Queensland Consolidated Regulations

EXPLOSIVES REGULATION 2017 - REG 118

118 How manager must deal with request

(1) If the manager of a government magazine receives a request under section 117 , the manager must, as soon as practicable after receiving the request—

(a) decide whether to approve the request, with or without conditions; and

(b) give the applicant a notice under subsection (2) or (3) .

(2) If the manager decides to approve the request, the notice must state each of the following—

(a) that the request is approved;

(b) any conditions of the approval to carry out the activity;

(c) that an explosive stored at the government magazine may be inspected and sampled by—

(i) the manager of the magazine under section 115 ; or

(ii) an inspector under the Act ;

(d) that the applicant may carry out an activity at the government magazine in relation to the explosive only with the chief inspector’s consent;

(e) that the chief inspector may require, as a condition of consenting to the activity being carried out, that the activity be carried out under the supervision of a relevant supervisor;

(f) that before the explosive is stored, or the activity is carried out, at the government magazine, the applicant must agree to pay, within 30 days after receiving an account for the fee, any fee charged by the chief inspector under section 122 for storing the explosive or supervising the activity;

(g) for a request to store an explosive, that the explosive must, unless an exemption is given by the chief inspector for section 119 (1) (d) —

(i) be properly classified, packaged, marked and labelled as required under the Australian explosives code or the Australian dangerous goods code; and

(ii) be in a safe and secure condition for storage, handling and transport;

(h) the powers of the chief inspector under subdivision 5 if a fee mentioned in paragraph (f) is not paid.

(3) If the manager decides not to approve the request, the notice must state—

(a) that the request is not approved; and

(b) the reasons for the decision.

(4) The manager may decide to approve a request to store an explosive at the government magazine only if the manager is reasonably satisfied the explosive may be safely and securely stored at the magazine.