6Determinations of Authority

6 Determinations of Authority

(1) The Authority may make determinations of the following—

(a) a scheme for the approval of laboratories for the purpose of paragraph (b) of the definition of approved asbestos laboratory in regulation 5;

(b) an exposure measurement method for the purpose of paragraph (b) of the definition of asbestos exposure standard in regulation 5;

(c) an occupational health and safety management system for the purpose of paragraph (b) of the definition of asbestos occupational health and safety management system in regulation 5;

(d) a method of air sampling for the purpose of paragraph (b) of the definition of asbestos paraoccupational air monitoring in regulation 5;

(e) a specified construction RTO or a class of construction RTOs for the purpose of the definition of construction statement of attainment in regulation 5;

Reg. 6(1)(ea) inserted by S.R. No. 63/2024 reg. 6(1).

(ea) a product that is not engineered stone for the purpose of the definition of engineered stone in regulation 5;

(f) a specified authorised assessor or a class of authorised assessors for the purpose of the definition of notice of assessment (satisfactory) in regulation 5;

(g) evidence of a specified class for the purpose of the definition of recognised evidence of construction induction training in regulation 5;

(h) a prohibited hazardous substance for the purposes of regulation 153(2);

(i) a hazardous substance, and particular circumstances (if any), for the purposes of regulation 154(1)(c);

(j) the minimum record retention period (not exceeding 30 years) for a particular hazardous substance for the purposes of regulations 168(1)(a) and 171(1)(a);

(k) a hazardous substance for which health monitoring is required for the purposes of regulation 169(1)(a)(ii);

(l) the minimum record retention period (not exceeding 30 years) for the purposes of regulations 204(a), 263(2)(a), 283(2)(a) and 313(2)(a);

(m) an auditable process to verify that asbestos‑containing material has been removed from construction or demolition material for the purposes of regulation 206(a);

(n) a method to measure asbestos-containing material in construction or demolition material for the purposes of regulation 206(b);