Key info
- To apply you must have specific experience and training in asbestos removal practice.
- If renewing an existing licence, you do not need to supply your experience and training.
- You must apply or renew at a service centre and have your photo taken.
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About applying for or renewing an asbestos assessor licence
You must have an asbestos assessor licence to carry out asbestos work, including:
- air monitoring
- clearance inspections
- issuing of clearance certificates (PDF, 462KB).
How to apply or renew
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What you need to apply or renew
To apply you must:
- provide a completed application form (PDF, 1.1MB)
- provide a copy of your certificate showing your training qualifications (see application form for specific documents)
- provide full details of your work experience, knowledge and skills relating to asbestos removal industry practice.
- provide 2 references from an employer, manager or supervisor (see application form for details)
- provide proof of identity documents
- have your photo taken at a service centre
- pay a fee.
To renew you must:
- provide a completed application form (PDF, 1.1MB)
- provide proof of identity documents
- have your photo taken at a service centre
- pay a fee.
Can I apply or renew?
You must be:
- 18 years or over, and
- able to provide the experience and training documents (new applications only).
Proving your identity
You must provide 3 documents from the following lists to support your application. All documents must be:
- current
- the originals (not photocopies or certified copies)
You must have:
- One document from category A and 2 documents from category B, or
- Two documents from category A and one document from category B.
- Australian birth certificate (not an extract)
- Citizenship papers
- Australian passport
- Overseas passport
- Australian driver licence
- Australian firearm licence
- Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs issued travel documents, including a visa
- Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs issued certificate of evidence of residential status.
- Medicare card
- Plastic bank or credit card, with signature
- Tertiary student card
- Department of Veterans' Affairs or Centrelink Pensioner Concession card
- Births Deaths and Marriages change of name or marriage certificate (to prove name change)
- Security guard or crowd controller licence
- Government issued personal photo ID card.
When changing your name you must provide:
- The original card you wish to change or
- One document from category A and 2 documents from category B, or
- Two documents from category A and one document from category B
And
- Proof of change of name that links the current name on your card to your new name (for example a marriage or change of name certificate)
How much it costs
| Application | Fee |
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Asbestos assessor licence | $89.00 |
Renewal of asbestos assessor licence | $53.40 |
Class A asbestos removal licence | $1,397.30 |
Class B asbestos removal licence | $1,028.84 |
Replacement asbestos removal licence or asbestos assessor licence | $17.80 |
Renewal of Class A asbestos removal licence | $955.86 |
Renewal of Class B asbestos removal licence | $587.40 |
Fees and charges last updated 1 July, 2023.
Payment options
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More Information
- WorkSafe Tasmania will not issue an asbestos removal or assessor licence if you hold an equivalent licence from another state/territory/the Commonwealth, unless that licence is due for renewal.
Please visit WorkSafe Tasmania for more information on applying for or renewing an asbestos assessor licence.