Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ASBESTOS SAFETY AND ERADICATION AGENCY ACT 2013 (NO. 58, 2013) - SECT 5A

                   The National Strategic Plan means the plan that:

                     (a)  is known as the National Strategic Plan for Asbestos Management and Awareness; and

                     (b)  aims to prevent exposure to asbestos fibres in order to eliminate asbestos-related disease in Australia; and

                     (c)  addresses the following priority areas:

                              (i)  the systematic identification of material containing asbestos in the built environment and of asbestos dump sites;

                             (ii)  systems, timelines and processes for the prioritised safe removal of material containing asbestos from public and commercial buildings and the safe disposal of such material;

                            (iii)  measures to assist the residential sector to minimise the risks of asbestos, including raising awareness, education and mechanisms for identifying and classifying risks associated with asbestos;

                            (iv)  improving education and information about asbestos;

                             (v)  improving asbestos safety;

                            (vi)  improving the sharing of information about asbestos and asbestos safety; and

                     (d)  deals with any other relevant matters.