19Approvals by the Authority

19 Approvals by the Authority

(1) On its own initiative or on the application of a person affected by these Regulations, the Authority may approve the following—

(a) possession of unauthorised explosives for the purposes of regulation 21(b);

(b) industrial laboratories for the purposes of regulation 22(2)(a);

(c) research institutions for the purposes of regulation 22(2)(b);

(d) places for the use or modification of explosives for the purposes of regulation 22(2)(c);

(e) maintenance, renovation, repair or reconstruction work for the purposes of regulation 86(3);

(f) transport of explosives of Hazard Division 1.1A for the purposes of regulation 111(1)(b);

(g) transport of explosives by boat for the purposes of regulation 112(2);

(h) transport of explosives by road in or through the Central Business District of Melbourne for the purposes of regulation 119(1);

(i) routes within the Melbourne metropolitan area for the purposes of regulation 121(2)(b);

(j) forms for the purposes of regulation 147(1), (3) and (5)(a);

(k) fireworks for theatrical use for the purposes of regulation 150(1);

(l) firing points of fireworks displays for the purposes of regulation 156(2);

(m) separation distances for the purposes of regulation 156(3);

(n) destruction facilities for the purposes of regulation 166;

(o) tests and training courses for the purposes of regulations 182(2)(b) and (c), 189(2)(b) and (c), 190(2)(b)(ii) and (iii) and 192(1)(d)(iii);

(p) tanks for the purposes of regulation 188(3)(a);

(q) tank designs for the purposes of regulation 216(c).

(2) An application for an approval referred to in subregulation (1) must be made in writing to the Authority.

(3) The Authority may require an applicant, by written notice, to give to the Authority any additional information necessary to consider the application.

(4) The Authority must give written notice of its decision on an application that includes the following—

(a) for an approval—

(i) the period for which the approval applies; and

(ii) any conditions to which the approval is subject;

(b) for a refusal of approval, the reasons for that refusal.

(5) If the Authority approves a matter referred to in subregulation (1) on its own initiative, the Authority must publish notice of the approval on a website maintained by the Authority, unless the approval contains information that is determined by the Authority to be commercially sensitive or otherwise inappropriate to publish.