Queensland Consolidated Regulations

EXPLOSIVES REGULATION 2017 - REG 11

11 Definitions for part

In this part—

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

(a) a description of the explosive, including—

(i) the name of the explosive; and

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

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

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

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

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

(c) 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;

(d) 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) any classification code for the explosive decided by the Commonwealth, another State or a foreign country;

(e) details of the manufacture of the explosive, including—

(i) the name of the explosive’s manufacturer; and

(ii) the country in which the explosive has been manufactured by the manufacturer; and

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

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

(f) if the explosive is packaged, details of the packaging, including—

(i) markings on the package; and

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

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

(g) a safety data sheet for the explosive;

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