New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

EXPLOSIVES REGULATION 2005 - REG 41

41 Notification of importation of explosives or explosive precursors

(1) It is a condition of each licence to import that the licensee must give the regulatory authority notice, in accordance with this clause, and pay the notification fee fixed by the regulatory authority, on each occasion of the licensee’s intention to import explosives or explosive precursors.

(2) The notice must be given no later than 5 business days before the day on which the explosives or explosive precursors are intended to arrive in the State.

(3) The notice must include the following information:

(a) the name and licence number of the licensee,

(b) the intended date of import of the explosives or explosive precursors,

(c) the identity of the vessel or aircraft in which the explosives or explosive precursors are to be imported,

(d) the port, facility or airport where the explosives or explosive precursors are to be received,

(e) the name of, and the classification assigned to, the explosives or explosive precursors,

(f) details of the kind and quantity of explosives or explosive precursors to be imported,

(g) the name of the consignee (if not the licensee) and the consignor of the explosives or explosive precursors,

(h) the address of the place where the explosives or explosive precursors are to be stored in the State.

(4) If the licensee becomes aware that any of the information given in such a notice is no longer accurate, it is a condition of the licence that the licensee must give the regulatory authority notice of the relevant change of information.

(5) The importer, the importer’s agent and the consignee of the explosives or explosive precursors referred to in the notice must not transport the explosives or explosive precursors, or cause or permit the explosives or explosive precursors to be transported from the port, facility or airport where they were received to premises specified in a licence for the storage or handling of explosives unless the regulatory authority has given notice (either written or electronic) that the explosives or explosive precursors may be transported to those premises.

Maximum penalty (subclause (5)): 250 penalty units.

(6) A notice under this clause may be given in writing or electronically.