14Smoking and other fire hazards around vehicles prohibited

14 Smoking and other fire hazards around vehicles prohibited

(1) A person contravenes this subsection if: (a) the person is within 6 metres of a vehicle on which authorised Commonwealth explosives are loaded; and (b) the person: (i) smokes; or (ii) is in possession of, creates or uses any fire or naked light. (2) A person contravenes this subsection if: (a) the person is in the vicinity of a vehicle on which authorised Commonwealth explosives are loaded; and (b) the person engages in conduct that is likely to result in a fire or explosion affecting the explosives on the vehicle.

Note 1: See the provisions of the AE Code about smoking and other fire hazards near vehicles that are carrying explosives.

Note 2: Penalties for a failure to comply with subsections (1) and (2) of this section are set by section 20 of the Act.