Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency
ASEA
1 July 2013 – 15 December 2023
Renamed Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency in 2023.
Statutory agency that coordinated the National Strategic Plan for Asbestos Awareness and Management across governments, promoted asbestos awareness and safe handling and removal, and reported on progress towards eliminating asbestos-related disease.
Names over time
- Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency2013–2023
- Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency2023–present
How it came into existence
Established on 1 July 2013 under the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency Act 2013, taking over from the Office of Asbestos Safety in the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, which had been set up in response to the 2012 Asbestos Management Review.
- Office of Asbestos Safety
- National asbestos policy coordination
Legislation: Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency Act 2013
Changes during its life
- 18 September 2013Portfolio responsibility passed to the Department of Employment.
- 1 July 2022Became part of the Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio when the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations was established.
How it ended
Renamed the Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency on 15 December 2023, when amendments made by the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Act 2023 extended its remit to silica.
Main functions
- Coordinating the National Strategic Plan for Asbestos Awareness and Management
- Asbestos awareness campaigns
- Research and data on asbestos exposure and disease
- Reporting to ministers on implementation of the national plan
- Supporting the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
Lineage
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Sources
Primary sources
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 11 December 2014 to 31 December 2023)