Explosives Regulations 2022
104Type 3 fireworks to be secured on day of firing
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104 Type 3 fireworks to be secured on day of firing
(1) This regulation applies to a pyrotechnician who takes possession of Type 3 fireworks on any day (the firing day) for the purpose of –
(a) using the Type 3 fireworks on the firing day; or
(b) having another pyrotechnician use the Type 3 fireworks on the firing day.
(2) In a case to which subregulation (1)(a) applies, a pyrotechnician to which this regulation applies –
(a) must not leave the Type 3 fireworks unattended at any time (except to the extent necessary for safety after they have been placed and made ready for firing); and
(b) must transfer the Type 3 fireworks to an approved magazine as soon as practicable if the pyrotechnician decides not to use them on the firing day or discovers that they cannot, for any reason, be used on the firing day.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(3) In a case to which subregulation (1)(b) applies, the pyrotechnician must ensure that –
(a) the Type 3 fireworks are not left unattended at any time (except to the extent that may be necessary for safety after they have been placed and made ready for firing); and
(b) the Type 3 fireworks are transferred to an approved magazine as soon as practicable if the pyrotechnician discovers that they are not, for any reason, to be used on the firing day.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation in its application to Type 3 fireworks for a New Year's Eve fireworks display, the firing day is taken to extend into New Year's Day.