Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2011 - REG 483

  (1)   A person conducting a business or undertaking for which asbestos - related work is carried out must ensure that facilities are available to decontaminate the following:

  (a)   the asbestos - related work area;

  (b)   any plant used in the asbestos - related work area;

  (c)   workers carrying out the asbestos - related work.

Penalty:

  (a)   In the case of an individual--$6   000.

  (b)   In the case of a body corporate--$30   000.

Note:   Section   12F of the Act provides that strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under the Act, unless otherwise stated. The reference in section   12F of the Act includes these Regulations.

  (2)   The person must ensure that nothing that is likely to be contaminated with asbestos is removed from the asbestos - related work area unless the thing:

  (a)   is decontaminated before being removed; or

  (b)   is sealed in a container, and the exterior of the container is:

  (i)   decontaminated; and

  (ii)   labelled in accordance with the GHS to indicate the presence of asbestos;

    before being removed.

Penalty:

  (a)   In the case of an individual--$6   000.

  (b)   In the case of a body corporate--$30   000.

Note:   Section   12F of the Act provides that strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under the Act, unless otherwise stated. The reference in section   12F of the Act includes these Regulations.