PART 1 - Interpretation
1. InterpretationIn this Schedule classification code means the classification code under the Australian Dangerous Goods Code;gross weight , of explosives, means their gross weight inclusive of any inner and outer packaging;NEQ means net explosive quantity.
PART 2 - Table of exempt explosives
Exempt explosives | Ammunition & propellants | 1. | Small arms ammunition in the possession of the holder of a licence under the Firearms Act 1996 . | 2. | Propellant powders with classification code 1.3C, up to 5kg NEQ, in the possession of the holder of a licence under the Firearms Act 1996 , being possession solely and directly connected with the loading or reloading of ammunition for the licensee's personal use. | 3. | Propellant powders with classification code 1.1D (known as black powder), up to 5kg NEQ, in the possession of the holder of a licence under the Firearms Act 1996 , being possession solely and directly connected with the loading or reloading of ammunition for the licensee's personal use. | Fireworks | 4. | Type 1 fireworks within the meaning of Division 11 of Part 5 . | Ignition devices | 5. | Electric igniters of classification code 1.4. | 6. | Igniter cords of classification code 1.4. | Safety and life-saving equipment | 7. | Explosives designed and manufactured expressly to activate fire extinguishers. | 8. | Explosives designed and manufactured expressly to activate parachutes. | 9. | Explosives designed and manufactured expressly to activate (deploy and/or inflate) vehicle passenger/driver air-bags. | 10. | Explosives designed and manufactured expressly to activate (pre-tension) vehicle passenger/driver seat-belts. | 11. | Explosives designed and manufactured expressly to activate (deploy and/or inflate) life rafts, vessel or aircraft passenger evacuation slides or similar life-saving and safety devices. | 12. | Explosives designed and manufactured expressly to activate (in any way) safety or life-saving devices similar to those specified in items 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this table. | 13. | Distress signals | (a) with classification code 1.3, up to 15kg gross weight; | (b) with classification code 1.4, up to 250kg gross weight. | Miscellaneous | 14. | Safety fuses. | 15. | Power device cartridges. |