Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Council

About the Council

The Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Council is made up of a Chair and 12 members appointed under the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency Act (2013).

The Council consists of:

• the Chair
• one member representing the Commonwealth
• four members representing State, Territory and local governments
• two members representing the interests of workers in Australia
• two members representing the interests of employers in Australia
• one member who has expertise relevant to asbestos safety, asbestos-related diseases, silica safety or silica-related diseases, and
• two other members.

Members are appointed by the Commonwealth Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations for a period of no longer than three years.

What the Council does

The Council’s functions are to:

• provide advice, and make recommendations, to the CEO about the performance of the Agency’s functions, on its own initiative or at the request of the CEO
• provide advice to the Minister about asbestos safety, asbestos-related diseases, silica safety and silica-related diseases 
• monitor the implementation of the National Strategic Plans by Commonwealth, State, Territory and local governments, and 
• provide advice, and make recommendations, about the Asbestos National Strategic Plan and Silica National Strategic Plan and annual operational plans.

Communiqués and Summary of Outcomes

ASEC Meeting 43 - March 8 2023

ASEC Meeting 44 - July 26 2023

ASEC Meeting 46 - November 8 2023

ASSEC Meeting 2024 -1 - March 7 2024

ASSEC Meeting 2024 -2 & 3 - 16 May and 12 June 2024

ASSEC Meeting 2024 - 4 - 31 July 2024

ASSEC Meeting 2024 - 5 - 20 November 2024

Council Members