Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES (EXPLOSIVES) AMENDMENT REGULATION 2007 (NO 1) (NO 6 OF 2007) - REG 4

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    (2)     The total pyrotechnic substance in a consumer firework must not contain more than 5% by weight of reactive powder.

    (3)     In this section:

"reactive powder" means either a powder or a consolidated material containing a mixture of oxidizer and metal powder, whether or not it also includes binding or colour agents.

    (4)     In subsection (3):

"metal powder" means metal powder that can pass through a standard 275-mesh sieve.

Examples of metal powder

1     aluminium

2     magnesium

3     alloy of magnesium containing aluminium

Note     An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).

"oxidizer" means a substance that, while in itself is not necessarily combustible, may, by yielding oxygen, cause or contribute to the combustion of another substance.

Examples of oxidizers

1     ammonium perchlorate

2     barium nitrate

3     potassium nitrate

4     potassium perchlorate