SGG Regulation 2A of the Ozone Please all claims for this exemption to the EQUIPMENT Protection and Synthetic Department of the Environment’s Import DEFINED AS Greenhouse Gas Management Operations Section on 02 6274 1373 or email: MEDICINE OR provides that Regulations 1995 MEDICAL an ODS/SGG Equipment Licence DEVICES / is not required for SGG VETERINARY equipment that is a medical MEDICINES OR device/medicine or a veterinary VETERINARY device/ medicine. These terms MEDICAL are defined in legislation (for DEVICES example device’ is ‘medical defined under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989). Examples of medical devices include Metered Dose Inhalers (Asthma puffers), Medical Spray Adhesive, Tamponade for eye surgery. In most cases medical devices will be listed on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods Circumstance Explanation Please refer to the Department of the when permit is Environment not required Equipment The Ozone Protection and The ban on HCFC refrigeration and air charged with Synthetic Greenhouse Gas conditioning equipment was recently amended HCFC or CFC Management Act 1989 bans the by the Omnibus Repeal Day (Autumn 2014) Act manufacture or import of 2014. refrigeration and air conditioning equipment if the equipment is Please all claims for this exemption to the designed to be charged with CFC Department of the Environment’s Import or HCFC. Operations Section on 02 6274 1373 or email: Refrigeration and air equipment insulated with foam manufactured with a CFC or HCFC is also banned. Equipment that is designed to operate by using HFCs but that may also operate using HCFCs or CFCs will no longer be banned. Equipment that is designed to operate by using only HCFCs or CFCs will remain banned. The exemptions under this regulation mean that equipment that is otherwise banned is allowed to be imported. This is not an exemption from licensing requirements and an ODS/SGG equipment licence is required.
SGG EQUIPMENT DEFINED AS MEDICINE OR MEDICAL DEVICES / VETERINARY MEDICINES OR VETERINARY MEDICAL DEVICES Regulation 2A of the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Regulations 1995 provides that an ODS/SGG Equipment Licence is not required for SGG equipment that is a medical device/medicine or a veterinary device/ medicine. These terms are defined in legislation (for example ‘medical device’ is defined under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989). Examples of medical devices include Metered Dose Inhalers (Asthma puffers), Medical Spray Adhesive, Tamponade for eye surgery. In most cases medical devices will be listed on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods Please all claims for this exemption to the Department of the Environment’s Import Operations Section on 02 6274 1373 or email: Circumstance when permit is not required Explanation Please refer to the Department of the Environment Equipment charged with HCFC or CFC The Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989 bans the manufacture or import of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment if the equipment is designed to be charged with CFC or HCFC. Refrigeration and air equipment insulated with foam manufactured with a CFC or HCFC is also banned. Equipment that is designed to operate by using HFCs but that may also operate using HCFCs or CFCs will no longer be banned. Equipment that is designed to operate by using only HCFCs or CFCs will remain banned. The exemptions under this regulation mean that equipment that is otherwise banned is allowed to be imported. This is not an exemption from licensing requirements and an ODS/SGG equipment licence is required. The ban on HCFC refrigeration and air conditioning equipment was recently amended by the Omnibus Repeal Day (Autumn 2014) Act 2014. Please all claims for this exemption to the Department of the Environment’s Import Operations Section on 02 6274 1373 or email: