Asbestos Businesses in Queensland, Australia
Queensland regulates asbestos under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and WHS Regulation 2011. Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ), part of the Office of Industrial Relations, is the regulator. It issues licences, enforces compliance, and investigates incidents. Queensland adopted the national model WHS laws and publishes approved Codes of Practice on managing and removing asbestos that carry legal weight.
Queensland's asbestos rules are spread across 10 separate statutes administered by different state agencies and local councils, which makes it a wider regulatory web than most jurisdictions. For asbestos-contaminated land, the Department of Environment maintains the Environmental Management Register (EMR) and Contaminated Land Register (CLR) under the Environmental Protection Act 1994. Properties with asbestos in soil may need to be listed, and removing contaminated soil from listed sites requires a Soil Disposal Permit. The state runs a portal at asbestos.qld.gov.au, and all buildings built before 1990 that are used as workplaces must have an asbestos register.
Queensland is part of the ASSEA Asbestos National Strategic Plan 2024-2030. While each state still runs its own regulator and enforcement, the national plan is pushing toward a more consistent approach to proactive asbestos removal across the country.
Licensing
The standard two tiers apply. Class A covers friable asbestos, Class B covers more than 10 square metres of non-friable. Both licences last five years and are issued to the PCBU (person conducting a business or undertaking), not to individuals. Class A supervisors need at least three years of industry experience after completing the relevant removal and supervision competencies. A separate Asbestos Assessor licence is needed for air monitoring and clearance inspections on Class A jobs.
Legislation & Codes of Practice
National Resources
Asbestos disposal: There are 68 licensed waste disposal facilities in this region.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Brisbane Landfill
Rochedale, Queensland
Brisbane Landfill is a licensed asbestos waste disposal facility in Rochedale, QLD. Source: Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA) national disposal facility directory.
View DetailsBurke Demolition (Burke Industries)
Harristown, Queensland
Burke Industries is a family-owned contractor based in Harristown, Toowoomba, that has been registered in Queensland since 1987. It holds a WHSQ Class A asbestos licence and carries out A and B class asbestos removal for homes, workplaces and live commercial sites across Toowoomba and the Darling Downs. It also provides building demolition, contaminated soil removal, earthmoving and civil works, and fire hydrant and hose reel installation, and runs its own concrete recycling facility. DAIA member.
View DetailsHyena Demolition Pty Ltd
Buderim, Queensland
An Australian demolition and asbestos removal business based on the Sunshine Coast that provides safe removal and disposal of asbestos materials, house demolitions, site clearing, and internal strip-outs.
View DetailsNambour Landfill & Recovery Centre
Nambour, Queensland
Nambour Landfill & Recovery Centre is a licensed asbestos waste disposal facility in Nambour, QLD. Source: Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA) national disposal facility directory.
View DetailsPortsmith Transfer Station
Portsmith, Queensland
Portsmith Transfer Station is a licensed asbestos waste disposal facility in Portsmith, QLD. Source: Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA) national disposal facility directory.
View DetailsMackay & Sons House Removals
Narangba, Queensland
Mackay & Sons is Australia's leading house removal company specialising in house relocation, demolition, and asbestos removal services across Queensland and Northern New South Wales.
View DetailsRazor Demolition and Asbestos Removal
Paget, Queensland
Asbestos removal, demolition, concrete cutting and excavation contractor based in Paget, Mackay. DAIA member.
View DetailsMaryborough Waste Facility
Maryborough, Queensland
Maryborough Waste Facility is a licensed asbestos waste disposal facility in Maryborough, QLD. Source: Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA) national disposal facility directory.
View DetailsTotal Inspections
Miami, Queensland
Total Inspections is an innovative inspection company providing professional building and pest inspections, asbestos testing, and related inspection services for residential and commercial properties across Australia.
View DetailsDedant Building and Pest Inspections Brisbane
New Farm, Queensland
Dedant Building and Pest Inspections provides comprehensive building and pest inspection services across South East Queensland since 2009, delivering thorough reports within 24 hours.
View DetailsIrwin Asbestos Management
Brendale, Queensland
A-class licensed asbestos management company specialising in safe and professional removal of friable and non-friable asbestos for residential, commercial, and industrial properties in Brisbane and South East Queensland.
View DetailsBusby House Removal, Demolition and Asbestos
Rockhampton, Queensland
Family-owned business specialising in house removals, demolition, and licensed asbestos removal services across Queensland. Operating for over 30 years with expertise in salvaging, recycling, and relocating old houses while safely removing asbestos.
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