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Dangerous Substances (General) Regulation 2004
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342 Requirements for owners of affected residential
premises—Act, s 47O (4) (b)
(1) The owner of affected residential premises must ensure that—
(a) a licensed asbestos removalist does the following in relation to
the current asbestos contamination report for the premises,
within 6 months after the inspection date for the report:
(i) any work required under the contamination management
plan in the report to seal, lock or clean the living area of an
affected building at the premises;
(ii) install all additional approved warning signs required
under the contamination management plan in the report;
and
(b) any other requirement in the contamination management plan in
the report is complied with; and
(c) if an occupier of the premises is not the owner—a copy of the
report is given to the occupier of the premises.
Asbestos management—residential premises Part 3.5
Section 342A
(2) The following information may be removed from a copy of the
current asbestos contamination report before it is given to the
occupier of the premises under subsection (1) (c) or before it is
displayed under subsection (3) (b):
(a) information that identifies an individual;
(b) any contact details of an individual.
(3) The owner of affected residential premises must ensure that—
(a) an approved display case that has been provided by the Territory
is situated at the premises in a way and place stated in the
approval under section 339 (2); and
(b) a readable copy of the current asbestos contamination report for
the premises is displayed in the case.
(4) In this section:
inspection date, for an asbestos contamination report, means the date
the premises were last inspected by the licensed asbestos assessor for
the purposes of preparing the report.