Explosives Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2019 (Qld)

Part 1    Preliminary

1   Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Explosives Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2019.

2   Commencement

Part 3 commences on 1 February 2020 immediately after the commencement of the Land, Explosives and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019, part 5.

3   Regulation amended

This regulation amends the Explosives Regulation 2017.

Part 2    Amendments commencing on notification

4   Amendment of s 33 (Shotfirer licence)

Section 33(3), definition current competency assessment, paragraph (a)—
omit, insert—

(a)that the holder has attained the specific competencies, approved by the chief inspector and published on a Queensland Government website, in the use of blasting explosives contained in an industry training package; and

5   Amendment of s 37 (Shotfirer licence)

Section 37(1)(c)—
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(c)has, within the 5-year period ending on the day the application for the licence is made, been assessed by a registered training organisation as having attained the specific competencies, approved by the chief inspector and published on a Queensland Government website, in the use of blasting explosives contained in an industry training package; and

6   Amendment of s 38 (Fireworks contractor licence)

Section 38(1)(d)(i)—
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(i)has, within the 3-year period ending on the day the application for the licence is made, been assessed by a registered training organisation as having attained the specific competencies, approved by the chief inspector and published on a Queensland Government website, in organising fireworks displays contained in an industry training package; or

7   Amendment of s 39 (Fireworks operator licence)

Section 39(1)(c)(i)—
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(i)has, within the 3-year period ending on the day the application for the licence is made, been assessed by a registered training organisation as having attained the specific competencies, approved by the chief inspector and published on a Queensland Government website, in the use of fireworks in fireworks displays contained in an industry training package; or

8   Amendment of s 173 (Keeping records)

Section 173(1)(b)(ii)—
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(ii)supplied by the fireworks contractor to a fireworks operator for use by the fireworks operator in a fireworks display organised by the fireworks contractor.

9   Amendment of sch 7 (Dictionary)

Schedule 7—
insert—

Queensland Government website means a website with a URL that contains ‘qld.gov.au’, other than the website of a local government.

Part 3    Amendments commencing on 1 February 2020

10   Insertion of new s 18C

After section 18B—
insert—

18C   Fees for security clearance

The fees payable under the Act for a security clearance are stated in schedule 2, part 1.

11   Amendment of s 21 (Fees stated in sch 2)

Section 21, heading—
omit, insert—

21   Fees for authority

12   Amendment of s 36A (Explosives driver licence)

Section 36A(1)(a)(iii)—
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(iii)has, within the 3-year period ending on the day the application for the licence is made, been assessed by a registered training organisation as having attained the specific competencies, approved by the chief inspector and published on a Queensland Government website, in the transporting of explosives contained in an industry training package; and

13   Amendment of sch 2 (Fees)

(1)Schedule 2, authorising provision, after ‘sections 13(2)(c),’—
insert—

18C,

(2)Schedule 2, part 1, heading, before ‘authorities’—
insert—

security clearance,

(3)Schedule 2, part 1, before item 1—
insert—

1AA	Security clearance—
(a)  application for security clearance	200.00
(b)  application for renewal of security clearance	160.00

     

(4)Schedule 2, part 1—
insert—

5A	Explosives driver licence—
(a)  application for licence	nil
(b)  licence for 1 year	62.80

(5)Schedule 2, part 1, items 1AA to 17—
renumber as schedule 2, part 1, items 1 to 19.