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CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED EXPORTS) REGULATIONS 1958 - SCHEDULE 1

Asbestos

(subregulation 4 (1))

Part 1           Goods containing asbestos

 

Item

Goods

1

Cement corrugated sheets

2

Cement flat sheeting or panels

3

Cement shingles or tiles (external or ceiling)

4

Cement pipes, tubes or fittings

5

Brake linings or blocks

6

Clutch linings or brake disc pads

7

Gaskets or seals

8

Sheeting

9

Electrical panel partitioning

10

Fire blankets

11

Fire curtains

12

Gloves

13

Asbestos tape

14

Asbestos rope

15

Electrical cloth and tapes

16

Yarn and thread, cords and string, whether or not plaited

17

Lagging and jointing materials

18

Tiles

19

Sheet vinyl backing

20

Textured paints or coatings

21

Asbestos bitumen products used to damp‑proof

22

Heat resistant sealing or caulking compounds

23

Mastics, sealants, putties or adhesives

24

Mixtures containing phenol formaldehyde resin or cresylic formaldehyde resin

25

Diaphragms

26

Raw materials from mining activities

Part 2           Permitted exportation of asbestos

 

Item

Uses for which permission may be granted

Deadline for exportation

1

Use of asbestos in compressed asbestos fibre gaskets that is:

   (a)  for use with:

         (i)   saturated steam; or

        (ii)   superheated steam; or

31 December 2004

 

       (iii)   substances that are classified as dangerous goods (as defined in the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail, 6th edition, published by the Federal Office of Road Safety in 1998); or

 

 

   (b)  for use with chlorine in a plant used in liquid chlorine service with design process conditions of ‑45° C and 1 500 kPa

31 December 2006

2

Use of asbestos in a product that consists of a mixture of asbestos with a phenol formaldehyde resin or with a cresylic formaldehyde resin used in:

   (a)  a vane for rotary vacuum pumps; or

   (b)  a vane for rotary compressors; or

   (c)  a split face seal of at least 150 mm in diameter used to prevent leakage of water from cooling water pumps in fossil fuel electricity generating stations

31 December 2007

3

Use of asbestos in a diaphragm for use in electrolytic cell in an existing electrolysis plant for chlor‑alkali manufacture

31 December 2006

4

Use by the Department of Defence or the Australian Defence Force of asbestos in a part or component of a plant, if:

   (a)  the unavailability of the part or component prevents the plant from being available for use; and

   (b)  the unavailability of the plant prevents a mission from being undertaken; and

   (c)  there is no reasonable alternative to the use of asbestos

31 December 2007



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