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Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989

No. 7, 1989

Compilation No. 35

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 38, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Objectives
3A Simplified outline of this Act
4 Saving of certain State and Territory laws
5 Act to bind the Crown
6 Extension to external Territories
6A Application of the Criminal Code
6B Contravening an offence provision or a civil penalty provision
Part II—Explanation of terms used in the Act
7AA Simplified outline of this Part
7 Definitions
8A Licence periods
9 References to scheduled substances and equipment
9AA Used substances
9A Quantities expressed in CO2e megatonnes
10 Quantities expressed in ODP tonnes
12 Recycling of scheduled substances
Part III—Licences
Division 1—Preliminary
12A Simplified outline of this Part
12B Import or export of CFCs, halons, HCFCs, HFCs and PFCs for use on board ships or aircraft
Division 2—Requirement to have licence
13 Prohibition—unlicensed manufacture of scheduled substance or equipment
13AA Prohibition—unlicensed import of scheduled substance or equipment
13AB Prohibition—unlicensed export of scheduled substance or equipment
13AC Penalties for unlicensed manufacture,