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DANGEROUS GOODS SAFETY (EXPLOSIVES) REGULATIONS 2007 - REG 118

118 .         Suppliers, duties when supplying

        (1)         This regulation does not apply to the supply —

            (a)         of an explosive named in Schedule 8; or

            (b)         of an explosive under regulation 114.

        (2)         If a person ( A ) supplies an explosive to a person (B ) and supplies it to a person ( C ) for delivery to B, the requirements of this regulation apply to, and in relation to —

            (a)         the supply by A to B; and

            (b)         the supply by A to C; and

            (c)         the supply by C to B; and

            (d)         if any person other than C is involved in delivering the explosive to B, the supply by that person to the next person.

        (3)         A person ( X ) must not supply a quantity of an authorised explosive to an individual ( Y ) unless Y has produced to X, either at or within a reasonable period before the time of supply —

            (a)         proof of the identity of Y in the form of —

                  (i)         a passport; or

                  (ii)         a driver’s licence issued in Australia; or

            (iia)         a photo card as defined in the Western Australian Photo Card Act 2014 section 3; or

                  (iii)         a security card, or a written authorisation, that is valid under regulation 16,

                that shows Y’s photograph; and

            (b)         evidence that Y is authorised, whether under a licence or not, to possess that quantity of the explosive under —

                  (i)         the Act or these regulations; or

                  (ii)         the law of the Commonwealth; or

                  (iii)         if Y is in a place outside the State, the law of that place.

        (4)         A person ( X ) must not supply a quantity of an authorised explosive to a body corporate or partnership ( Y ) unless —

            (a)         Y has produced to X, either at or within a reasonable period before the time of supply, evidence that Y is authorised, whether under a licence or not, to possess that quantity of the explosive under —

                  (i)         the Act or these regulations; or

                  (ii)         the law of the Commonwealth; or

                  (iii)         if Y is in a place outside the State, the law of that place;

                and

            (b)         the explosive is delivered to a secure nominee of Y who shows X proof that he or she is a secure nominee; and

            (c)         X obtains the secure nominee’s personal receipt.

        Penalty: a level 1 fine and imprisonment for 10 months.

        (5)         A person who supplies an authorised explosive to another person must, if the other person so requests, give the other person —

            (a)         the SDS for the explosive; and

            (b)         any instructions issued by the manufacturer of the explosive about how to use it safely.

        Penalty: a level 3 fine.

        [Regulation 118 amended: Gazette 2 Dec 2013 p.   5601; 5 Feb 2016 p. 348; 3 Mar 2017 p. 1475.]



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