Building (Cooling Tower Systems Register) Regulations 2001 (Vic)

Building (Cooling Tower Systems Register)

Regulations 2001

S.R. No. 16/2001

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page

1.	Objective	1
2.	Authorising provisions	2
3.	Commencement	2
4.	New Part 15B inserted	2
PART 15B—COOLING TOWER SYSTEMS	2

15B.1	Information to accompany an application to register, or
to renew a registration 2
15B.2	Annual registration and renewal fees 3
15B.3	Notification of an addition to, or removal,
decommissioning or relocation of, a cooling tower
system 4
15B.4	Information to be included in the register 5

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STATUTORY RULES 2001

S.R. No. 16/2001

Building Act 1993

Building (Cooling Tower Systems Register)

Regulations 2001

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 27 February 2001

Responsible Minister:

JOHN THWAITES

Minister for Planning

HELEN DOYE

Clerk of the Executive Council

1. Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the

Building Regulations 1994—

(a)	to prescribe information which must accompany an application to register, or to renew the registration of, a cooling tower system under the Building Act 1993; and
(b)	to prescribe registration and renewal fees; and
(c)	to prescribe information which must be provided where there is an addition to, or removal, decommissioning or relocation of, a cooling tower system; and
(d)	to prescribe information which must be included in the register of cooling tower systems.

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2. Authorising provisions

These Regulations are made under sections 261 and 262 of the Building Act 1993.

3. Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on

1 March 2001.

4. New Part 15B inserted

After Part 15A of the Building Regulations 19941 insert—

"PART 15B—COOLING TOWER SYSTEMS

15B.1 Information to accompany an application

to register, or to renew a registration

For the purposes of Part 5A of the Act, an application to register, or to renew the registration of, a cooling tower system must include the following details in addition to any other requirements imposed by the Act—

(a)	the address of the land on which the cooling tower system is located;
(b)	the name, postal address and telephone number of the owner of the land on which the cooling tower system is located;
(c)	the number of cooling tower systems on the land;
(d)	the number of cooling towers in each cooling tower system;
(e)	in respect of each cooling tower system—

(i) the location of the system;

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(ii) the type of system;

(iii) whether drift eliminators have
been fitted to each cooling tower
in the system and whether
automated biocide dosing devices
and automated bleed off devices
have been fitted to the system;

(iv) the purpose of the system;
(v) the area served by the system;

(vi)	the type of business served by the system;
(vii)	the name and telephone number of the owner of the system (if different from the owner of the land);

(viii)  the name and telephone number of the person who is responsible for the day to day operation of the system.

15B.2 Annual registration and renewal fees

(1) The fee required to be submitted with an

application for the registration of a cooling
tower system is the amount calculated by
multiplying the number of cooling towers in
the cooling tower system for which

registration is sought by $110.

(2) The fee required to be submitted with an

application for the renewal of the registration
of a cooling tower system is the amount
calculated by multiplying the number of
cooling towers in the cooling tower system
for which the renewal of registration is
sought by $85.

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15B.3 Notification of an addition to, or removal,

decommissioning or relocation of, a cooling
tower system

For the purposes of section 75DF of the Act, a notification under section 75DF(1) must be in writing and must contain the following

details—

(a) in the case of a notification under paragraph (a)—

(i)  the location of the cooling tower system affected;

(ii) the type of cooling tower system;

(iii)  whether a cooling tower has been added to, or removed from, the system;

(iv)  the date that the addition or removal occurred;

(b) in the case of a notification under paragraph (b)—

(i)  the location of the cooling tower system;

(ii)  whether it has been removed or permanently decommissioned;

(iii)  the date on which the cooling tower system was removed or permanently decommissioned;

(c) in the case of a notification under paragraph (c)—

(i)  the type of cooling tower system which has been relocated;

(ii)

the location from which the relocated;

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(iii)	the new location of the cooling tower system;
(iv)	whether the cooling tower system is connected to any other cooling tower system;
(v)	been fitted to each cooling tower in the cooling tower system and whether automated biocide dosing devices or automated bleed-off

whether drift eliminators have cooling tower system;

(vi)  the purpose of the cooling tower system;

(vii)  the date on which the relocation occurred.

15B.4 Information to be included in the register

For the purposes of section 75DH of the Act,
the following information is to be included
in the register in addition to the other matters

specified in the Act—

(a)	the name, postal address and telephone number of the owner of the land on which the cooling tower system is located;
(b)	the number of cooling tower systems on the land;
(c)	the number of cooling towers in each cooling tower system;
(d)

whether drift eliminators have been cooling tower system and whether automated biocide dosing devices and

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automated bleed off devices have been fitted to the cooling tower system;

(e)	the purpose of the cooling tower system;
(f)	the area served by the cooling tower system.".

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ENDNOTES

1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 81/1994. Reprint No. 5 as at 28 October 1999. Reprinted

to S.R. No. 74/1999 and subsequently amended by S.R. Nos. 109/2000
and 110/2000.