Queensland Consolidated Acts

EXPLOSIVES ACT 1999 - SECT 15A

15A Persons who are not appropriate persons

(1) This section applies to a person who is an applicant for, or the holder of, a security sensitive authority.

(2) The person is not an appropriate person to hold, or to continue to hold, the security sensitive authority if an employee of the person—

(a) has or will have unsupervised access to an explosive in the course of the employee’s employment; and

(b) does not hold a security clearance.

(3) For this section, an employee of the person has or will have unsupervised access to an explosive if the employee is or will be able to access the explosive other than in the presence, and under the direct supervision, of a person who holds a security clearance.

(4) Despite subsections (2) and (3) , if the person is a licensed dealer, the person is an appropriate person to hold, or to continue to hold, a security sensitive authority if the only employees of the person who have or will have unsupervised access to an explosive in the course of the employee’s employment, and who do not hold security clearances, are qualified weapons employees.