13Persons around vehicles during loading and unloading of explosives

13 Persons around vehicles during loading and unloading of explosives

(1) A person (other than a person mentioned in subsection (2)) must not be in, on or in the vicinity of a vehicle if: (a) authorised Commonwealth explosives are being loaded onto, or unloaded from, the vehicle; and (b) the person does not have the consent of the person in charge of the vehicle.

Note 1: The AE Code includes provisions about persons riding in vehicles that are carrying explosives.

Note 2: Penalties for a failure to comply with this subsection are set by section 20 of the Act.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the persons are as follows: (a) the driver of the vehicle; (b) a person involved in loading or unloading the vehicle; (c) a member of a fire brigade established by or under a law of a State or Territory; (d) a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police; (e) an officer of the Police of a State or Territory.