72Setting of explosives

72 Setting of explosives

72 Setting of explosives

(1) A person responsible for setting an explosive to explode must not leave the explosive unsupervised until—

(a) it has exploded, or

(b) it has otherwise been destroyed or rendered harmless.

Maximum penalty—350 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) extends to an explosive that has failed to fire or has misfired.

(3) This section does not apply to an explosive set to explode at a place in connection with mining operations while the explosive remains at the place.

(4) In this section—

mining operations has the same meaning as in the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013.