About the Council
The Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Council is made up of a Chair and 12 members appointed under the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency Act (2013).
The Council consists of:
- the Chair
- one member representing the Commonwealth
- four members representing State, Territory and local governments
- two members representing the interests of workers in Australia
- two members representing the interests of employers in Australia
- one member who has expertise relevant to asbestos safety, asbestos-related diseases, silica safety or silica-related diseases, and
- two other members.
Members are appointed by the Commonwealth Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations for a period of no longer than three years.
What the Council does
The Council’s functions are to:
- provide advice, and make recommendations, to the CEO about the performance of the Agency’s functions, on its own initiative or at the request of the CEO
- provide advice to the Minister about asbestos safety, asbestos-related diseases, silica safety and silica-related diseases
- monitor the implementation of the National Strategic Plans by Commonwealth, State, Territory and local governments, and
- provide advice, and make recommendations, about the Asbestos National Strategic Plan and Silica National Strategic Plan and annual operational plans.
Communiqués and Summary of Outcomes
2025
ASSEC Meeting 2025 - 1 - 31 March 2025
2024
ASSEC Meeting 2024 - 5 - 20 November 2024
ASSEC Meeting 2024 - 4 - 31 July 2024
ASSEC Meeting 2024 -2 & 3 - 16 May and 12 June 2024
ASSEC Meeting 2024 -1 - March 7 2024
2023
ASEC Meeting 46 - November 8 2023
ASEC Meeting 44 - July 26 2023
ASEC Meeting 43 - March 8 2023
Council Members
A listing of current Council Members is available on the Commonwealth Government Directory website.
