The new regulations affect anyone who owns, manages or occupies buildings or sites containing asbestos, even those that were compliant under the 2004 Code of Practice.
You must comply with the legislation if you meet any of the following criteria:

• You are required to comply with the legislation immediately. You must engage a competent person to undertake an Asbestos Audit of the building and essential plant and provide an asbestos register. This audit must identify all sources of asbestos-containing materials at the property.
   
• Incomplete past asbestos audit: If you have previously undertaken an audit for “asbestos materials” at your property and this did not include auditing for “asbestos products” (i.e. bonded products), you must now identify all sources of the newly defined asbestos-containing materials at the property.
   
• Sites with asbestos: If asbestos has been identified at your property, you are required to undertake an annual review of the materials and register to confirm that the materials have not deteriorated into an unsafe condition. If any asbestos-containing material is unstable or has been disturbed, There may be a requirement for more frequent reviews to be undertaken.