❓ The Minister confirms that not all government agencies in WA had up-to-date asbestos registers as of August 2009, deferring specific agency information to individual inquiries. An Asbestos Steering Committee provided guidance, but lacked regulatory power.
AnsweredQoN 1337Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the issue of asbestos in public buildings, including public schools, public medical facilities and public housing, and ask:
(a) as of 10 August 2009, can the Minister confirm that all government agencies have a current and up-to-date register of buildings that contain asbestos material; and
(b) if no to (a), which agencies did not have a current or up-to-date register of buildings containing asbestos material?
(a) as of 10 August 2009, can the Minister confirm that all government agencies have a current and up-to-date register of buildings that contain asbestos material; and
(b) if no to (a), which agencies did not have a current or up-to-date register of buildings containing asbestos material?
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Answered
10 September 2009
Responded by
Minister for Housing and Works
Response time
29 days
(a) No.
Responsibility for establishing asbestos registers and asbestos management plans rests with individual Government agencies. During 2007 and 2008, an Asbestos Steering Committee (ASC) chaired by the then Department of Housing and Works with representation from WorkSafe WA, UnionsWA and eight major building owning agencies prepared standard guidance material and templates to assist agencies to develop registers and management plans.
The ASC, which is an advisory committee with no regulatory powers, periodically sought advice from agencies on their progress towards establishing registers and management plans. In December 2008, following a survey of 130 agencies, the ASC reported 92 agencies had complete registers and management plans. The majority of the remaining 38 agencies reported progress was being made, and expected to finalise their registers and management plans mid to late 2009.
(b) There is no central register and therefore this question would need to be asked of each individual agency by the member.
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Responsibility for establishing asbestos registers and asbestos management plans rests with individual Government agencies. During 2007 and 2008, an Asbestos Steering Committee (ASC) chaired by the then Department of Housing and Works with representation from WorkSafe WA, UnionsWA and eight major building owning agencies prepared standard guidance material and templates to assist agencies to develop registers and management plans.
The ASC, which is an advisory committee with no regulatory powers, periodically sought advice from agencies on their progress towards establishing registers and management plans. In December 2008, following a survey of 130 agencies, the ASC reported 92 agencies had complete registers and management plans. The majority of the remaining 38 agencies reported progress was being made, and expected to finalise their registers and management plans mid to late 2009.
(b) There is no central register and therefore this question would need to be asked of each individual agency by the member.
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