Exhibit 99.3
Appendix 3Y
Change of Director’s Interest Notice

Rule 3.19A.2

Appendix 3Y

Change of Director’s Interest Notice

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.

Introduced 30/9/2001.

	Name of entity James Hardie Industries N.V.
	ARBN 097 829 895 Incorporated in The Netherlands. The liability of members is limited.

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.2 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.

	Name of Director			Mr Michael N. HAMMES
	Date of last notice			31 August 2007

Part 1 — Change of director’s relevant interests in securities
In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

	Direct or indirect interest			Indirect interest
	Nature of indirect interest (including registered holder) Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest.			Indirect interest in CUFS in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs). The registered holder is the Bank of New York and they are held on behalf of Michael N Hammes as beneficial owner.
	Date of change			12 December 2007
	No. of securities held prior to change			Nil
	Class			ADRs. ADRs trade on the NYSE in the United States and one ADR is equivalent to five ordinary shares/CUFS.
	Number acquired			1,000 ADRs
	Number disposed			Nil
	Value/Consideration Note: If consideration is non-cash, provide details and estimated valuation			US$28,700

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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Exhibit 99.3

Appendix 3Y
Change of Director’s Interest Notice

	No. of securities held after change			•  800 ADRs held on behalf of Michael N Hammes and Lenore L Hammes as beneficial owners; and •  1,000 ADRs held on behalf of Michael N Hammes as beneficial owner. These holdings are equivalent to 9,000 ordinary shares/CUFS.
	Nature of change Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back			On-market trade on the NYSE.

Part 2 – Change of director’s interests in contracts

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

	Detail of contract			Not applicable
	Nature of interest			Not applicable
	Name of registered holder (if issued securities)			Not applicable
	Date of change			Not applicable
	No. and class of securities to which interest related prior to change Note: Details are only required for a contract in relation to which the interest has changed			Not applicable
	Interest acquired			Not applicable
	Interest disposed			Not applicable
	Value/Consideration Note: If consideration is non-cash, provide details and an estimated valuation			Not applicable
	Interest after change			Not applicable

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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