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DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES AMENDMENT BILL 2010

2010

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)

(Minister for Industrial Relations)

Dangerous Substances Amendment Bill 2010



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2010

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)

(Minister for Industrial Relations)

Dangerous Substances Amendment Bill 2010



A Bill for

An Act to amend the Dangerous Substances Act 2004 and Dangerous Substances (General) Regulation 2004









The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act

This Act is the Dangerous Substances Amendment Act 2010.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day after its notification day.

Note The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

3 Legislation amended

This Act amends the Dangerous Substances Act 2004 and the Dangerous Substances (General) Regulation 2004.

Part 2 Dangerous Substances Act 2004

4 Meaning of asbestos and asbestos product

Section 47A

substitute

47A Meaning of asbestos

In this Act:

asbestos means the asbestiform varieties of mineral silicates belonging to the serpentine or amphibole groups of rock-forming minerals including the following:

(a) actinolite asbestos;

(b) grunerite (or amosite) asbestos (brown);

(c) anthophyllite asbestos;

(d) chrysotile (white);

(e) crocidolite (blue);

(f) tremolite asbestos.

5 Dictionary, new definition of asbestos

insert

asbestos—see section 47A.

Part 3 Dangerous Substances (General) Regulation 2004

6 Section 3, note 1

omit

‘asbestos, for chapter 3 (Asbestos and asbestos products)—see section 301.’

substitute

‘asbestos product, for chapter 3 (Asbestos and asbestos products)—see section 301.’

7 Section 301, definition of asbestos

omit

8 Dictionary, note 3

insert

• asbestos

9 Dictionary, definition of asbestos

omit

Endnotes

1 Presentation speech

Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 2010.

2 Notification

Notified under the Legislation Act on 2010.

3 Republications of amended laws

For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.











































© Australian Capital Territory 2010

 

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