Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1993 No. 49 OZONE PROTECTION (PRODUCT CONTROL) REGULATIONS - REG 5

5.1 Add at the end: Disposable containers of refrigerants

"6. (1) A person to whom Part V of the Act applies must not manufacture or
import a product consisting wholly or partly of a non-refillable container if:

   (a)  the product contains a CFC; and

   (b)  the product is designed for use in the maintenance of refrigerative
        units (including air conditioning units). Penalty: 10 penalty units.

"(2) A person must not, in the course of engaging in an activity to which Part
V of the Act applies, manufacture or import a product consisting wholly or
partly of a non-refillable container if:

   (a)  the product contains a CFC; and

   (b)  the product is designed for use in the maintenance of refrigerative
        units (including air conditioning units). Penalty: 10 penalty units.

"(3) Subregulation (2) does not impose any obligation on a person who is not a
person to whom Part V of the Act applies except to the extent that the person
is engaging in an activity to which the Part applies. Refrigeration and air
conditioning equipment

"7. (1) Except as provided in subregulations (3) and (4), a person to whom
Part V of the Act applies must not manufacture or import refrigeration or air
conditioning equipment that is intended to be used for commercial or
industrial purposes if:

   (a)  the equipment is charged with a CFC refrigerant; or

   (b)  the equipment may only operate by using a CFC refrigerant. Penalty: 10
        penalty units.

"(2) Except as provided in subregulations (3) and (4), a person must not, in
the course of engaging in an activity to which Part V of the Act applies,
manufacture or import refrigeration or air conditioning equipment that is
intended to be used for commercial or industrial purposes if:

   (a)  the equipment is charged with a CFC refrigerant; or

   (b)  the equipment may only operate by using a CFC refrigerant. Penalty: 10
        penalty units.

"(3) Subregulations (1) and (2) do not apply until 1 January 1994 to equipment
specified in Column 2 of the Schedule.

"(4) Subregulations (1) and (2) do not apply to refrigerated transport
containers (including insulated shipping containers and air freight containers
to which refrigerated clip on units are attached).

"(5) Subregulation (2) does not impose any obligation on a person who is not a
person to whom Part V of the Act applies except to the extent that the person
is engaging in an activity to which the Part applies.
                              "SCHEDULE                   Regulation 7

Column 1    Column 2

Item No.    Equipment

1           refrigerated laboratory incubator shakers intended for

incubation of biological samples used for research and
medical purposes
2           refrigerated laboratory centrifuges intended for research,

medical and general laboratory purposes
3           refrigerated laboratory water baths intended to control

the temperature of samples used for research, medical and
general laboratory purposes
4           refrigeration equipment manufactured integrally with

laboratory freeze dryers vacuum vapour traps and liquid
coolers for use in medical and general laboratories
5           refrigerated water coolers used in conjunction with

isoperibol bomb calorimeters for the measurements of the
energy content of coal and other materials
6           refrigerated samplers intended for the automatic sampling

of water, from water supplies, rivers or sewers, for
environmental monitoring purposes
7           refrigeration equipment that is designed to normally

operate below -15 degrees Celsius
8           equipment designed and used solely with the refrigerant

known as R502
9           small water coolers".