A person conducting a business or undertaking that involves the carrying out of asbestos-related work must ensure that:
(a) the asbestos-related work area is separated from other work areas at the workplace; and
(b) signs alerting persons to the presence of asbestos are placed to indicate where the asbestos-related work is being carried out; and
(c) barricades are erected to delineate the asbestos-related work area.
Maximum penalty:
(a) in the case of an individual – $6 000.
(b) in the case of a body corporate – $30 000.
Note for regulation 481
Strict liability applies to each physical element of this offence. See section 12B of the Act.