New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsAn unsupervised handling licence authorises the licensee to handle explosives or explosive precursors but only in circumstances where:
(a) the holder of the unsupervised handling licence is under the direction or control (for example, as an employee or contractor) of another person who holds another licence under the Act ( "the supervising licensee") (not being a blasting explosives learner’s licence, a fireworks (single use) licence or an unsupervised handling licence), and
(b) the handling of the explosives or explosive precursors is of a type and manner that is authorised under the supervising licensee’s licence,
(c) the holder of the unsupervised handling licence complies with any conditions that apply to the supervising licensee’s licence.
Note: An unsupervised handling licence could allow (according to its terms and conditions) an employee of a person who holds a licence to store to have unsupervised access to handle explosives or explosive precursors stored under the authority of that licence to store. An unlicensed employee would be otherwise prohibited from unsupervised handling of their employer’s explosives or explosive precursors. See also the provisions relating to security plans.