Explosives (Commonwealth Games Transportation Restrictions) Amendment Regulation 2018

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Explosives (Commonwealth Games Transportation Restrictions) Amendment Regulation 2018.

2Commencement

This regulation commences on 25 March 2018.

3Regulation amended

This regulation amends the Explosives Regulation 2017.

4Amendment of s 136 (Conditions for transporting explosives under s 50(3) of Act)

Section 136(1)—
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Note—

See section 145R for another condition prescribed under section 50(3) of the Act.

5Insertion of new pt 9, div 8

Part 9—
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Division 8 Transport restrictions for Commonwealth Games

145PDefinitions for division

In this division—

relevant explosive means—

(a)a class 1 explosive other than—

(i)an unrestricted firework; or

(ii)an explosive designed to activate an airbag, seatbelt, fire extinguisher or parachute; or

(iii)an electric match; or

(iv)a safety fuse or igniter; or

(v)a power device cartridge; or

(b)a class 2 to 9 explosive; or

(c)security sensitive ammonium nitrate.

restricted area means an area shown as a restricted area on a map in schedule 6A.

145QCondition for authorities to transport explosives—Act, s 18

(1)For section 18(1) of the Act, the condition stated in subsection (2) is prescribed for an authority that authorises the transport of a relevant explosive in a vehicle or boat.

(2)The authority holder must not transport the relevant explosive in any quantity in a restricted area during the period between 25 March 2018 and 18 April 2018.

(3)Subsection (2) does not apply to the holder of a fireworks contractor licence or a fireworks operator licence transporting a relevant explosive in a vehicle or boat if the transport is authorised by the chief inspector.

145RCondition for transporting explosives under s 50(3) of Act

(1)For section 50(3)(b) of the Act, the condition stated in subsection (2) is prescribed for the transport of a relevant explosive.

(2)A person must not transport a relevant explosive in any quantity in a restricted area during the period between 25 March 2018 and 18 April 2018.

Note—

See section 136 for other conditions prescribed under section 50(3) of the Act.

6Insertion of new sch 6A

After schedule 6—
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Schedule 6A Commonwealth Games restricted areas

section 145P, definition restricted area

Part 1 Gold Coast region

Part 2 Cairns

7Amendment of sch 7 (Dictionary)

Schedule 7—
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relevant explosive, for part 9, division 8, see section 145P.

restricted area, for part 9, division 8, see section 145P.