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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2004 Week 10 Hansard (Wednesday, 25 August 2004) . . Page.. 4275 ..

asbestos product means anything that contains asbestos.

Example of asbestos product

a material formed by mixing asbestos fibres with plaster, cellulose, clay or an adhesive product

Note An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).

Part 3A.2 The task force

47B Establishment  of task force

The Asbestos Assessment Task Force (the task force) is established.

47C Members  of task force

The task force has the following members:

(a) the chief executive of each administrative unit, or a representative of the chief executive;

(b) the general manager of the Australian Capital Territory Insurance Authority, or a representative of the general manager;

(c) anyone else appointed by the Minister.

Note 1 For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see Legislation Act, pt 19.3.

Note 2 In particular, an appointment may be made by naming a person or nominating the occupant of a position (see s 207).

Note 3 Certain Ministerial appointments require consultation with an Assembly committee and are disallowable (see Legislation Act, div 19.3.3).

47D Chairperson of  task force

The Minister must appoint a member to be chairperson of the task force.

47E Role  of task force

(1) The role of the task force is to analyse the extent and impact of asbestos in the ACT and prepare a report of the analysis.

(2) The analysis must—

(a) be based on empirical data; and

(b) include an assessment of risks of exposure to asbestos; and

(c) include strategies for the inspection, reduction and control required for managing risks identified; and

(d) identify high-risk areas; and

(e) for each high-risk area, identify strategies for increasing public awareness about risks associated with asbestos; and

(f) make recommendations about the regulations to be made for—

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