The obligation
Where asbestos or ACM is identified (or assumed) at a workplace, a PCBU must prepare a written asbestos management plan and review it at least every 5 years.
An asbestos management plan must be prepared where asbestos or ACM is present or likely to be present. It must describe how the asbestos will be managed, including the decisions made and reasons, control measures, procedures for incidents, and how information will be provided to workers. The plan must be reviewed every 5 years, after notifiable incidents involving asbestos, or when no longer adequate. It must be accessible to workers and HSRs.
- What
- Where asbestos or ACM is identified (or assumed) at a workplace, a PCBU must prepare a written asbestos management plan and review it at least every 5 years.
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Which WHS law does this come from?
Duty to Prepare and Maintain an Asbestos Management Plan is a WHS requirement set out in How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace (FEDERAL). It is made under Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (FEDERAL). The relevant provision is How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace > Asbestos Management Plan § Section 4.
What does this WHS obligation require?
Duty to Prepare and Maintain an Asbestos Management Plan is a WHS obligation under How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace (FEDERAL). In short, Where asbestos or ACM is identified (or assumed) at a workplace, a PCBU must prepare a written asbestos management plan and review it at least every 5 years.
What changed recently?
Duty to Prepare and Maintain an Asbestos Management Plan was last updated on 26 August 2026.
