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A Pre-charged Equipment Licence is required to import refrigeration and/or air conditioning equipment that contains an HFC or HCFC refrigerant into Australia. HFCs and HCFCs are damaging to the environment as they are both as ozone depleting substances and synthetic greenhouse gases.
To import pre-charged equipment without a licence is an offence under the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act.
A Pre-charged Equipment Licence is required even if the air conditioner or refrigeration equipment is incorporated into another object, e.g. a car, a car part or another vehicle.
Equipment that contains ChloroFluoroCarbons (CFCs) and equipment that is designed to operate using CFCs are illegal imports in almost all cases. Unless an exemption applies, you will not be allowed to import this equipment into Australia.
If you have any futher questions, contact the Department.
Compliance, Enforcement and Licensing Team
Ozone and Synthetic Gas Section
Department of the Environment and Heritage
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT AUSTRALIA 2601
Ph: +61 2 6274 1373
Fax: +61 2 6274 1610
Email: ozone@deh.gov.au