240Application of Division

240  Application of Division

(1) This Division applies to carrying out demolition or refurbishment work at a workplace on a building, structure, ship or plant where asbestos is present or elsewhere at the workplace where asbestos has been identified.

(2) In this Division, demolition and refurbishment work do not include minor or routine maintenance work or other work of a minor nature.

(3) For the purposes of this Division, an emergency exists if a building or structure is structurally unsound or in danger of imminent collapse as determined—

(a) by an emergency order issued under the Building Act 1993; or

(b) in a report by a structural engineer.

(4) This Division applies in relation to domestic premises that become a workplace due to demolition or refurbishment work being performed.