15Blasting explosives user’s licence

15 Blasting explosives user’s licence

15 Blasting explosives user’s licence

(1) An applicant for a blasting explosives user’s licence must—

(a) be an individual, and

(b) have the qualifications and have passed the examinations and practical tests the regulatory authority considers to be necessary for the applicant to safely undertake the work for which the licence is required, and

(c) have been examined by a medical practitioner and certified to not have a medical of physical condition that impairs the applicant’s ability to safely undertake the work for which the licence is required.

(2) A medical examination for subsection (1)(c) must occur—

(a) within 6 months before the applicant first applies for a licence, and

(b) at least once every 5 years after the previous examination.