Explosives Regulation 2017
sec.142Prohibited conduct
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sec.142 Prohibited conduct
The person must not, without reasonable excuse— wilfully remove, obscure or interfere with— a sign about safely and securely handling explosives displayed on a vehicle used for transporting explosives; or a label or marking on an explosive or its packaging; or other information about safety and security in relation to transporting explosives provided to a person by the holder; or act in a wilful or careless way that injures, or has the potential to injure, a person in or near a vehicle carrying explosives; or handle an explosive unless the person is authorised by the holder to handle the explosive. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. s 142 amd 2019 Act No. 7 ss 140 , 313 s ch 1 pt 3
- (a) wilfully remove, obscure or interfere with— (i) a sign about safely and securely handling explosives displayed on a vehicle used for transporting explosives; or (ii) a label or marking on an explosive or its packaging; or (iii) other information about safety and security in relation to transporting explosives provided to a person by the holder; or
- (i) a sign about safely and securely handling explosives displayed on a vehicle used for transporting explosives; or
- (ii) a label or marking on an explosive or its packaging; or
- (iii) other information about safety and security in relation to transporting explosives provided to a person by the holder; or
- (b) act in a wilful or careless way that injures, or has the potential to injure, a person in or near a vehicle carrying explosives; or
- (c) handle an explosive unless the person is authorised by the holder to handle the explosive.
- (i) a sign about safely and securely handling explosives displayed on a vehicle used for transporting explosives; or
- (ii) a label or marking on an explosive or its packaging; or
- (iii) other information about safety and security in relation to transporting explosives provided to a person by the holder; or