A clearance certificate is a written statement confirming that the area has been cleaned satisfactorily and is safe to be re-occupied for normal use. You will need a clearance certificate if the removal work involved any quantity of friable asbestos, or if it involved more than 10 square metres of non-friable asbestos (NSW, VIC, QLD & SA).

The Asbestos clearance certificate must be obtained from an independent person before the areas where the asbestos removal work was being performed can be re-occupied.  An independent person is someone who is independent from you and the licensed asbestos removalist.

Clearance officer

The assessment is conducted to ensure that the area is visibly free of asbestos containing material (ACM), dust or debris that are likely to be of a health concern.  The asbestos clearance includes areas other than the asbestos removal area such as decontamination areas, transit routes to the skip bin and surrounding the waste storage areas.