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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2004 Week 10 Hansard (Wednesday, 25 August 2004) . . Page.. 4276 ..

section 47J (4) (Liability of owners and occupiers to inform)

section 47K (4) (Liability of owners and occupiers to inspect).

(3) To get empirical data, the task force must arrange for the inspection of a representative sample of buildings.

(4) The task force may do anything else it considers appropriate to carry out the analysis, and may otherwise carry out the analysis as it considers appropriate.

47F Arrangements  for use of inspectors etc

(1) The task force may arrange with the chief executive to use inspectors to assist the task force with the analysis.

(2) For the analysis, an inspector may—

(a) at any reasonable time, enter any premises; and

(b) examine anything at the premises; and

(c) take samples of anything at the premises that the inspector suspects on reasonable grounds may contain asbestos, without complying with part 6.7 (Taking and analysis of samples).

Note At premises includes in or on the premises (see dict).

(3) In exercising a function under subsection (2) (b) or (c), an inspector must comply with—

(d) any standards under the building code about the handling of asbestos; and

(e) any relevant rules or guidelines published by Standards Australia about the handling of asbestos.

(4) An inspector who enters premises under subsection (2) is taken to have entered the premises under chapter 7 (Enforcement powers) and to be exercising functions under that chapter.

Note The provisions of ch 7 that apply in relation to an inspector include the following:

s 143 (Production of identity card)

s 176 (Damage etc to be minimised)

s 177 (Compensation to be paid in certain circumstances).

47G Report  of analysis

(1) The task force must give the report of the analysis to the Minister by 1 August 2005.

(2) The Minister must present the report to the Legislative Assembly within 5 sitting days after the day the Minister receives the report.

47H Expiry—pt  3A.2

This part expires on 31 August 2006.

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