New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

EXPLOSIVES REGULATION 2005 - REG 12

12 Hazard divisions

(1) In this Regulation, "hazard division" of an explosive means:

(a) the hazard division of the explosive under the Australian Explosives Code, or

(b) if the explosive is stored or transported with an explosive of a different hazard division under this clause-the precedence of hazard division determined in accordance with clause 78.

(2) The hazard divisions of explosives under the Australian Explosives Code are as follows:

(a) hazard division 1.1-explosives that have a mass explosion hazard,

(b) hazard division 1.2-explosives that have a projection hazard, but not a mass explosion hazard,

(c) hazard division 1.3-explosives that have a fire hazard and either a minor blast hazard or a minor projection hazard, or both, but not a mass explosion hazard,

(d) hazard division 1.4-explosive substances and articles that present no significant hazard,

(e) hazard division 1.5-very insensitive explosive substances that have a mass explosion hazard,

(f) hazard division 1.6-extremely insensitive explosive articles that do not have a mass explosion hazard.