Australian Capital Territory

Dangerous Substances (Asbestos Assessment Task Force) Appointment 2004 (No 1)

Disallowable instrument DI2004-271

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

This Instrument, made under section 47D of the Dangerous Substances Act 2004 (the Act), appoints Bill Wood as the Chairperson of the Asbestos Assessment Task Force.
Section 47D provides that the Minister must appoint a member to be chairperson of the task force.

The appointment commences on notification and expires on 31 August 2005.

This appointment has been approved by the Minister for Industrial Relations and, in accordance with section 228 (consultation with the appropriate Assembly committee) of the Legislation Act 2001, the Minister for Industrial Relations consulted the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs regarding these appointments. The Committee considered and noted the proposed appointment.

The appointee is not a Public Servant and this instrument makes an appointment to which the Legislation Act 2001, Division 19.3.3 applies. Accordingly, under the Legislation Act 2001, s.229 the instrument is a disallowable instrument.