Explosives Act 1960 (Cth)

EXPLOSIVES.

No. 66 of 1960.

An Act to amend the Explosives Act 1952-1957.

[Assented to 7th December, 1961.]

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Explosives Act 1960.

 

(2.) The Explosives Act 1952-1957 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act:

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Explosives Act 1952-1960.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.

Definitions.

3. Section two of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the definition of “Commonwealth explosives.”.

4. After section two of the Principal Act, the following section is inserted:—

Explosives to which this Act applies.

“2a. This Act applies to explosives that—

(a) are the property of, or are in the possession or control of, the Commonwealth and are for use—

(i) by the naval, military or air forces of the Commonwealth; or

(ii) otherwise for, or for purposes related to, the defence of the Commonwealth; or

(b) are the property of, or are in the possession or control of, the government or the naval, military or air forces of another country and are in the Commonwealth or a Territory of the Commonwealth with the approval of the Commonwealth for the purposes of, or a purpose related to, the defence of the Commonwealth.”.

Regulations.

5. Section five of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-sections (1.) and (2.) the words “Commonwealth explosives” and inserting in their stead the words “explosives to which this Act applies”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-section (3.) the words “of Commonwealth explosives in a port” and inserting in their stead the words “in a port of explosives to which this Act applies”.

Orders.

6. Section six of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (b)of sub-section (1.) the words “Commonwealth explosives” and inserting in their stead the words “explosives to which this Act applies”.

Indemnity.

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