Dangerous Substances Act 2004
47ORequirements—affected residential premises
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47O Requirements—affected residential premises (1) The owner of affected residential premises must have a current asbestos contamination report for the premises. (2) A person (the engager) who engages someone (the worker) to undertake work at affected residential premises must— (a) tell the worker about the asbestos at the premises; and (b) give the worker a copy of the current asbestos contamination report for the premises. (3) A person who undertakes, or engages a person to undertake, work that may disturb asbestos contamination in the defined areas of an affected building at affected residential premises, must tell the regulator about the work at least 5 business days before the day the work begins. (4) A regulation may prescribe requirements for the following in relation to the management of asbestos contamination at affected residential premises: (a) the regulator; (b) the owner of affected residential premises; (c) a property manager of, or real estate agent for, affected residential premises; (d) the occupier of affected residential premises; (e) a licensed asbestos assessor;
(f) a licensed asbestos removalist; (g) a worker or other person at affected residential premises. Examples—requirements 1 undertaking work required under an asbestos contamination report 2 complying with any other requirements under an asbestos contamination report including installing warning signs at affected residential premises 3 displaying a copy of an asbestos contamination report at affected residential premises 4 giving a copy of an asbestos contamination report and any related documents to the people mentioned in pars (a) to (g) (5) In this section: defined areas, in relation to an affected building, means the roof space, wall cavity or sub-floor area of the building.