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Ozone Protection
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The Consumer
Buy, maintain or decommission air conditioners, refrigerators and other refrigeration and air conditioning equipment; find a licensed technician in your area; find out more about ozone, climate change and refrigerant gases.
Technicians
Refrigerant handling, in bulk or in equipment (e.g. air conditioners, refrigerators); Transitional Licences; Experienced Persons Licence Transition Programme.
Businesses
Acquire, possess or dispose of refrigerant gases/substances; Manufacturers of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment.
Importers / Exporters
Licences and reporting requirements for the import, export and manufacture of ODS and SGG.
National regulations which support the Australian Government's Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989 came into effect on 1 July 2005. The regulations affect those who acquire, possess, dispose of or handle ozone depleting substances or synthetic greenhouse gases in the RAC industry.
Persons who handle these substances in bulk or in equipment are required to hold a Refrigerant Handling Licence.
Companies or persons who acquire, possess or dispose of these substances are required to hold a Refrigerant Trading Authorisation.
The Australian Government Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts has appointed the Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC) as the Industry Board to administer these regulations. More information regarding the licensing system is available on the ARC web site.
Current holders of refrigerant trading authorisations can be found by using the ARC authorised business search.