Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency
ASSEA
15 December 2023 – present
Previously Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency (2013–2023).
Statutory agency that coordinates national action to eliminate asbestos-related and silica-related diseases, including the asbestos national strategic plan and its extension to silica, and promotes awareness and safe practices.
Names over time
- Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency2013–2023
- Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency2023–present
How it came into existence
Renamed from the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency on 15 December 2023, when amendments made by the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Act 2023 retitled its Act as the Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency Act 2013 and extended its functions to silica safety and silica-related diseases.
Legislation: Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency Act 2013
Main functions
- Coordinating the national strategic plan for asbestos
- Coordinating national action on silica and silica-related diseases
- Awareness campaigns on asbestos and silica
- Research and data collection
- Supporting its advisory council
Where it sits
In the portfolio of Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
- Type of body
- Non-corporate Commonwealth entity
- Portfolio
- Employment and Workplace Relations
- Accountable authority
- Chief Executive Officer – Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency Act 2013 section 41F(c)
- ABN
- 50 802 255 175
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Sources
Primary sources
- List of Commonwealth entities and companies under the PGPA Act, 1 July 2026 (Department of Finance)
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 31 March 2024 to the latest release (30 June 2026))