OZONE PROTECTION AND SYNTHETIC GREENHOUSE GAS MANAGEMENT ACT 1989
GRANT OF EXEMPTION UNDER SECTION 40
EXEMPTION No. S40E24383665
THIS EXEMPTION IS IN FORCE DURING THE PERIOD
COMMENCING 1 September 2016 and ENDING ON 31 August 2018
I, Mr Bruce Edwards, Assistant Secretary – Assessments & Air Branch, Department of the Environment and Energy, delegate of the Minister, grant under subsection 40(3) of the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989 (Cth) (the Act) an Exemption under Section 40 (S40E) of the Act to:
Air Affairs (Australia) Pty. Ltd.
(the Exemption Holder)
to:
Import CFC-12 installed in aircraft air conditioning essential for
aircraft operation; and, import halon fire protection equipment
installed or for use in aircraft or essential for aircraft operation
This exemption is granted subject to the following conditions:
2. The exemption holder must not permit the exemption number to be used by another
person or business.
3. This exemption relates solely to the prohibition set out in clause 6 in Schedule 4, of
the Act and the products to be imported must be:
a. halon fire protection equipment installed or for use in aircraft and essential for aircraft operation; or
b. halon fire protection equipment imported as replacements for either equivalent equipment exported for servicing or for equipment discharged in service.
4. The exemption holder must not cause the halon fire protection equipment to be
discharged during training exercises.1
5. The halon products must not be surplus to the minimum requirements for operation
of aircraft in line with Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1988.
Delegate of the Minister
24 October 2016
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1. Under subsection 45B(3) of the Act the use of halon fire protection equipment during a training exercise is treated as not being used for its designed purpose.