    Application of Subdivision  
   211.    Meaning of allocated amount  
   212.    Offence -- using methyl bromide for non-QPS applications  
   213.    Offence -- supplying methyl bromide for non-QPS applications  
   214.    Offence -- using methyl bromide as a feedstock  
   215.    Offence -- supplying methyl bromide for use as a feedstock  

              Subdivision 6A.3.2A--Discharge of methyl bromide

   216.    Discharge of methyl bromide (Act s 45B)  
   220.    Records of sale  
   221.    Records of use -- QPS and non-QPS applications  
   222.    Summary records of use -- QPS and non-QPS applications  
   223.    Records of use -- feedstock  

              Subdivision 6A.3.4--Reporting requirements

   230.    Reports to be given by suppliers  
   231.    Reports to be given by exempt persons  
   232.    Report about stockpiles of methyl bromide  
   233.    Reports to be given by holders of feedstock permits  

              Subdivision 6A.3.5--Feedstock permits

   240.    Definition for Subdivision 6A.3.5  
   241.    Applications for feedstock permits  
   242.    Grant of feedstock permits  
   243.    Decision whether applicant is a fit and proper person  
   244.    Cancellation and suspension of feedstock permits  
   245.    Review of decisions  
   246.    Delegation  

           Division 6A.4--Fire protection

   301.    Definitions for Division 6A.4  
   302.    Offence -- handling extinguishing agent  
   303.    Offence -- possessing or trading in extinguishing agent  
   304.    Offence -- possessing halon  
   305.    Discharge of scheduled substances (Act s 45B)  
   306.    Extinguishing agent destruction facilities  
   311.    Fire Protection Industry (ODS & SGG) Board  
   312.    Minister may exercise Board's powers and functions  
   313.    Applications for fire protection industry permits -- general  
   314.    Decision whether applicant is a fit and proper person  
   315.    Minister may cancel or suspend permit  
   316.    Reconsideration of decisions  
   317.    Review of decisions  
   318.    Permit not in force if suspended  
   319.    Powers of inspectors  

              Subdivision 6A.4.3--Extinguishing agent handling licences

   321.    Grant of extinguishing agent handling licences -- general  
   322.    Extinguishing agent handling licences -- qualified persons  
   323.    Special extinguishing agent handling licence  
   324.    Extinguishing agent handling licences -- experienced persons  
   325.    Extinguishing agent trainee licence  
   326.    Licence conditions  
   327.    Transitional -- holders of existing State or Territory authorisation  
   331.    Grant of authorisations  
   332.    Conditions on authorisations  
   333.    Transitional -- existing State or Territory authorisation  

              Subdivision 6A.4.5--Permit and exemption

   341.    Halon special permit  
   342.    Special circumstances exemption  

           Division 6A.5--Uses of scheduled substances not otherwise mentioned in this Part

   400.    Discharge of scheduled substances (Act s 45B)  

           Division 6A.6--Scheduled substances

   500.    Discharge of scheduled substances (other than methyl bromide) used as feedstock (Act s 45B)  

   PART 7--REPORTS AND RECORDS

   900.    Import or export of SGGs (Act s 46)  
   901.    Importation of pre-charged equipment (Act s 46)