All WA State and Local government departments, agencies, authorities and government enterprises (government organisations) are required to complete the WA NSP 2019-2023 reporting template, even if the answers are ‘N/A’. This will ensure transparency from all WA government organisations in relation to asbestos awareness, management and removal.

You may wish to contact DoF to discuss this matter further. DMIRS cannot advise of DoF’s preferred NSP 2019-2023 reporting strategy.

Please submit separate WA NSP 2019-2023 reporting templates for each government organisation. Do not collate them into one.

Six and 12 monthly submissions should be sent to nspaam@dmirs.wa.gov.au as soon as possible, by no later than the following dates:

DMIRS officers will be working to very tight deadlines in collating all the WA information to provide to ASEA, so extensions will not be granted.

DMIRS will be sending out reminder emails well in advance of the deadlines, so that government organisations can ensure they meet the submission deadlines.

You can download the template online.

If you have a question about the WA NSP 2019-2023 reporting template, please email nspaam@dmirs.wa.gov.au.

All other queries about the NSP 2019-2023 should be referred to ASEA.

The submission of your government organisation’s WA NSP 2019-2023 reporting template to DMIRS will require ‘delegated authority’ approval. For example, in your organisation, the delegated authority could be the DG, CEO or Executive.

It is very important to ensure the relevant person in your organisation checks the template for accuracy and approves its release, prior to submission to ASEA.

No. The WA NSP 2019-2023 reporting template must be filled in completely. DMIRS will not accept any other form of submission.

No. DMIRS will only accept the WA NSP 2019-2023 reporting template. There is a section at the end of the template, ‘Other asbestos-related activities’, where you can provide supplementary information.

You can view ASEAs previous NSP Final Report for 2014-2018 to understand what content might appear in ASEAs NSP Final Report for 2019-2023.

Any questions specific to reporting should be directed to ASEA.

To advise DMIRS of new contacts, email nspaam@dmirs.wa.gov.au.

The NSP 2019-2023 is consistent with the Western Australian Government policy on occupational safety and health.

On 9 November 2020, the Western Australian Government endorsed targets one to seven (targets eight and nine are Federal targets) of the NSP 2019-2023 which aims to eliminate asbestos-related diseases in Australia by preventing exposure to asbestos fibres.

Each Western Australian State and local government department, agency, authority and government enterprise is required to report on its progress in achieving the relevant targets of the NSP 2019-2023. Agencies may wish to include an overview of activities relating to:

• identifying and assessing the risks associated with asbestos containing material from within government owned and controlled buildings, land and infrastructure;
• developing and maintaining plans for the risk-based management of asbestos containing materials, which includes removal where required; and
• asbestos compliance and enforcement (such as improvement notice, prohibition notice, prosecution action etc.); and
• asbestos awareness, including training, publications and guidance materials.

The reporting of progress against the relevant targets of the NSP 2019-2023 is not restricted to the suggested points listed above. Agencies may also report on other aspects of their performance.  

For further information on the National Strategic Plan for Asbestos Awareness and Management 2019-2023 targets, visit the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency website.