SCHEDULE 6 - Approved Purposes SCHEDULE 6 - Approved Purposes of Fireworks Displays

Regulation 87(11)

1.   For regulation 87(11)(g) the following are taken to be approved purposes:

(a) a New Year's Eve celebration;

(b) a Commonwealth Day celebration (24 May – also known as "cracker night");

(c) a traditional cultural occasion (such as Chinese New Year, Diwali or Guy Fawkes Night);

(d) a finale to a major agricultural show (such as the Royal Hobart Show or Agfest);

(e) a finale to a major sporting or recreational event (such as the Royal Hobart Regatta or Launceston Festivale);

(f) a school fair;

(g) a community fair;

(h) the celebration of a major anniversary or milestone of political, historical or other significance to the Commonwealth or the State (such as Australia Day, Tasmania Day or a city centenary);

(i) the performance of an artistic work that incorporates or is associated with the use of explosives (such as Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks);

(j) a military tattoo;

(k) the opening or anniversary of a major commercial enterprise;

(l) a purpose that substantially corresponds to one of these purposes.

2.   For regulation 87(11)(g) , the testing of fireworks, for classification or other purposes, by a fireworks importer, manufacturer or supplier, is also taken to be an approved purpose.