87Requirements for port facility operators

87 Requirements for port facility operators

87 Requirements for port facility operators

(1) This section applies to a port facility operator accepting or unloading explosives at a port facility.

(2) A port facility operator must not accept or unload explosives at a port facility unless the responsible consignor or agent for the explosives has given notice of the arrival of the explosives as required under section 73.

(3) A port facility must not unload explosives at a port facility unless—

(a) the transportation to remove the explosives from the port facility is available and ready to receive the explosives for loading, and

(b) if the explosives are of Division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 or 1.6—they can be removed from the port facility after being unloaded within the port facility time limit for the goods.

(4) A port facility operator must not accept explosives at a port facility while the ship intended to receive the explosives is immobilised.

(5) A port facility operator must unload explosives of Division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5 or 1.6 as soon as practicable after the explosives arrive at the port facility.

(6) A port facility operator must ensure that the personnel of the port facility operator involved in handling explosives have received training about the correct handling methods, potential dangers and emergency procedures for explosives before handling the explosives.

(7) A port facility operator must ensure that lift trucks being used to handle explosives, other than explosives of Division 1.4, are attended at all times.

(8) While explosives are being loaded or unloaded from a ship, a port facility operator must, in conjunction with the master of the ship, exclude all personnel not essential to the loading or unloading of the explosives from—

(a) the area of the berth where they are being handled, and

(b) a space of at least 15 metres beyond the immediate handling area.

Maximum penalty (subsections (2)–(8))—300 penalty units for a corporation and 60 penalty units for an individual.