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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Paterson Demolition & Recycling PTY LTD
Buddina, Queensland
Paterson Demolition & Recycling is a family-owned demolition business operating across Queensland with over 40 years of experience providing demolition services, asbestos removal, and site remediation.
View DetailsMacleay Island Recycling & Waste Centre
Macleay Island, Queensland
Macleay Island Recycling & Waste Centre is a licensed asbestos waste disposal facility in Macleay Island, QLD. Source: Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA) national disposal facility directory.
View DetailsAsbestos Clear
Logan Reserve, Queensland
Asbestos Clear is a locally owned and operated asbestos removal and demolition specialist providing safe, fully compliant asbestos removal solutions for residential, commercial, and industrial clients across Queensland and New South Wales.
View DetailsMr. Jack Demolition
Southport, Queensland
Mr. Jack Demolition is the fastest internal demolition and strip-out company on the Gold Coast, offering general demolition, asbestos removal, tile removal, and residential and commercial strip-out services.
View DetailsQuality Building Management
Redland Bay, Queensland
Quality Building Management (QBM) is an Australian-owned building inspection and compliance reporting company, established in 1997 and working across Australia. Its asbestos services include inspections and testing for commercial, industrial and residential properties. It also offers asbestos awareness training online. Its other services include body corporate and strata reports, dilapidation reports, safety inspections, emergency management plans and evacuation diagrams. DAIA member.
View DetailsKeys Human Resources
Nundah, Queensland
Keys Human Resources provides training and labour hire services. Its face-to-face courses include removing non-friable and friable asbestos, supervising asbestos removal, asbestos assessor, silica awareness and the construction White Card. Online options cover asbestos awareness, working with asbestos and homeowner asbestos removal. The business also offers RPE fit testing, customised online inductions, training room hire and casual staff recruitment. DAIA member.
View DetailsAsbestos Man
Banyo, Queensland
Asbestos Man Pty Ltd is a B class licensed asbestos removal business with a postal base in Banyo, Brisbane, servicing Queensland. It removes bonded asbestos-containing materials of any quantity and offers a pick-up and disposal service for bonded asbestos. The business works on both workplaces and homes, helping clients meet the national codes of practice, and lists 24/7 trading hours and Master Builders Association membership. DAIA member.
View DetailsBirkdale Recycling & Waste Centre
Birkdale, Queensland
Birkdale Recycling & Waste Centre is a licensed asbestos waste disposal facility in Birkdale, QLD. Source: Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA) national disposal facility directory.
View DetailsKingaroy Landfill & Transfer Station
Kingaroy, Queensland
Kingaroy Landfill & Transfer Station is a licensed asbestos waste disposal facility in Kingaroy, QLD. Source: Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA) national disposal facility directory.
View DetailsJMB Environmental Consulting Pty Ltd
Alexandria, New South Wales
JMB Environmental Consulting provides environmental consulting services including mould and moisture assessment, indoor air quality testing, occupational hygiene, contaminated land assessment, and labouratory services.
View DetailsAsbestology | Premium Asbestos Services
Milton, Queensland
Asbestology provides premium asbestos removal, testing, inspection, and disposal services with over 20 years of industry experience. They also offer carpentry and demolition services across South-East Queensland and Coffs Harbour.
View DetailsInspect My Home - Gold Coast South
Guanaba, Queensland
Inspect My Home provides building and pest inspections throughout the Gold Coast and South East Queensland. They offer comprehensive pre-purchase property inspections, pest/termite inspections, and asbestos reports conducted by licensed and qualified inspectors.
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