Clause 1 of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting the definition of exempt removal work and substituting the following definition:

exempt removal work means –

(a) the removal of asbestos cement or another similar non-friable product containing asbestos –

(i) from an area that does not exceed 10 square metres; and

(ii) over a period not exceeding 2 hours in any 7-day period; and

(b) the taking of asbestos samples for analysis or other testing; and

(c) any other removal work determined by the Director to be exempt;

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953 .

Notified in the Gazette on 27 April 2011

These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Workplace Health and Safety Regulations 1998 by amending the definition of "exempt removal work" so that asbestos material may only be removed by a person who is not a licensed removalist if it is removed from an area not exceeding 10 square metres and over a period that in any 7-day period does not exceed 2 hours.