{"id":"F2024L00945","name":"Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management (Extinguishing Agent Handling Licences—Qualifications and Standards) Determination 2024","slug":"ozone-protection-and-synthetic-greenhouse-gas-management-extinguishing-agent-handling-licences-quali","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442510,"registerId":"F2024L00945-fast-fetch-1775957487772","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management (Extinguishing Agent Handling Licences—Qualifications and Standards) Determination 2024","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nOzone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management (Extinguishing Agent Handling Licences—Qualifications and Standards) Determination 2024\n\nI, Tanya Plibersek, Minister for the Environment and Water, make the following determination.\n\nDated  30 July  2024\n\nTanya Plibersek\n\nMinister for the Environment and Water\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Definitions\n\n5 Extinguishing agent handling licences—qualifications\n\n6 Licence conditions—standards\n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management (Extinguishing Agent Handling Licences—Qualifications and Standards) Determination 2024.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The later of:(a) the start of the day after this instrument is registered; and(b) immediately after the commencement of Schedule 3 to the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Amendment (2024 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2024. 1 August 2024\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subregulations 322(3) and 326(5) of the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Regulations 1995.\n\n4  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nRegulations means the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Regulations 1995.\n\n5  Extinguishing agent handling licences—qualifications\n\n  For the purposes of subregulation 322(3) of the Regulations, a unit of competency specified in column 2 of an item in the following table is determined for the licence mentioned in column 1 of the item.\n\n \n\n- Extinguishing agent handling licences—qualifications\n- Item Column 1Licences Column 2Units of competency\n- 1 Portable Fire Extinguisher Maintenance Licence (a) CPPFES2003 Safely move loads and dangerous goods;(b) CPPFES2006 Prepare for installation and service operations;(c) CPPFES2021 Inspect, test, and maintain fire extinguishers;(d) CPPFES2043 Apply regulations to prevent ozone depleting substance and synthetic greenhouse gas emissions;(e) CPPCMN2002 Participate in workplace safety arrangements\n- 2 Fixed System Installation and Decommissioning Licence (a) CPPFES2003 Safely move loads and dangerous goods;(b) CPPFES2006 Prepare for installation and service operations;(c) CPPFES2043 Apply regulations to prevent ozone depleting substance and synthetic greenhouse gas emissions;(d) CPPFES3044 Interpret installation requirements for gaseous fire‑suppression systems;(e) CPPFES3045 Install gaseous agent containers and actuators;(f) CPPFES3046 Decommission gaseous agent containers and actuators;(g) CPPCMN2002 Participate in workplace safety arrangements\n- 3 Fixed System Testing and Maintenance Licence (a) CPPFES2003 Safely move loads and dangerous goods;(b) CPPFES2006 Prepare for installation and service operations;(c) CPPFES2025 Inspect, test and maintain gaseous fire‑suppression systems;(d) CPPFES2047 Inspect and test control and indicating equipment;(e) CPPFES2043 Apply regulations to prevent ozone depleting substance and synthetic greenhouse gas emissions;(f) CPPFES3046 Decommission gaseous agent containers and actuators;(g) CPPCMN2002 Participate in workplace safety arrangements\n- 4 Recovery, Reclamation, Fill and Recycling Licence (a) CPPFES2003 Safely move loads and dangerous goods;(b) CPPFES2021 Inspect, test and maintain fire extinguishers;(c) CPPFES2043 Apply regulations to prevent ozone depleting substance and synthetic greenhouse gas emissions;(d) CPPFES2048 Receive and dispatch scheduled gaseous fire‑extinguishing agents;(e) CPPFES2049 Conduct recovery, reclaim and fill operations for scheduled gaseous fire‑extinguishing agents;(f) CPPCMN2002 Participate in workplace safety arrangements\n- 5 Warehouse Maintenance Licence (a) CPPFES2003 Safely move loads and dangerous goods;(b) CPPFES2043 Apply regulations to prevent ozone depleting substance and synthetic greenhouse gas emissions;(c) CPPFES2048 Receive and dispatch scheduled gaseous fire‑extinguishing agents;(d) CPPFES2049 Conduct recovery, reclaim and fill operations for scheduled gaseous fire‑extinguishing agents;(e) CPPFES2050 Monitor storage operations for scheduled gaseous fire‑extinguishing agents;(f) CPPCMN2002 Participate in workplace safety arrangements\n- 6 Control Systems Installation, Commissioning and Decommissioning Licence (a) CPPFES2043 Apply regulations to prevent ozone depleting substance and synthetic greenhouse gas emissions;(b) UEEEC0041 Install fire detection and warning system apparatus;(c) UEEEC0076 Verify compliance and functionality of fire protection system installations;(d) UEEEC0026 Enter and verify programs for fire protection systems;(e) UEEEC0008 Commission large fire protection systems;(f) UEEEC0071 Troubleshoot fire protection systems\n\n\n \n\n6  Licence conditions—standards\n\n (1) For the purposes of subregulation 326(5) of the Regulations, a standard set out in an item of the table in this section applies in relation to work carried out under an extinguishing agent handling licence.\n\n (2) A reference to a standard in an item of the table in this section is a reference to that standard:\n\n (a) as published by Standards Australia; and\n\n (b) as in force when the item commenced.\n\n \n\n- Licence conditions—standards\n- Item Standards Title of Standards\n- 1 AS 1210‑2010 Pressure vessels\n- 2 AS 1851‑2012 Routine service of fire protection systems and equipment – Chapter 10: Portable and wheeled fire extinguishers\n- 3 AS 1851‑2012 Routine service of fire protection systems and equipment – Chapter 7: Special hazard systems\n- 4 AS 2030.1‑2009 Gas cylinders, Part 1: General requirements\n- 5 AS 4214:2018 Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems\n- 6 ISO 7201‑1:1989 Fire protection – Fire extinguishing media—Halogenated hydrocarbons—Part 1: Specifications for halon 1211 and halon 1301\n- 7 ISO 7201‑2:1991 Fire extinguishing media—Halogenated hydrocarbons—Part 2: Code of practice for safe handling and transfer procedures of halon 1211 and halon 1301\n- 8 ISO 14520‑1:2023 Gaseous fire‑extinguishing systems—Physical properties and system design—Part 1: General requirements\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly the function suggested by its title and enabling provisions: it specifies qualifications and standards for extinguishing agent handling licences. The scope aligns precisely with the regulatory framework established by the parent Regulations."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument with only 6 operative sections","Simple tabular structure for qualifications and standards with no nested conditions","Minimal defined terms (only 1: 'Regulations')","No cross-references between operative provisions","Straightforward legislative mechanism: ministerial determination made under explicit regulation-making powers","Content is essentially two lookup tables (qualifications by licence type, and applicable standards)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the qualifications and technical standards for licences to handle gaseous fire‑extinguishing agents. It requires specified vocational training and mandates compliance with Australian and international safety and equipment standards for installing, testing, maintaining, recovering and storing these agents.  \n\nIt affects technicians, licence applicants/holders, warehouse handlers and anyone reclaiming or recycling such gases — ensuring trained, regulated work to prevent leaks of ozone‑depleting substances and potent greenhouse gases and to protect workplace safety."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not expand or remove licence categories; it specifies the qualifications (section 5) and mandatory standards (section 6) to be applied under the existing regulatory framework. Its commencement timing is linked to another amending regulation (section 2), but it operates within the scope granted by subregulations 322(3) and 326(5) of the Regulations and therefore does not change the statutory scope of regulated activities."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple licence categories (6 distinct licence types) each mapped to several unit codes (section 5)","Extensive list of vocational unit codes (CPPFES, UEEEC, CPPCMN series) requiring cross-reference to training package details (section 5)","References to external technical standards by specific edition (AS and ISO standards) that are incorporated as licence conditions (section 6)","Temporal linkage in commencement: instrument starts only after registration and the commencement of Schedule 3 to a separate amendment regulation, creating sequencing complexity (section 2)","Drafting rule that standards apply 'as in force when the item commenced' introduces interpretation issues if standards are updated later (section 6(2))","Relies on operational enforcement and administrative processes in the underlying Regulations (authority under subregs 322(3), 326(5))"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument prescribes the specific vocational units of competency required for six classes of extinguishing‑agent handling licences and names the Australian and ISO technical standards that apply as licence conditions. It is made under subregulations 322(3) and 326(5) of the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Regulations.\n\nIt affects technicians and businesses that install, test, recover, store or maintain fire‑extinguishing agents: they must hold the listed units and comply with the listed standards, bearing training and compliance costs; the Minister/regulator sets and enforces these requirements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ozone-protection-and-synthetic-greenhouse-gas-management-extinguishing-agent-handling-licences-quali","history":"/api/acts/ozone-protection-and-synthetic-greenhouse-gas-management-extinguishing-agent-handling-licences-quali/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ozone-protection-and-synthetic-greenhouse-gas-management-extinguishing-agent-handling-licences-quali/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ozone-protection-and-synthetic-greenhouse-gas-management-extinguishing-agent-handling-licences-quali/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ozone-protection-and-synthetic-greenhouse-gas-management-extinguishing-agent-handling-licences-quali/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ozone-protection-and-synthetic-greenhouse-gas-management-extinguishing-agent-handling-licences-quali/documents"}}