The agency's Audit and Risk Committee provides independent advice and assurance to our CEO, assisting them to meet their duties and obligations regarding financial and performance reporting, risk oversight and management, and systems of internal control.

Asbestos is found in millions of homes around Australia. Find out more and how to keep safe.

Find out about where asbestos can be in the environment, and how to stay safe.

This plan is the second phase of the National strategic plan (NSP), which runs from 2019 - 2023, and was launched officially at the Asbestos Safety Conference in November 2019.

The NSP ensures there is a nationally consistent and coordinated approach to asbestos awareness, management and removal. It outlines a phased approach to eliminating asbestos-related diseases in Australia, which is the ultimate aim of the plan.

The Agency developed the draft Asbestos-Cement (AC) Water and Sewer Pipe Management Guidelines, in collaboration with a working group representing industry, union and government officials.  The Guidelines provide information on asbestos cement water and sewer pipe removal and remediation methods, and the issues that water agencies should consider in deciding how to safely manage AC water and sewer pipes.

For much of the 20th century, asbestos was widely used in Australian construction and manufacturing—especially in cement sheeting, piping, roofing, and even automotive parts. It’s estimated that over 6.4 million tonnes of legacy asbestos materials remain in our built environment. Despite a ban in 2003, asbestos continues to pose risks, particularly in infrastructure and housing built before the 1980s.

The agency has put together a video package that highlights the work of the asbestos-related disease support groups across the country to support their Asbestos Support Group Network (ASGN). The video is an important insight into their day-to-day activities including providing awareness sessions and training to apprentices and tradespeople, community awareness and education, home visits to asbestos-related disease sufferers, visiting research institutes, providing healthcare assistance and providing overall support for those that have been diagnosed, their friends and families.