Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) If someone is injured or dies, or property is damaged, as a direct or indirect result of an explosion, fire or other incident involving explosives (including injury or damage resulting from the ignition or firing of fireworks) a responsible person for the explosives must—
(a) if there is a fire, immediately notify the incident to the chief officer (fire brigade) or the chief officer (rural fire service), whichever is appropriate; and
(b) without delay, tell the director-general and a police officer about the incident; and
(c) if asked by an inspector, within 48 hours after the request give a report of the incident to the inspector setting out the details of the incident and the injury or damage.
Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.
Note Responsible person , for a dangerous substance (including an explosive) is defined in the Act, s 18.
(2) If there are 2 or more responsible people for the explosives, compliance by any 1 or more of them with subsection (1) is taken to be sufficient compliance with this section.
(3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.