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​Other government resources for managing asbestos

The Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities (HWSA) Rapid Response Protocol has been developed to enable government agencies to work cooperatively and efficiently across jurisdictions. The protocol can be initiated when products have been identified as containing asbestos and there are concerns that such products might or have entered the Australian market.

For more information about the HWSA Rapid Response Protocol and specific asbestos alerts, see ASSEA.

The following is a contact list for other government agencies in Australia that are responsible for asbestos policy and compliance issues.

State and territory regulatory authority websites and phone numbers
Regulatory authority
Phone number

SafeWork NSW

13 10 50

Asbestos in NSW

1800 272 378

Asbestos - WorkSafe Victoria

1800 136 089

Asbestos in Victoria

N/A

Asbestos - WorkSafe Queensland

1300 362 128

Asbestos - Queensland Government

N/A

Asbestos - SafeWork SA

1300 365 255

Asbestos - Government of South Australia

N/A

Asbestos - NT WorkSafe

1800 019 115

Asbestos in the NT

N/A

Asbestos - WorkSafe WA

1300 307 877

Asbestos safety - WorkSafe Tas

1300 366 322

Asbestos licensing - WorkSafe ACT

02 6207 3000

Australian Gov​ernment organisation websites and phone numbers
OrganisationsPhone number

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

1300 302 502

Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency

1300 326 148

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

1300 488 064

Safe Work Australia

 N/A

Comcare

1300 366 979


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