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Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC)

Actively reducing direct & indirect greenhouse gas and ozone depleting emissions through licensing, compliance and education on behalf of the Australian Government. Read More

Permit Condition Check

What you need to know before your permit condition check.

Cool Change Newsletter

Cool Change is the ARC's quarterly newsletter delivered to over 85,000 licensed technicians and businesses, making it the most widely read publication in the industry.

WHY WE HAVE LICENSING

The refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) sector is Australia’s largest user of ozone depleting substances and synthetic greenhouse gases – two major contributors to global warming. To assist the knowledge training and skills development of the RAC sector, the Australian Government established the ARCtick national licence scheme in 2003. Here’s the background story on how ARCtick is helping to save the planet.

Refrigerant Handling Licence (RHL)

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Look out for the “ARC smart card”

In the coming months the ARC will be looking to introduce ‘smart card’ technology for the licence cards we provide to licensed technicians.

 

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Members Section Maintenance

Due to the Secure Pay facility undergoing routine maintenance, the ARC online application facility will be offline between 9:30PM August 28th and 6:00AM August 29th 2017.

During this time the online application/renewal facility will be closed.

 

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