16Approved security plan required for regulated Commonwealth agencies

16 Approved security plan required for regulated Commonwealth agencies

(1) A regulated Commonwealth agency that transports, or will transport, Commonwealth explosives by road or rail must ensure that an approved security plan for the regulated Commonwealth agency: (a) is in place; and (b) covers the transport of the Commonwealth explosives.

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

(2) The Competent Authority may approve a security plan for a regulated Commonwealth agency if the security plan: (a) covers the arrangements and procedures for the transport of Commonwealth explosives by road or rail by or for the agency; and (b) includes the following: (i) a description of the measures for preventing the theft of Commonwealth explosives being transported by road or rail and for preventing unauthorised people from having access to those explosives; (ii) a statement setting out the vehicle design requirements for vehicles used to transport Commonwealth explosives, and the load securing requirements for securing and protecting those explosives; (iii) a description of the arrangements for emergency communications in the event of an emergency involving those explosives; (iv) a statement setting out the requirements for training for persons involved in the transport of Commonwealth explosives by road or rail; (v) a statement setting out the requirements for ensuring that vehicles transporting Commonwealth explosives travel by the safest practicable route, including the procedures for planning transport routes; (vi) a statement setting out the requirements for consultation with State and Territory bodies concerned with the transport of explosives by road or rail; (vii) any other matter the Competent Authority considers necessary for the transport.