The removal of any amount of friable asbestos must be done by a certified asbestos removalist (holding either a current licence for asbestos removal work issued between 1 February 2002 and 31 December 2005 or an ""A"" class licence for asbestos removal work issued from 1 January 2006).

All work must be done in a manner to comply with the ASBESTOS REMOVAL CODE and the ASEBSTOS MANAGEMENT CODE.

 From 1 July 2006:

• work to remove 10m2 or more of bonded asbestos-containing material must also be done by a certified asbestos removalist 

The required licences for asbestos removal are: 

• ""B"" Class licences only covering work to remove 10m2 or more of bonded asbestos material. Such a licence does not permit its holder to remove friable asbestos. 

 Asbestos removalists must do the following:

• hold a licence to perform asbestos removal work where required
• removal of friable asbestos requires a certified asbestos removalist
• removal of 10m2 or more of bonded asbestos requires a certified asbestos removalist from 1 July 2006
• removal of less than 10m2 of bonded asbestos does not require a certified asbestos removalist, but the asbestos removalist must be competent
• If applicable, provide details of their licence to the client 
• develop an asbestos removal control plan before work starts
• ensure asbestos removal is carried out safely 
• ensure asbestos removal supervisors have appropriate knowledge of precautions and procedures
• ensure persons performing the removal of ACM are competent to perform the tasks 
• provide people doing asbestos removal work with adequate training to prevent risk to themselves and others 
• establish a health surveillance program as determined by an assessment of potential risk.