Interim report: protecting Australians from the threat of asbestos

Non-conforming building products

22 November 2017

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View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Senate Economics References Committee	(PDF 22KB)
Recommendations	(PDF 37KB)
Acronyms	(PDF 7KB)
Chapter 1	(PDF 104KB)
Conduct of the inquiry Background Structure of this report
Chapter 2	(PDF 130KB)
Australia's asbestos ban Sources of illegally imported asbestos Coordination of agencies with asbestos responsibilities Whole of government approach Consultation with stakeholders International cooperation
Chapter 3 - Ongoing issues	(PDF 136KB)
Asbestos-related disease risk Workers—the last line of defence Inadvertent procurement Enforcement of the asbestos importation ban The tip of the iceberg Stopping asbestos at the border Prosecutions and Penalties
Chapter 4 - Increasing accountability and reducing exposure	(PDF 140KB)
Accountability Due diligence systems A model for best practice Work health and safety Recall powers of consumer products containing asbestos National public asbestos register Ships imported to Australia which contain asbestos Next steps for the inquiry
Dissenting Report by Coalition Senators	(PDF 14KB)
Appendix 1 - Submissions and additional information	(PDF 35KB)
Appendix 2 - Public hearings and witnesses	(PDF 28KB)
Appendix 3 - Countries with bans on all types of asbestos	(PDF 23KB)
Appendix 4 - Goods that might contain asbestos	(PDF 18KB)

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