BILL NORTON BACKS PLANS FOR AUSTRALIANS TO PAY FOR ASBESTOS CERTIFICATES
HOME owners and landlords will have to pay for asbestos certificates before selling, leasing or renovating properties, under a federal government proposal to be negotiated with the states.
Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten gave his personal backing to the asbestos-alert strategy.
He said one in every three homes built between 1945 and the mid-80s contain asbestos, a mineral fibre that can cause the lethal lung cancer mesothelioma.
"If I was purchasing a home, I would want to know if it contained asbestos or not,'' he told News Limited.
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