Refrigerants Australia executive director, Greg Picker, has called for improved enforcement and compliance of Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC) license holders, which includes autobody repair businesses and car wreckers.
"While the Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC) has been largely successful, some fine tuning by Government on what it is allowed could improve its performance. The ARC needs to be able to both inspect workshops of unlicensed persons working in the trade, as well as inspect both installation and services to ensure good workmanship is being delivered. The ARC
should also be able to better guarantee that those working with refrigerants at the end of life – such as car wreckers and
companies that demolish buildings – recover and return refrigerant to Refrigerant Reclaim Australia (RRA) for destruction.
"None of these ideas are outlandish nor do they require rocket science to develop or enact. They do require political will and dedicated effort," Picker said.