Work Health and Safety Regulation 2025
492Application for asbestos removal licence or asbestos assessor licence
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492 Application for asbestos removal licence or asbestos assessor licence
492 Application for asbestos removal licence or asbestos assessor licence
(1) An application for an asbestos removal licence or asbestos assessor licence must be made in the way and form required by the regulator.
(2) The application must include the following information—
(a) the name and address of the applicant,
(ab) if required by the regulator of an applicant who is an individual—a photograph of the applicant in the form required by the regulator,
(b) other evidence of the applicant’s identity required by the regulator,
(c) the class of licence to which the application relates,
(d) if, for an asbestos removal licence, the applicant conducts the business or undertaking under a business name—the business name and a certificate or other written evidence of the registration of the business name,
(e) a declaration that the applicant does not hold an equivalent licence under a corresponding WHS law,
(f) if the applicant is an individual—
(i) a declaration as to whether or not the applicant has ever been convicted or found guilty of an offence under the Act or this regulation or under a corresponding WHS law, and
(ii) details of a conviction or finding of guilt declared under subparagraph (i), and
(iii) a declaration as to whether or not the applicant has been convicted or found guilty of an offence in relation to the unlawful disposal of hazardous waste under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, and
(iv) details of a conviction or finding of guilt declared under subparagraph (iii), and
(v) a declaration as to whether or not the applicant has ever entered into an enforceable undertaking under the Act or under a corresponding WHS law, and
(vi) details of an enforceable undertaking declared under subparagraph (v), and
(vii) if the applicant has previously been refused an equivalent licence under a corresponding WHS law—a declaration giving details of the refusal, and