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487Requirement to hold Class B asbestos removal licence
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487 Requirement to hold Class B asbestos removal licence
(1) A person must not carry out the removal of the following at a workplace unless the person, or the person on whose behalf the work is carried out, holds a Class B asbestos removal licence or a Class A asbestos removal licence:
(a) more than 10 square metres of non‑friable asbestos or ACM;
(b) ACD associated with the removal of more than 10 square metres of non‑friable asbestos or ACM.
(2) A person who conducts a business or undertaking must not direct or allow a worker to carry out the removal of the following unless the person holds a Class B asbestos removal licence or a Class A asbestos removal licence:
(a) more than 10 square metres of non‑friable asbestos or ACM;
(b) ACD associated with the removal of more than 10 square metres of non‑friable asbestos or ACM.
Note: See subsection 43(2) of the Act.