Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) These regulations
do not apply to or in respect of an explosive if —
(a) it
is a power device cartridge that is a standard component of, and is fitted to,
a commercially manufactured article; or
(b) it
is an unrestricted firework; or
(c) it
is a model rocket motor in which the NEQ is not more than 5 g.
(2) These regulations
do not apply to or in respect of an explosive if —
(a) the
explosive is in a laboratory for analytical or research purposes; and
(b)
there is not more than 0.5 kg of any kind of explosive in the laboratory; and
(c) the
laboratory —
(i)
is operated for lawful commercial purposes; or
(ii)
is controlled and managed by a school, or a
non‑government school, as those terms are defined in the
School Education Act 1999 ; or
(iii)
is controlled and managed by a university or other
institution established for public purposes under a written law.
(3) These regulations
do not apply to or in respect of an explosive if it is in the possession or
under the control of —
(a) a
DGO acting in the course of duty; or
(b) a
police officer acting in the course of duty; or
(c) a
member of the police force of another place who is in the State with the
approval of the Commissioner of Police for the purposes of, or a purpose
related to, law enforcement in this State, acting in the course of duty; or
(d) an
officer of the Commonwealth, or a defence force of the Commonwealth, acting in
the course of duty; or
(e) the
air, military or naval force of another country that is in the State with the
approval of the Commonwealth for the purposes of, or a purpose related to, the
defence of the Commonwealth.