Table 1: 2016–17 at a glance

21 June 2017 Parliamentary Group on Asbestos-Related Disease luncheon at Parliament House, Canberra
21 June 2017 Second meeting of the new Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council held in Parliament House, Canberra
20 June 2017 Ninth meeting of the Building, Construction and Demolition Sectors Committee held in Sydney
6 June 2017 Second meeting of the Asbestos Communications Working Group held by teleconference
30 May 2017 Education and Employment Legislation Committee – Senate Estimates hearing in Parliament House, Canberra
2 May 2017 Celebration of the life of Louise (Lou) Williams (long-term mesothelioma patient, passed away 18 April 2017) held in Victoria
11 April 2017 Inaugural meeting of the Asbestos Communications Working Group held by teleconference
29 March 2017 Sixth meeting of the Technical Research Advisory Committee held in Sydney (formally known as Research Advisory Committee)
6 March 2017 Fourth meeting of the Asbestos Policy and Regulation Interdepartmental Committee held by teleconference
23 February 2017 First meeting of the second Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council held in Sydney – 21st meeting of the Council in total
21 February 2017 Eighth meeting of the Building, Construction and Demolition Sectors Committee held in Sydney
15 December 2016 Third meeting of the Asbestos Policy and Regulation Interdepartmental Committee held by teleconference
14 December 2016 New Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council appointed by the Minister for Employment
21-25 November 2016 National Asbestos Awareness Week activities for asbestos-related disease support groups
15 November 2016 Twenty-first meeting of the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council (post-International conference) held in Adelaide
13-15 November 2016 Third International Conference on Asbestos Awareness and Management held in Adelaide
1-5 November 2016 South East Asian Ban Asbestos Network Conference in Jakarta, Indonesia (Agency Chief Executive Officer delivered presentation)
25 October 2016 Twentieth meeting of the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council held in Sydney
24 October 2016 Second meeting of the Asbestos Policy and Regulation Interdepartmental Committee held by teleconference
11 October 2016 Seventh meeting of the Building, Construction and Demolition Sectors Committee held in Sydney
9 August 2016 Fifth meeting of the Research Advisory Committee
26 July 2016 Eighteenth meeting of the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council held in Sydney
18 July 2016 Sixth meeting of the Building, Construction and Demolition Sectors Committee held in Sydney