Agency Engagements and Consultants

Date of event Location Organisation Type
July 2017
8–24 July 2017 Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia South east Asian engagement on asbestos awareness and introduction of national bans workshops and meetings
27 Jul 2017 Sydney Afternoon tea with Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia and NSW Governor, His Excellency General the Hon. David Hurley function
28 Jul 2017 Sydney Asbestos Support Group network meeting teleconference
August 2017
2 Aug 2017 Sydney Australian Government Leadership Network, NSW meeting
3 Aug 2017 Sydney Discussion with Martin Bowles, former secretary, Department of Health teleconference
4 Aug 2017 Sydney Senior Officials for workplace health and safety meeting teleconference
8 Aug 2017 Sydney Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council meeting meeting
4 Aug 2017 Sydney World Health Organization – discussion regarding Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos visit teleconference
22 Aug 2017 Sydney Technical Research Advisory Committee meeting
28 Aug 2017 Sydney Guest speaker, APHEDA – Union Aid Abroad dinner function
29 Aug 2017 Sydney Paul Signorelli, Biaggio Signorelli Foundation meeting
30 Aug 2017 Sydney Department of Environment and Energy – Rotterdam Convention effectiveness survey teleconference
  September 2017
8 Sep 2017 Canberra Australian National Audit Office meeting
14 Sep 2017 Canberra National Association of Testing Authorities meeting
26 Sep 2017 Sydney Building, Construction and Demolition Sectors Committee meeting
27 Sep 2017 Sydney Asbestos Interdepartmental Committee meeting teleconference
28 Sep 2017 Sydney Asbestos Support Group Network meeting teleconference
29 Sep 2017 Sydney Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency Audit Committee meeting
29 Sep 2017 Sydney Discussion with World Health Organization regarding Asbestos Safety and Eradication Summit 2017 teleconference
October 2017
13 Oct 2017 Sydney Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities Imported Materials Containing Asbestos Working Group teleconference
13 Oct 2017 Sydney Government agencies meeting on Rotterdam Convention Survey of effectiveness teleconference
17 Oct 2017 Sydney Diane Smith-Gander - chair, Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council meeting
19 Oct 2017 Canberra Kerri Hartland - Secretary, Department of Jobs and Small meeting
19 Oct 2017 Canberra Senator the Honourable Lisa Singh – co-chair, Parliamentary Group on Asbestos-Related Disease meeting
23 Oct 2017 Sydney Safe Work Australia meeting
23 Oct 2017 Sydney Sandra Parker – deputy secretary, Department of Jobs and Small Business meeting
24 Oct 2017 Sydney Australian Skills Quality Authority – implementing asbestos training in the utilities sector teleconference
26 Oct 2017 Canberra Department of Jobs and Small Business Portfolio Agency Heads meeting meeting
26 Oct 2017 Sydney Diane Smith-Gander – chair, Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council meeting
27 Oct 2017 Canberra Senate Estimates hearing
November 2017
2 Nov 2017 Sydney Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council meeting meeting
8  Nov 2017 Sydney Asbestos Support Group Network meeting teleconference
9 Nov 2017 Sydney AlertForce (Training stakeholder) meeting
9  Nov 2017 Sydney Department of Jobs and Small Business teleconference
20 Nov 2017 Sydney National Asbestos Awareness Week – Bernie Banton Foundation event function
21 Nov 2017 Sydney Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council forward planning group teleconference
26-28 Nov 2017 Canberra Asbestos Safety and Eradication Summit 2017 conference
27 Nov 2017 Canberra Special Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council meeting held in Canberra in conjunction with agency summit meeting
29 Nov 2017 Canberra Commonwealth Ombudsman Office meeting
December 2017
5 Dec 2017 Sydney APHEDA – Union Aid Abroad – project update and planning meeting
6  Dec 2017 Sydney Australian Ambassador-Designate to Laos PDR meeting
6 Dec 2017 Sydney Asbestos Disease Research Institute teleconference
7  Dec 2017 Adelaide Safe Work Australia Members meeting meeting
11 Dec 2017 Canberra Asbestos Interdepartmental Committee meeting
11 Dec 2017 Sydney University of Wollongong – residential asbestos- containing materials database presentation
13 Dec 2017 Sydney Standards Australia – meeting to discuss asbestos measurement meeting
14 Dec 2017 Sydney E-Oz Energy Skills Australia (training stakeholder) meeting
18 Dec 2017 Sydney Department of Jobs and Small Business meeting
January 2018
11 Jan 2018 Sydney Energy Queensland – training in utilities sector teleconference
11 Jan 2018 Sydney AlertForce (training stakeholder) meeting
11 Jan 2018 Sydney Queensland Building and Construction Commission teleconference
17 Jan 2018 Canberra ACT Government – asbestos training for tradespeople meeting
29 Jan 2018 Sydney Delegation from Japan – National Strategic Plan for Asbestos Management and Awareness meeting
31 Jan 2018 Sydney Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency Audit Committee meeting
February 2018
2 Feb 2018 Sydney Victorian Asbestos Eradication Agency meeting
6 Feb 2018 Sydney Diane Smith-Gander - chair, Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council meeting
6 Feb 2018 Sydney Asbestos Support Group Network meeting
9 Feb 2018 Sydney Asbestos Industry Association of Australia teleconference
14 Feb 2018 Sydney Demolition and Asbestos Consultative Committee meeting
14 Feb 2018 Sydney Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council forward planning group teleconference
22 Feb 2018 Sydney APHEDA – Union Aid Abroad – project update meeting
22 Feb 2018 Sydney Department of Jobs and Small Business meeting
March 2018
15 Mar 2018 Sydney Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council meeting meeting
15 Mar 2018 Sydney Kerri Hartland – Secretary, Department of Jobs and Small Business teleconference
26 Mar 2018 Sydney Standards Australia – Asbestos forum two meeting
28  Mar 2018 Sydney Melita Markey – Asbestos Disease Society of Australia meeting
29 Mar 2018 Canberra Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade meeting
29  Mar 2018 Sydney Asbestos Support Group Network teleconference
April 2018
3 Apr 2018 Sydney Safe Work Australia – discussion regarding inspectors power to remove asbestos teleconference
5 Apr 2018 Sydney World Health Organization teleconference
9 Apr 2018 Sydney The Honourable Craig Laundy MP, meeting with Diane Smith-Gander meeting
18 Apr 2018 Sydney Building, Construction and Demolition Sectors Committee meeting
24 Apr 2018 Sydney Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency Audit Committee meeting
26 Apr 2018 Canberra Asbestos Training and Register Programme meeting
30 Apr 2018 Brisbane Seminar 'Raising awareness about the risk of Imported products containing asbestos' seminar
May 2018
1-10 May 2018 Canada International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMig) conference 2018 conference
4 May 2018 Canada Alec Farquhar – Office of the Worker Adviser, Canada meeting
7 May 2018 Canada Rodger Cuzner – Parliamentary Secretary, Canadian Government meeting
22 May 2018 Sydney Workplace Gender Equality Agency – Employer of Choice for Gender Equality Review Panel meeting
June 2018
1 Jun 2018 Canberra Secretary meeting for Agency Heads meeting
1 Jun 2018 Sydney Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities Imported Materials with Asbestos Working Group) teleconference
4 Jun 2018 Sydney NSP 2 Inception meeting meeting
5 Jun 2018 Canberra Asbestos IDC meeting meeting
6 Jun 2018 Sydney Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council meeting meeting
13 Jun 2018 Sydney Technical Research Advisory Committee teleconference
19 Jun 2018 Canberra ETU Conference conference
21 Jun 2018 Sydney Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency and Water Services Association of Australia meeting
21 Jun 2018 Sydney 2017/18 final budget meeting meeting