31Exemptions for certain explosives—the Act, ss 24B and 24C

31 Exemptions for certain explosives—the Act, ss 24B and 24C

31 Exemptions for certain explosives—the Act, ss 24B and 24C

(1) A person is not required to be authorised by a licence, or to hold a security clearance, to purchase, possess, transport, store, use, sell or supply the following explosives—

(a) cartridges designed for explosive-powered tools, in a total quantity of 10,000 units or less,

(b) distress signals, in a total quantity of 10kg NEQ or less,

(c) life-saving appliances of hazard division 1.4, in a total quantity of 10kg NEQ or less,

(d) toy fireworks, in a total quantity of 1 tonne or less, inclusive of packaging.

(2) A person may import life-saving appliances without a licence to import.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the handling of an explosive for a use that is not a use for which the explosive was designed.

s 31: Am 2025 (301), Sch 1[2].