The Government has not cut the funding of the Asbestos Safety and Eradication
Agency. The Agency’s funding has been maintained at the level set by the
former Labor government.
The Labor Government provided the funding on the basis that the set up costs
would reduce after the early years and the agency would then focus on its
coordination role, working with the states and territories to implement ASEA’s
National Strategic Plan.
The funding model, as established by Labor, has been designed to reflect this
outcome.
The Agency is responsible for coordinating, monitoring and reporting on
Commonwealth, state and territory government efforts to implement the
National Strategic Plan. State and territory governments are responsible for
delivering the plan.
- Spokesperson for the office of the Minister for Employment