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Explosives Act 2003
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#### 24G Interpretation
24G Interpretation
> > (1) In this part—
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> > affected person means—
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> > > (a) an eligible person, or
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> > > (b) a defendant or accused person in proceedings relating to a forfeited explosive.
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> > analyst means—
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> > > (a) a person appointed in writing by the regulatory authority as an analyst for this Act, or
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> > > (b) a person belonging to a class of persons prescribed by the regulations for this definition.
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> > certificate of analysis means a certificate under section 24K.
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> > destroy means dispose of by destruction or other means.
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> > destruction order—see section 24L(1).
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> > eligible person, for a forfeited explosive, means a person who was the person entitled to the forfeited explosive immediately before the explosive or explosive precursor was forfeited to the State.
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> > forfeited explosive means an explosive or explosive precursor forfeited to the State under the [Work Health and Safety Act 2011](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2011-010), section 179(1)(c), as applied by this Act, section 27.
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> > Note—
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> > The [Work Health and Safety Act 2011](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2011-010), section 179(1)(c), as applied by this Act, section 27, provides a thing is forfeited to the State if the regulator reasonably believes it is necessary to forfeit the thing to prevent it being used to commit an offence against this Act.
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> > person entitled has the same meaning as in the [Work Health and Safety Act 2011](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2011-010), section 179(9).
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> > (2) In this part, a reference to the quantity of a forfeited explosive is a reference to the quantity of the explosive or explosive precursor immediately before the explosive or explosive precursor was forfeited to the State.
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> **s 24G:** Ins 2023 No 23, Sch 1\[25\].