Asbestos found in counterfeit brake pads - ASEA Media Report (NNF 2016/061)


A recent Media Report from the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency (ASEA) revealed the importation of counterfeit car parts into Australia, some of which contained asbestos.

ASEA recently presented at CBFCA Regional Conventions around Australia to highlight the growing concern and to educate industry comply with the prohibition on importing asbestos.

The importation into Australia of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) are strictly prohibited except under very limited circumstances.

Responsibility lies with importer for ensuring goods are asbestos-free prior to importation.

Goods containing asbestos imported into Australia (without an exemption) can attract fines of up to $170,000 or three times the value of the goods, which ever is greater.

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) also reaffirmed in their presentations an intensifying of their efforts to address the risk of asbestos especially in
building products and children’s toys.
 
Information on Australian standards can be found on the National Association of Testing Authorities website www.nata.com.au 
 
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