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Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989
12BImport or export of CFCs, halons, HCFCs, HFCs and PFCs for use on board ships or aircraft
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#### 12B Import or export of CFCs, halons, HCFCs, HFCs and PFCs for use on board ships or aircraft
(1) This Part and Parts IV and IVA do not apply to the import or export of a CFC, halon, HCFC, HFC or PFC if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) the CFC, halon, HCFC, HFC or PFC is on board a ship or aircraft;
(b) the ship or aircraft has either or both of the following:
(i) refrigeration and air conditioning equipment;
(ii) fire protection equipment;
(c) the CFC, halon, HCFC, HFC or PFC is exclusively for use in meeting the reasonable servicing requirements of that equipment during, or in connection with, one or more periods when the ship or aircraft is or will be engaged in a journey between:
(i) a place in Australia and a place outside Australia; or
(ii) 2 places outside Australia.
(2) Refrigeration and air conditioning equipment means equipment, used for the cooling or heating of anything, that uses one or more of the following:
(a) a CFC;
(b) a halon;
(c) an HCFC;
(d) an HFC;
(e) a PFC.