A person conducting a
business or undertaking who is to carry out refurbishment of residential
premises must ensure —
(a) that
all asbestos that is likely to be disturbed by the refurbishment is
identified; and
(b) so
far as is reasonably practicable, that the asbestos is removed before the
refurbishment is commenced.
Penalty:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $7 000;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.
Note for this Part:
In this Part some
duties are placed on licensed asbestos removalists and some on asbestos
removalists generally.