Explosives, use of
39D Explosives, use of
A person shall not use explosives on land unless —
all inflammable material on the ground within a radius of 3 m of a lighted fuse or explosive has been removed; and
at least one fire extinguisher is provided at the place where the explosives are being used; and
if the explosives are being used during prohibited burning times or restricted burning times, he has given not less than 24 hours’ prior notice of his intention to do so —
to the bush fire control officer for the district in which the place where the explosives are being used is situated; and
where the place where the explosives are being used is within 3 km of forest land, to the forest officer in charge of that forest land.
A bush fire control officer may, subject to the directions, if any, of the local government by which he was appointed, issue to a person using explosives upon land referred to in subregulation (1), or the owner or occupier of that land, such directions as he considers necessary for the prevention of fire on that land and the person, owner or occupier, as the case may be, shall comply with those directions.
For blasting (as defined in regulation 24AA) that is prescribed under regulation 24K, the requirements set out in Part VA Division 5 prevail to the extent that there is an inconsistency between that Division and this regulation.
[Regulation 39D amended: Gazette 4 Jun 1970 p. 1474; 12 Jul 1974 p. 2612; 10 Mar 1978 p. 708; 22 Dec 1998 p. 6858; 5 Nov 2019 p. 3898.]
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