Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) An authorised
person may, by a written notice served on —
(a) the
owner of material containing asbestos; or
(b) the
owner or occupier of premises on which material containing asbestos is
present; or
(c) a
person handling material containing asbestos,
direct that person to
maintain, repair, remove, move, dispose of, or handle the material containing
asbestos in such manner and within such time as is specified in the direction.
(2) The power
conferred by subregulation (1) to direct a person to maintain, repair,
remove, move, dispose of, or handle material containing asbestos includes
power to direct that person to do any 2 or more of those things in
combination.
(3) A person who is
served with a notice under subregulation (1) may, within 28 days of
the service of the notice, appeal in writing against the notice to the
Executive Director, Public Health who may uphold, revoke, or amend the notice.
(4) A person who fails
to comply with a direction in a notice under subregulation (1) commits an
offence.