Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A person must not manufacture an explosive unless the person holds an authority that authorises the person to manufacture the explosive.
Maximum penalty--400 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment.
(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent a person--
(a) manufacturing, not more than 500g of an explosive, or a smaller amount prescribed under a regulation, under direct adult supervision, for use by the person manufacturing it in a chemical experiment; or
(b) reconditioning an explosive at a government magazine or under an inspector's supervision; or
(c) if the person is licensed or otherwise authorised to use a weapon under the Weapons Act 1990--filling ammunition for the weapon for use by the person.
(3) Also, subsection (1) does not prevent the holder of an authority to use an explosive manufacturing an explosive prescribed under a regulation for this section (a prescribed explosive), by a manual operation performed under conditions prescribed under a regulation, for the holder's immediate use.
(4) In addition, subsection (1) does not prevent an inspector manufacturing a prescribed explosive, by a manual operation performed under conditions prescribed under a regulation, for the inspector's immediate use.