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WorkSafe's Approved Code of Practice sets out its expectations on complying with asbestos health and safety law, including the Asbestos Regulations 2016.
The ACOP commenced on 3 November 2016. In an update dated 17 April 2026, WorkSafe said later guidance in some places gives different advice or requirements from the 2016 ACOP, because best practice changed, definitions needed clarifying, or errors and omissions were corrected.
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- WorkSafe's Approved Code of Practice sets out its expectations on complying with asbestos health and safety law, including the Asbestos Regulations 2016.
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- worksafe.govt.nz
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Which WHS law does this come from?
ACOP: Management and Removal of Asbestos (NZ) — Overview and Legal Status is a WHS requirement set out in Management and removal of asbestos (NZ). It is made under Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (NZ).
What does this WHS obligation require?
ACOP: Management and Removal of Asbestos (NZ) — Overview and Legal Status is a WHS obligation under Management and removal of asbestos (NZ). In short, WorkSafe's Approved Code of Practice sets out its expectations on complying with asbestos health and safety law, including the Asbestos Regulations 2016.
What changed recently?
ACOP: Management and Removal of Asbestos (NZ) — Overview and Legal Status was last updated on 19 October 2026.