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Chapter 15 Transitional—Loose-fill Asbestos Legislation Amendment Act 2020
232 Definitions—ch 15
In this chapter:
"affected residential premises register"—see section 47P.
"asbestos assessment report"—see section 47K.
"asbestos contamination report"—see section 47J.
"commencement day "means the day the Loose-fill Asbestos Legislation Amendment Act 2020 , section 3 commences.
"contamination management plan"—see the Dangerous Substances (General) Regulation 2004
, section 341 (1) (c).
"existing asbestos advice "means an asbestos advice prepared under section 47J as in force immediately before the commencement day.
"existing assessment report "means an asbestos assessment report under section 47K as in force immediately before the commencement day.
"existing contamination report "means an asbestos contamination report that—
(a) was prepared under the Dangerous Substances (General) Regulation 2004
, section 341 as in force immediately before the commencement day; and
(b) was less than 2 years old immediately before the commencement day.
"existing register "means the affected residential premises register under section 47N as in force immediately before the commencement day.
An existing asbestos advice is taken to be an advice under section 47M.
234 Existing contamination reports
(1) An existing contamination report is taken to be an asbestos contamination report that expires 2 years after the day the report was prepared.
Note The owner of affected residential premises may remove certain personal information from the copy of the current asbestos contamination report before giving it to the occupier of the premises (see Dangerous Substances (General) Regulation 2004
, s 342 (2)).
(2) A contamination management plan in an existing contamination report is taken to be a contamination management plan included in an asbestos contamination report for a period of 2 years after the day the report was prepared.
235 Existing assessment reports
An existing assessment report is taken to be an asbestos assessment report.
The existing register—
(a) is taken to be the affected residential premises register; and
(b) may be updated to include any new information required under section 47P.
237 Expiry—ch 15
This chapter expires 2 years after the commencement day.
Note Transitional provisions are kept in the Act for a limited time. A transitional provision is repealed on its expiry but continues to have effect after its repeal (see Legislation Act
, s 88).