Explosives Regulation 2017

A person is an appropriate person for the issue of a fireworks operator licence if the chief inspector is reasonably satisfied the person—

is an adult; and

is physically able to use fireworks in a fireworks display; and

either—

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

otherwise demonstrates the skill, knowledge and experience required to use fireworks to a standard considered by the chief inspector to be necessary for the safety and health of persons; and

has satisfactory knowledge of the following matters—

the requirements under the Act about the storage, transport, manufacture, sale and use of fireworks;

the hazards associated with each type of firework stated in the licence, and the procedures and methods for safely and securely handling the firework;

the requirements under the Queensland fireworks code; and

is, in all the circumstances, an appropriate person for the issue of a fireworks operator licence.

For subsection (1)(c)(ii) and (d), the chief inspector may require the person to take a written, oral or practical examination.