A summary of asbestos waste volumes by reported type and by jurisdiction in 2022-23 (tonnes) and a look at asbestos waste in Australia.

These data sets are provided by Border Force for publication by the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency. Border Force does important work in enforcing Australia's asbestos ban at our border, by carrying out both targeted and random inspections. As well as enforcing Australia's legislative obligations, this is crucial to protecting the Australian public and consumers. 

Under Senate Order 192 of 2001, agencies are required to list all contracts entered into which are to the value of $100,000 or greater.

The Senate Order is produced at the conclusion of two reporting periods (period) each year, Financial Year and Calendar Year.

This information sheet has been developed by the Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities (HWSA) Imported Materials with Asbestos Working Group (IMAWG). It provides information for importers, stone and tile industry workers, domestic suppliers and customers, about the potential presence of naturally occurring asbestos in some stone products.’

Financial year 2017-18 Senate Order on agency contracts $100,000 and above for 2022.

A report on the progress of the Asbestos National Strategic Plan 2019–2023. During this reporting period (July 2021 to June 2022), ASSEA achieved Target 9 by launching the National Residential Asbestos Heatmap, which assesses the probability of asbestos presence in the residential environment by geographic area, to inform government asbestos policy. An additional 2 targets were on track, with the remaining targets progressing but requiring ongoing work.

ASEC Meeting 44 - 26 July 2023 - Communiqué

An infographic illustrating the asbestos waste journey. Councils can gain insight from this journey to reduce illegal dumping.