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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
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458 Duty to ensure asbestos removalist is licensed
(1) A person conducting a business or undertaking that commissions
the removal of asbestos must ensure that the asbestos removal
work is carried out by a licensed asbestos removalist who is
licensed to carry out the work.
Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011 354
(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply if the asbestos to be removed is:
(a) 10 m 2 or less of non-friable asbestos or ACD associated with
the removal of that amount of non-friable asbestos; or
(b) ACD that is not associated with the removal of friable or
non-friable asbestos and is only a minor contamination.
(3) If subregulation (2) applies, the person conducting the business or
undertaking that commissions the asbestos removal work must
ensure that the work is carried out by a competent person who has
been trained in accordance with regulation 445.