Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) Chinese firecrackers must not be fired indoors.
(2) If long-string Chinese firecrackers are fired—
(a) anyone not involved in firing the firecrackers must be kept back at least 5m in every direction from the firing point by the use of effective barriers; and
(b) any unauthorised people must be prevented from entering the display site while the firecrackers are fired; and
(c) the firecrackers must be securely attached to a support that suspends the entire string above the ground, and that will not fall over while the firecrackers are fired.
(3) The separation distance mentioned in subregulation (2) (a) is 50m if—
(a) 2 long-string Chinese firecrackers are ignited so that they are burning simultaneously; and
(b) the strings are within 5m of each other.
(4) In this regulation:
"long-string Chinese firecrackers" means a string of Chinese firecrackers longer than 50cm.
Note Chinese firecrackers are strings of crackers (see dict, def Chinese firecrackers ).