84Requirements for responsible explosives handlers generally

84 Requirements for responsible explosives handlers generally

84 Requirements for responsible explosives handlers generally

(1) A responsible explosives handler must ensure that explosives are handled in a safe, efficient and secure way.

(2) A responsible explosives handler must not handle dangerous goods that are explosives unless the dangerous goods have been classified in accordance with the IMDG Code.

(3) A responsible explosives handler of explosives of Division 1.5 must ensure that the explosives are managed in the same way as explosives of Division 1.1.

(4) A responsible explosives handler of a consignment that consists of explosives, other than explosives of Division 1.4, with a total NEQ of more than 100 kilograms must not handle the explosives unless—

(a) the responsible consignor or agent has a representative who—

(i) can be contacted immediately by telephone, and

(ii) is available for the whole time the explosives are in or on a port operational area, and

(b) the availability of the representative has been verified by the responsible explosives handler before the explosives are delivered to the port facility, and

(c) the representative has been provided with the means to obtain immediate access to specialist advice if there is an emergency, and

(d) the representative has not been authorised or permitted to act in a command or control position if there is an emergency.

Maximum penalty (subsections (1)–(4))—300 penalty units for a corporation and 60 penalty units for an individual.