This certification takes into consideration advice and evidence provided by officials within Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency with responsibility for the design, development and implementation of the National Asbestos Awareness Campaign.

This report examines mid-term progress in implementing the National Strategic Plan for Asbestos Awareness and Management 2019–2023. Progress against all 9 targets is assessed in this report. It also highlights the challenges identified in meeting some targets, and where incomplete or inconsistent data has made an accurate assessment difficult.

The Communicating asbestos facts and figures consultation version, which was distributed to receive feedback from broader stakeholders. 

A midpoint review was completed to ensure the Asbestos National Strategic Plan remains focussed and effective in achieving the aim of eliminating asbestos-related diseases in Australia. Overall, the review found that the Asbestos National Strategic Plan is an effective and necessary tool to coordinate asbestos actions nationally and within jurisdictions, but that some of the targets were difficult to measure.

Asbestos waste data estimates for Australia are updated as part of national hazardous waste reporting. State and territory governments capture data on asbestos waste disposal. Data provided by these governments if from 2006-07 to 2021-22.