Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OZONE PROTECTION AND SYNTHETIC GREENHOUSE GAS MANAGEMENT ACT 1989 - SECT 13A

Controlled substances licence

  (2)   A controlled substances licence allows (subject to subsection   (2A)) the licensee to do one of the following:

  (a)   to carry out whichever one or more of the following activities is specified in it:

  (i)   manufacture HCFCs;

  (ii)   import HCFCs;

  (iii)   export HCFCs;

  (b)   to carry out whichever one or more of the following activities is specified in it:

  (i)   manufacture methyl bromide;

  (ii)   import methyl bromide;

  (iii)   export methyl bromide;

  (c)   to carry out whichever one or more of the following activities is specified in it:

  (i)   manufacture SGGs;

  (ii)   import SGGs;

  (iii)   export SGGs.

  (2A)   A controlled substances licence does not apply to:

  (a)   scheduled substances that are used substances; or

  (b)   the import or manufacture of scheduled substances that are used exclusively as a feedstock.

Essential uses licence

  (3)   An essential uses licence allows (subject to subsection   (3A)) the licensee to carry out whichever one or more of the following activities is specified in it:

  (a)   manufacture specified scheduled substances for essential uses;

  (b)   import specified scheduled substances for essential uses;

  (c)   export specified scheduled substances for essential uses.

  (3A)   An essential uses licence does not apply to:

  (a)   scheduled substances that are used substances; or

  (b)   scheduled substances that are used exclusively as a feedstock; or

  (c)   methyl bromide; or

  (d)   SGGs other than HFCs.

Note:   For paragraph   (a), see subsection   (4) (about used substances licences). For paragraph   (b), see subsection   (5) (about feedstock licences).

  (3B)   An essential use of a scheduled substance is an essential use identified in relation to the substance by a decision made by the parties to the Montreal Protocol that applies to Australia.

Used substances licence

  (4)   A used substances licence allows (subject to subsection   (4A)) the licensee to carry out whichever of the following activities is specified in it:

  (a)   import specified substances that are used substances;

  (b)   export specified substances that are used substances.

  (4A)   A used substances licence does not apply to the import of used substances that are used exclusively as a feedstock.

Feedstock licence

  (5)   A feedstock licence allows the licensee to carry out whichever one or more of the following activities is specified in it:

  (a)   manufacture specified scheduled substances exclusively for use as a feedstock;

  (b)   import specified scheduled substances exclusively for use as a feedstock.

Equipment licence

  (6)   An equipment licence allows the licensee to carry out whichever one or more of the following activities is specified in it:

  (a)   manufacture specified ODS equipment;

  (b)   import specified ODS equipment;

  (c)   export specified ODS equipment;

  (d)   manufacture specified SGG equipment;

  (e)   import specified SGG equipment;

  (f)   export specified SGG equipment.