Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment 2022

✦ Plain-English Summary

# Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment 2022

## What it does
This bill updates the rules about import taxes on ozone-damaging chemicals and greenhouse gases coming into Australia. It tidies up the law by removing outdated references to "ODS equipment" and aligns the import levy system with Australia's broader ozone protection management laws.

## Why it matters
Australia has strict international commitments to phase out ozone-depleting substances (like old refrigerants) and manage synthetic greenhouse gases. Keeping the import levy rules current and properly coordinated helps enforce these commitments and prevents harmful chemicals from entering the country.

## Key details
- **Scope**: The changes apply to imports of scheduled ozone-damaging and greenhouse gases—not equipment that contains them
- **Commencement**: Schedule 1 kicks in at the same time as the companion bill (the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Reform Act 2022), or not at all if that bill doesn't proceed
- **Who it affects**: Importers of refrigerants, foam-blowing agents, and other controlled chemicals will need to comply with the updated definitions and levy requirements

Official Description

Introduced with the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Reform (Closing the Hole in the Ozone Layer) Bill 2022 and Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment Bill 2022, the bill amends the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Act 1995 to: remove the cap on the rate that levies can be set at and provide for the rate of levy to be prescribed by regulations; remove the levy on the import of equipment that operates using ozone depleting substances; enable the minister to delegate the power to exempt a person from paying the levy; and make other minor amendments, including to update the drafting style.

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Audit History

Introduced

28 Sept 2022

Last updated on APH

10 Apr 2026

Outcome date

13 Dec 2022

Last checked by Crossbench

yesterday

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