2010
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Minister for Industrial Relations)
Dangerous Substances Amendment Bill 2010

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

2010
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Minister for Industrial Relations)
Dangerous Substances Amendment Bill 2010

A Bill for
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 2010.
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	2010.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on	2010.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2010