Degassing a/c no longer required for personally imported vehicles

As below, we’ve received confirmation that there is new law in place which allows motor vehicle importers to import 1 consignment of up to 5 vehicles every 2 years without having to get the air conditioning degassed prior to export or needing to obtain a Gas Licence if the degassing wasn’t done…

From 15 November 2014, an Ozone Depleting Substances (ODG) or Synthetic Greenhouse Gases (SGG) equipment licence is not required if there are no more than 5 pieces of equipment containing less than 10 kg in total of HCFC, HFC, PFC, or SF6 in a single consignment. The low volume licensing exemption can only be used once in a two year period. For further information go to: http://www.environment.gov.au/protection/ozone/licences or email ozone@environment.gov.au.