Explosives Regulations 2022
79Emergency exemptions
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79 Emergency exemptions
(1) The Secretary may exempt a person from all or any of the provisions of this Part if the Secretary is reasonably satisfied that –
(a) the person needs to carry out unplanned emergency blasting to save or protect life or property; or
(b) the person needs to carry out unplanned blasting at short notice to deal with an unforeseen contingency arising from blasting under a blasting plan; or
(c) there is another compelling justification for granting the exemption.
(2) An exemption under this regulation may be applied for, and granted, by such means as the Secretary considers necessary or expedient in the circumstances.
Note
This regulation recognises that there may be occasions when blasting needs to be carried out at short notice – for example, to effect mine rescue, clear a traffic obstruction or deal with misfires – and that to insist on blasting plans or other protocols on such occasions may endanger life or property, disrupt the community or unreasonably stall a commercial enterprise or industrial operation.