Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A person may operate a firework display in or over an area mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) or (b) only if subregulation (3) or (4) applies to the display.
(1A) An offence against subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .
(2) The areas for subregulation (1) are:
(a) a movement area or runway of an aerodrome; and
(b) the approach or departure path of a runway of an aerodrome.
(3) This subregulation applies to a firework display if:
(a) permission for the display has been given by:
(i) if the aerodrome is a controlled aerodrome--the air traffic control service for the aerodrome; and
(ii) in the case of any other aerodrome--CASA; and
(b) the person who proposes to operate the display has, before doing so, given to CASA the details required by table 101.500.
(4) This subregulation applies to a firework display if the fireworks are set off on or near domestic premises by or for somebody who lives there.