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Who needs a refrigerant handling licence? |
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Any person who handles refrigerant must hold a refrigerant handling
licence.
Handling a refrigerant means to do anything with the refrigerant that
carries the risk of its emission, including:
(a) decanting the refrigerant; or
(b) manufacturing, installing, commissioning, servicing or maintaining
RAC equipment; or
(c) decommissioning or disposing of RAC equipment.
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What types of refrigerants do the licences
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The refrigerant handling licence and refrigerant trading authorisation
cover all fluorocarbon refrigerants: chlorofluorocarbons,
hydrochlorofluorocarbons and hydrofluorocarbons. Examples of these
include R12, R22, R134A, R410A and R404A.
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Why do I need a Refrigerant Handling
Licence to handle refrigerant? |
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Fluorocarbon refrigerants are harmful to the
environment if emitted to the atmosphere. Under the regulations persons
handling refrigerant must hold a current Refrigerant Handling Licence
issued by ARC on behalf of the Australian government, this can be
obtained by completing the licence application form on this web site.
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What do I do if I don’t hold a
Refrigerant Handling Licence, but still want to handle refrigerant? |
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Under the regulations it is an offence to handle refrigerant without
the appropriate licence, you therefore must apply for the relevant
refrigerant handling licence..
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Once I apply for a Refrigerant Handling
Licence, how long does it take for my licence application to be
processed? |
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Providing that the application is complete with all requested details,
support evidence and application fee, the process will be completed
within 30 days of receipt. Currently processing is completed well
within that time.
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If my licence has expired, what do I need
to do to get a new licence? |
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Provided that you have advised ARC of any subsequent change of address
you will receive a
notification to apply for your new licence.
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If I had an Experience Person’s
Licence and it’s now expired what do I do? |
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This licence is no longer available you will have to apply for the
relevant qualified person’s licence or transitional licence.
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What is the time frame for implementation
of a licence type for marine engineers and other
maritime personnel
handling refrigerants? |
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Any person who handles refrigerant for any work on refrigeration or air
conditioning equipment on vessels at sea is required to hold a Marine
Transitional Licence. A letter from the employer indicating that the
applicant is able to competently do the work is required to obtain a
Marine Transitional Licence.
The Department is currently
developing licence types that reflect the complexity and diversity of
refrigeration and air conditioning equipment for the marine industries.
This work will be undertaken with input from the relevant industries.
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If I need to undertake a course so that I
can apply for a Refrigerant Handling Licence,
who do I speak to? |
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You will need to speak to a registered training organisation (RTO) to
determine which licence qualification you are seeking and enrol in the
selected course.
RTOs include TAFE colleges and private providers who are authorised to
issue qualification certificates; many are listed on this web site at
www.arctick.org/trainning_organisation.php. If you believe that you already
have the relevant training and experience, but do not hold the required
qualification, you may not need to do any further training.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Recognition of Current
Competency (RCC) is a process for recognising that you have gained
skills, knowledge and experience from other courses, academic
education, work experience and training on the job.
To use RPL or RCC to obtain a licence, you need to obtain the required
qualification from a registered training organisation (RTO). In order
to do so you must enrol in the relevant course and, having enrolled in
the course you may complete it by:
• Applying for partial or full RPL/RCC;
• Completing a program of training;
• A combination of both of the above.
A trainee Refrigerant Handling Licence may be required. Please contact
the ARC for more information on 1300 88 44 83.
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