Australian Capital Territory
Dangerous Substances Amendment Act 2011
A2011-10
    
Contents
	Page
Part 1	Preliminary
	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Legislation amended	2
Part 2	Dangerous Substances Act 2004
	4	Meaning of asbestos and asbestos product
Section 47A	3
	5	Dictionary, new definition of asbestos	3
Part 3	Dangerous Substances (General) Regulation 2004
	6	Section 3, note 1	4
	7	Section 301, definition of asbestos	4
	8	Dictionary, note 3	4
	9	Dictionary, definition of asbestos	4

Australian Capital Territory
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 1	Preliminary
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.
Note	The 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 2	Dangerous Substances Act 2004
4	Meaning of asbestos and asbestos product
Section 47A
substitute
47A	Meaning 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.
5	Dictionary, new definition of asbestos
insert
asbestos—see section 47A.

Part 3	Dangerous Substances (General) Regulation 2004
6	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.’
7	Section 301, definition of asbestos
omit
8	Dictionary, note 3
insert
·	asbestos
9	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 www.legislation.act.gov.au.

I 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