Trades
Cooling tower and legionella compliance
- How NSW's cooling water system rules work for a service contractorCompliance by stateA NSW cooling water system is registered with council, audited yearly and sampled for Legionella monthly, under the Public Health Regulation 2022.
- How Victoria's cooling tower registration and audit rules workCompliance by stateVictoria registers cooling tower systems with the Department of Health, not the council, and requires a yearly independent audit. What owners must do.
- How South Australia's Legionella regulations cover cooling towers and warm waterCompliance by stateSA's Legionella rules cover cooling towers and warm water systems together: monthly owner checks, an annual council inspection, and fees from July 2026.