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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2004 Week 10 Hansard (Wednesday, 25 August 2004) . . Page.. 4274 ..

2 Commencement 

(1) This Act (other than section 5, section 6, section 7 and schedule 1) commences on the day after its notification day.

Note The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

(2) Schedule 1 commences on 1 September 2004.

(3) Section 5 commences on a day fixed by the Minister by written notice.

Note 1 A single day or time may be fixed, or different days or times may be fixed, for the commencement of different provisions (see Legislation Act, s 77 (1)).

Note 2 If a provision has not commenced within 6 months beginning on the notification day, it automatically commences on the first day after that period (see Legislation Act, s 79).

(4) Section 6 and section 7 commence on a day fixed by the Minister by written notice.

(5) If section 6 or section 7 has not commenced before 16 January 2006, it automatically commences on that day.

(6) The Legislation Act, section 79 (Automatic commencement of postponed law) does not apply to section 6 or section 7.

3 Legislation amended 

This Act amends the Dangerous Substances Act 2004.

Note This Act also amends the Building Act 2004 and the Building Regulations 2004 (see sch 1).

4 New chapter 3A 

insert

Chapter 3A Asbestos 

Part 3A.1 Important  concepts

47A Meaning  of asbestos and asbestos product

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.

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