Dangerous Substances Amendment Act 2011 (ACT)

Dangerous Substances Amendment Act 2011

A2011-10

Contents

Page

Part 1Preliminary

1. Name of Act  2

2. Commencement  2

3. Legislation amended  2

Part 2Dangerous Substances Act 2004

1. Meaning of asbestos and asbestos product

   
   

   Section 47A  3

2. Dictionary, new definition of asbestos  3

Part 3Dangerous Substances (General) Regulation 2004

1. Section 3, note 1  4

2. Section 301, definition of asbestos  4

3. Dictionary, note 3  4

4. Dictionary, definition of asbestos  4

Dangerous Substances Amendment Act 2011

A2011-10

An Act to amend the Dangerous Substances Act 2004 and Dangerous Substances (General) Regulation 2004

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

Part 1Preliminary

1. Name of Act

   This Act is the Dangerous Substances Amendment Act 2011.

2. Commencement

   This Act commences on the day after its notification day.

   NoteThe naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

3. Legislation amended

   This Act amends the Dangerous Substances Act 2004 and the Dangerous Substances (General) Regulation 2004.

Part 2Dangerous Substances Act 2004

1. Meaning of asbestos and asbestos product
   Section 47A

   substitute

47AMeaning of asbestos

In this Act:

asbestos means the asbestiform varieties of mineral silicates belonging to the serpentine or amphibole groups of rock-forming minerals including the following:

(a)actinolite asbestos;

(b)grunerite (or amosite) asbestos (brown);

(c)anthophyllite asbestos;

(d)chrysotile (white);

(e)crocidolite (blue);

(f)tremolite asbestos.

1. Dictionary, new definition of asbestos

   insert

   asbestos—see section 47A.

Part 3Dangerous Substances (General) Regulation 2004

1. Section 3, note 1

   omit

   ‘asbestos, for chapter 3 (Asbestos and asbestos products)—see section 301.’

   substitute

   ‘asbestos product, for chapter 3 (Asbestos and asbestos products)—see section 301.’

2. Section 301, definition of asbestos

   omit

3. Dictionary, note 3

   insert

   ·     asbestos

4. Dictionary, definition of asbestos

   omit

Endnotes

1. Presentation speech

   Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 9 December 2010.

2. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 16 March 2011.

3. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see certify that the above is a true copy of the Dangerous Substances Amendment Bill 2011, which originated in the Legislative Assembly as the Dangerous Substances Amendment Bill 2010 and was passed by the Assembly on 10 March 2011.

   Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

   © Australian Capital Territory 2011