Explosives Regulation 2017

A person may apply to the chief inspector for an explosives trial approval.

The application must—

be in the approved form; and

include or be accompanied by as much of the prescribed information for the application as the applicant can reasonably obtain; and

be accompanied by the fee stated in schedule 2, part 1 for the application.

The approved form must provide for the inclusion of the following information—

the reason for, or purpose of, the trial;

the date the trial will start and the estimated completion date;

where the trial will be carried out;

the estimated amount of explosive that will be used for the trial;

the name of the person who will supervise the trial.

The chief inspector may ask the person to give, within the period stated by the chief inspector but at least 28 days after the date of the request, any further relevant information or evidence the chief inspector requires to decide whether to issue the approval.

Without limiting subsection (4), the chief inspector may ask the person to give a sample of an explosive that will be used for the trial.

The person must give the chief inspector the further information or evidence requested.

The person is taken to have withdrawn the application if the person fails to provide the further information or evidence requested within the period stated by the chief inspector.