Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES ACT 2004 - SECT 47A

In this Act:

"asbestos" means the fibrous form of the mineral silicates belonging to the serpentine and amphibole groups of rock-forming minerals, including the following:

        (a)     actinolite;

        (b)     amosite (brown asbestos);

        (c)     anthophyllite;

        (d)     chrysotile (white asbestos);

        (e)     crocidolite (blue asbestos);

        (f)     tremolite;

and includes any asbestos product.

"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).