Explosives Transport Regulations 2002
26What is an approved security plan
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26 What is an approved security plan
(1) An approved security plan of a Commonwealth agency is a security plan that: (a) is in accordance with subregulation (2); and (b) is approved by the Competent Authority. (2) For paragraph (1) (a), a security plan of a Commonwealth agency must cover the arrangements and procedures for the transport of Commonwealth explosives by road or rail by or for the agency and include at least the following: (a) 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; (b) 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; (c) a description of the arrangements for emergency communications in the event of an emergency involving those explosives; (d) a statement setting out the requirements for training for persons involved in the transport of Commonwealth explosives by road or rail; (e) 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; (f) a statement setting out the requirements for consultation with State and Territory bodies concerned with the transport of explosives by road or rail. (3) In this regulation:
Commonwealth agency means:
(b) the Australian Defence Force; or
(c) the Australian Federal Police; or
(ca) the Department administered by the Minister administering Part XII of the Customs Act 1901; or
(d) the Department of Defence.