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Regulation 7

of Environmental Protection and Management (Registered GHG Entities and Competent Persons) Regulations 2022

Regulation 7

Manner of carrying out regulated GHG works

For the purposes of sections 40P(1)(b) and 40Q(1)(b) of the Act, a registered GHG entity and a competent person must ensure that regulated GHG works are carried out in the following manner:

(a)

the regulated GHG works carried out on any specified goods must be carried out in a manner that does not involve or cause the release of any refrigerant into the atmosphere from the specified goods;

(b)

where the regulated GHG works involve the charging or maintenance of any specified goods, the specified goods must be inspected for any refrigerant leaks, and all refrigerant leaks found must be repaired;

(c)

where the regulated GHG works involve the decommissioning of any specified goods, all refrigerants contained in the specified goods must be recovered from the specified goods;

(d)

any refrigerant recovered in carrying out of any regulated GHG works that is not charged back into the specified goods must be sent to a licensed toxic industrial waste collector for storage, reprocessing, usage, treatment or disposal.