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11 “Air-conditioning work” and “refrigeration work” defined

(1) The following work is declared to be air-conditioning work for the purposes of the definition of "specialist work" in section 3 (1) of the Act and for the purposes of section 15 of the Act:

(a) any work required to install, maintain and service an air-conditioning system (other than a self-contained single-phase plug-in domestic air-conditioning system) in a structure, building, vessel, container or railway vehicle,

(b) work required to comply with the requirements of Australian Standard AS 1668.2-2002, The use of ventilation and airconditioning in buildings, Part 2:Ventilation design for indoor air contaminant control ,

(c) work required to comply with the requirements of Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 3666:2002, Air-handling and water systems of buildings-Microbial control , relating to the maintenance of cooling towers,

(d) associated electrical wiring work of the kind described in subclause (4).

(2) Despite subclause (1), the following work is not air-conditioning work for the purposes of this clause:

(a) the installation of an air-conditioning system in a railway vehicle by the manufacturer of the vehicle,

(b) the installation, maintenance or repair of ducting or insulation in premises other than a dwelling.

(3) The following work is declared to be refrigeration work for the purposes of the definition of "specialist work" in section 3 (1) of the Act and for the purposes of section 15 of the Act:

(a) any work required to install, maintain and service a refrigeration system (other than a self-contained single-phase plug-in domestic refrigeration system) in a structure, building, vessel, container or vehicle,

(b) work required to comply with the requirements of Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1677:1998, Refrigerating Systems ,

(c) associated electrical wiring work of the kind described in subclause (4).

(4) The "associated electrical wiring work" referred to in subclauses (1) and (3) consists of electrical wiring work, relating to the general servicing and maintenance of an air-conditioning system or a refrigeration system, that involves any of the following:

(a) the testing of, and diagnosis of problems in, control and power circuits and electrical equipment and electric motors,

(b) the disconnection and reconnection of electrical components designed to be permanently connected,

(c) the replacement of electrical components on the load side of the mains supply,

(d) the repair and adjustment (in accordance with normal trade practice) of electrical components,

(e) the repair, replacement or making good of cable terminations or defective electrical wiring,

(f) minor alterations to electrical wiring.