Australian Capital Territory
Building (Asbestos code – asbestos removal control plan) Determination 2006
Disallowable instrument DI2006—174
made under the
Building Act 2004, s 139B (1) (Asbestos code)

1	Name of instrument
	This instrument is the Building (Asbestos code –asbestos removal control plan) Determination 2006.
2	Commencement 
	This instrument commences the day after notification.
3	Asbestos code
	In accordance with section 139B (1) of the Building Act 2004 (the Act), I approve the following as the asbestos code for the purposes of section 29 (1) (d) of the Act.
The code of practice for an asbestos removal control plan (as defined by the Act) is that the asbestos removal control plan is to contain, as a minimum, the following information-
•	the method proposed to be used to remove the asbestos;
•	the approximate quantity and kind of asbestos to be removed;
•	the equipment proposed to be used to remove the asbestos, including any personal protective equipment; and
•	details of a program (prepared in accordance with the NOHSC Code of Practice for the Safe Removal of Asbestos, published by the Office of the Australian Safety and Compensation Council) for monitoring airborne asbestos.
Copies of this and related documents are available-
•	for inspection by members of the public between 9am and 4.30pm on business days at the ACT Planning and Land Authority shopfront, Dame Pattie Menzies House, 16 Challis Street, Dickson; and
•	online (electronic PDF format) from the Office of the Australian Safety and Compensation Council at http://www.nohsc.gov.au/OHSInformation/NOHSCPublications/#5

Simon Corbell
Minister for Planning
5 July 2006