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DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES (EXPLOSIVES) REGULATIONS 2004 (NO 10 OF 2004) - REG 187

Prescribed shotfirer licence conditions—Act, s 53 (2) (b)

    (1)     The following conditions apply to each shotfirer licence:

        (a)     only authorised explosives may be used under the licence;

        (b)     the licensee must establish and maintain a safety management system for the use of explosives under the licence;

        (c)     if the licence authorises the manufacture of ANFO for the personal use of the licensee—

              (i)     the quantity authorised to be manufactured must be no more than 50kg at any single time; and

              (ii)     the ANFO may only be manufactured using the defined components; and

              (iii)     a colouring agent must be used to differentiate mixed ANFO from unmixed components;

        (d)     the licensee must—

              (i)     comply with the obligations imposed directly on the licensee under this part; and

              (ii)     ensure that this part is complied with in relation to the use of explosives under the authority of the licence.

    (2)     In this regulation:

"defined components", of ANFO, means—

        (a)     ammonium nitrate as the oxidising agent; and

        (b)     clean oil, fuel oil or another oil having a flash point of 60.5ºC or higher as the fuel component.

Note     A licensee who fails to comply with a condition of the licence may commit an offence against the Act, s 63 (Failure to comply with conditions of licence).

Division 2.9.4     Blasting permits



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