Health (Asbestos) Amendment Regulations 2002 (WA)

13 August 2002 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4179

HE303*

Health Act 1911

Health (Asbestos) Amendment Regulations 2002

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.             Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Health (Asbestos)
Amendment Regulations 2002.

2.             The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Health
(Asbestos) Regulations 1992*.

[* Published in Gazette 22 May 1992, p. 2129-34.

For amendments to 22 July 2002 see 2001 Index to Legislation of Western Australia, Table 4, p. 151.]

3.	Regulation 8A inserted After regulation 8 the following regulation is inserted —
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8A.	Payment for work done in default
(1)	If a person fails to comply with a direction under regulation 8(1) (to maintain, repair, remove, move, dispose of, or handle material containing asbestos) in the manner, or within the time, specified in the direction, a local government may carry out, or make alternative arrangements to carry out, the work required to be done under that direction.
(2)	The expenses incurred by the local government in ensuring that the required work is carried out shall be paid by the person whose failure to comply with a direction gave rise to the need for the local government to carry out, or make alternative arrangements to carry out, the work described in subregulation (1).

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By Command of the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.