68Supply of distress signals, explosive-powered tool cartridges or ammunition

68 Supply of distress signals, explosive-powered tool cartridges or ammunition

68 Supply of distress signals, explosive-powered tool cartridges or ammunition

(1) A person must not supply ammunition, a distress signal, a cartridge designed for an explosive-powered tool or a railway track signal unless the person is satisfied that the receiver is—

(a) a legitimate user of the relevant explosive, and

(b) if the receiver is an individual—at least 18 years of age.

Maximum penalty—250 penalty units.

(2) In this section—

legitimate user means the following—

(a) for ammunition—a firearm licence or permit holder, other than a person who only holds one or both of the following—

(i) a firearm collector licence,

(ii) an heirloom permit,

(b) for a distress signal—a person who—

(i) intends to use the distress signal as a safety device on a vessel, or

(ii) holds a pyrotechnician’s licence and is authorised to use a distress signal under the licence,

(c) for a cartridge designed for an explosive-powered tool—a person who intends to use the cartridge with an explosive-powered tool,

(d) for a railway track signal—a person who intends to use the railway track signal as a warning signal in connection with railway work,

(e) a person who holds a licence to supply the relevant explosive.

s 68: Am 2025 (301), Sch 1[8] [9].