2. Interpretation
In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears ¾
}asbestos~ means the asbestiform variety of mineral silicates belonging to the serpentine or amphibole groups of rock-forming minerals and includes actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite, tremolite, and any mixture containing 2 or more of those;
}asbestos cement product~ means a product or part of a product containing asbestos in a cement binder;
}authorized person~ means an environmental health officer or a person authorized under regulation 5;
}dwelling-house~ does not include any associated structure or outbuilding that is not an integral part of a dwelling-house's structure;
}material containing asbestos~ means material in which ¾
(a) fibrous material is able to be detected by stereoscopic light microscopy at a magnification of not less than 10 times and not greater than 40 times; and
(b) the fibrous material is able to be identified as asbestos by polarised light microscopy at a magnification of not greater than 400 times or by a method approved by the Executive Director, Public Health.
[Regulation 2 amended by Gazette 28 June 1994 p.3016; 29 December 2000 p.7908.]