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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Murgon Waste Facility
Murgon, Queensland
Murgon Waste Facility is a licensed asbestos waste disposal facility in Murgon, QLD. Source: Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA) national disposal facility directory.
View DetailsDEMEX
Yatala, Queensland
DEMEX is a demolition, remediation and civil works contractor that regularly combines asbestos removal with demolition on Queensland projects. Projects featured on its website include asbestos removal, demolition and civil works at Greenmount Beach Resort in Coolangatta, at the former Palm Lodge aged care facility in New Farm, and at St Margaret's Anglican Girls School in Ascot. It also carries out specialist demolition and engineered removal works on infrastructure such as the Fitzroy to Gladstone Pipeline. DAIA member.
View DetailsMoura Transfer Station
Moura, Queensland
Moura Transfer Station is a licensed asbestos waste disposal facility in Moura, QLD. Source: Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA) national disposal facility directory.
View Details5 Sticks Occupational Hygienists Brisbane
Spring Hill, Queensland
5 Sticks Occupational Hygienists Brisbane is a specialist provider of occupational hygiene services that assess workplace toxins and prevent disease and injury in the workplace using science and engineering principles.
View DetailsBallard's Earthmoving & Demolition
Joyner, Queensland
Ballard's Earthmoving & Demolition is a demolition and earthmoving specialist with over 30 years of experience, offering house demolitions, plant hire, earthworks, and rubbish removal services across Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.
View DetailsGatton Transfer Station & Landfill
Gatton, Queensland
Gatton Transfer Station & Landfill is a licensed asbestos waste disposal facility in Gatton, QLD. Source: Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA) national disposal facility directory.
View DetailsJTA Health, Safety & Noise
Elwood, Victoria
JTA Health, Safety & Noise is one of Australia's leading independent workplace consultancies providing occupational health, safety, and noise compliance solutions through scientific expertise and practical experience.
View DetailsAusnorth Asbestos Pty Ltd
Walkerston, Queensland
Ausnorth Asbestos Pty Ltd is an OH&S certified, fully licensed and insured asbestos removal company providing high quality and safe removal of asbestos from residential and commercial properties across Central Queensland and North Queensland.
View DetailsHogan's Pocket Landfill
Eton, Queensland
Hogan's Pocket Landfill is a licensed asbestos waste disposal facility in Eton, QLD. Source: Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA) national disposal facility directory.
View DetailsWarwick Central Waste Management Facility
Warwick, Queensland
Warwick Central Waste Management Facility is a licensed asbestos waste disposal facility in Warwick, QLD. Source: Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA) national disposal facility directory.
View DetailsCoochiemudlo Island Recycling & Waste Centre
Coochiemudlo Island, Queensland
Coochiemudlo Island Recycling & Waste Centre is a licensed asbestos waste disposal facility in Coochiemudlo Island, QLD. Source: Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA) national disposal facility directory.
View DetailsExcel Asbestos: Asbestos Removal
Northgate, Queensland
Excel Asbestos Removals is a South East Queensland authority on asbestos disposal and home testing that safely eliminates asbestos from homes and offices through professional inspection, testing, removal, and waste disposal services.
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