Explosives Regulations 2022
95Commonwealth Day (Cracker Night) displays
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95 Commonwealth Day (Cracker Night) displays
(1) For the purposes of this Part –
(a) a fireworks display for Commonwealth Day is not capable of being held on any day other than a Saturday; and
(b) if in any year Commonwealth Day (24 May) does not fall on a Saturday, a fireworks display for Commonwealth Day may only be held on the following Saturday.
(2) Despite regulation 87(2)(c) , an applicant under regulation 87 does not need to nominate a pyrotechnician in respect of a proposed fireworks display if –
(a) the proposed fireworks display is a fireworks display for Commonwealth Day; and
(b) no Type 3 fireworks are to be used as part of the proposed fireworks display; and
(c) the proposed fireworks display is to be –
(i) no longer than 45 minutes in duration; and
(ii) held either between 7 p.m. and 7.45 p.m., or 7.45 p.m. and 8.30 p.m., as may be specified on the permit.
(3) Regulation 94 does not apply in respect of a fireworks display for Commonwealth Day if there is no nominated pyrotechnician for the display.