Queensland Consolidated Regulations

EXPLOSIVES REGULATION 2003 - SECT 11

In this part--

prescribed information, for a request that an explosive be declared an authorised explosive or an application for an explosives trial approval, means each of the following--

(a) a description of the explosive, including each of the following--

(i) the name of the explosive;

(ii) the design, composition and formulation of the explosive, including the mass of the explosive;

(iii) the intended use of the explosive and how it functions;

(iv) the classification code and the United Nations number, within the meaning of the UN model regulations, for the explosive;

(v) the shelf life recommended for the explosive by its manufacturer;

(b) if requested by the chief inspector, drawings or photographs of the explosive;

(c) details of all possible uses of the explosive and the purpose of the applicant's intended use or uses of the explosive;

(d) for an explosive suitable for use in an underground coal mine--details of the explosive's suitability for the use, including the results of any tests carried out to decide the explosive's suitability;

(e) information relevant to classifying the explosive, including--

(i) the results of any tests carried out, under the UN tests and criteria, to classify the explosive; and

(ii) a classification code for the explosive decided by the Commonwealth or another State;

(f) details about the manufacture of the explosive, including each of the following--

(i) the name of the explosive's manufacturer;

(ii) the country in which the explosive is manufactured;

(iii) the period for which the explosive has been manufactured by the manufacturer;

(iv) any information in the applicant's possession about the safety history of the explosive's use, whether in Australia or elsewhere;

(g) if the explosive is packaged--details about the packaging including each of the following--

(i) markings on the packaging;

(ii) the number of explosives contained in the package;

(iii) if the packaging has been tested under the Australian explosives code--the results of the testing and the approval number assigned to the packaging;

(h) a material safety data sheet for the explosive;

(i) if requested by the chief inspector, a sample of the explosive;

(j) a written statement, prepared by the supplier of the explosive, of the supplier's directions for the safe use and disposal of the explosive.

trial, for an explosives trial approval, means the trial, experiment or examination for which the unauthorised or prohibited explosive will be manufactured, possessed, sold, stored, transported or used.