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Annual Report 2016-17

The agency was not required to do additional work and did not receive any ministerial directions during the 2016–17 year.

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The Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.

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Find out about asbestos
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Asbestos import and export
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Find out about asbestos
Find out about silica
Asbestos risks and exposure
- Asbestos health risks
- National Asbestos Exposure Register
Asbestos import and export
What we do
Who to contact?