Cooling tower systems must be registered with the Department of Health. A penalty applies if you do not register a cooling tower system.

Registrations is issued for one, two or three years. The applicant can choose which registration period they wish to apply for.

To register a cooling tower system complete the Application for regstration of a cooling tower system form and email to legionella@health.vic.gov.au

A registration holder must notify the Department within 30days after a cooling tower system has been decommissioned or removed. A copy of the current regsitration certificate must be attached to the notification form.
Notify to decommission or remove cooling tower system

A registration holder must notify the department within 30 days after each event of the following change of details:

• change of registration holder's contact details including mailing addresses, mobile phone numbers, and email addresses
• transfer of ownership of land where cooling system(s) is/are located
• change water treatment service provider
• addition of a cooling tower to a cooling tower system
• removal of a cooling tower from a cooling tower system
• relocation of a cooling tower system
• change of a registration duration (1, 2 or 3 year duration)

Notify to change registration details.

Cooling Tower System Registration

Payment options are listed on the request for payment letter (Credit Card or BPay). Please ensure you refer to the letter for payment details when making the payment.

Please note: We do NOT accept Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) payments.

A copy of the receipt of payment is included within the registration certificate (last page of the pdf document)
Registration certificates are issued to the nominated email address listed against the nominated regiatration holder.
Please note that we do not issue invoices given these are licensing fees and therefore exempt from the normal GST requirements.