Queensland Consolidated Regulations

EXPLOSIVES REGULATION 2017 - REG 154

154 Notice of proposed blasting

(1) The holder of a shotfirer licence must give an inspector notice under subsection (2) of a proposed blasting, other than a blasting at a mine or an explosives factory.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(2) The notice—

(a) must be given at least 7 days before the proposed blasting is carried out; and

(b) must include the following—

(i) the holder’s name and licence number;

(ii) the location of the proposed blasting, including the approximate distance to any protected works, within the meaning of AS 2187, part 0, within 1km of the location;

Examples of protected works—

houses, buildings, roads, railway tracks

(iii) the day or days on which the proposed blasting will be carried out;

(iv) a copy of any written authority for the blasting issued by the local government in whose local government area the proposed blasting will be carried out.