Western Australian Current Regulations

DANGEROUS GOODS SAFETY (EXPLOSIVES) REGULATIONS 2007 - REG 42

42 .         MPUs, use of

        (1)         A person must not use an MPU to transport the constituents of, or to manufacture, an explosive unless it is a complying MPU.

        Penalty: a level 2 fine.

        (2)         For the purposes of subregulation (1), an MPU is a complying MPU if —

            (a)         it is designed, constructed, marked and placarded in accordance with the requirements of an approved code of practice (if any), or alternative safety measures, for MPUs; and

            (b)         it carries a copy of the SDS —

                  (i)         for each substance transported by the MPU that is a constituent of an explosive; and

                  (ii)         for any explosive that can be manufactured from those constituents.

        (3)         A person must not transport an explosive in an MPU on a road.

        Penalty: a level 2 fine.

        [Regulation 42 amended: Gazette 16 Mar 2012 p. 1176; 3 Mar 2017 p. 1475.]