Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 757

757 Application for class B asbestos removal licence when specified VET course unavailable for named supervisors

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a person applies to the regulator under section 492 for a class B asbestos removal licence; and

(b) the applicant satisfies the regulator that the specified VET course mentioned in section 494(1)(c) is not reasonably available within the State for the training of 1 or more persons named as a supervisor.

(2) It is sufficient compliance with section 494(1)(c) if each person named as a supervisor holds—

(a) a transitional class B asbestos removal licence; or

(b) a certification for the specified VET course for class A asbestos removal work; or

(c) a certification for the specified VET course for class B asbestos removal work.

(3) If the regulator grants the licence, the following are conditions of the licence—

(a) each person named as a supervisor under subsection (2) must obtain certification in relation to the specified VET course for the supervision of asbestos removal work, as soon as practicable after the course becomes available, in no case later than 31 December 2014;

(b) the licence holder must give a copy of each certification to the regulator as soon as practicable after the certification is issued.