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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1987

FEES FOR HANDLING EXPLOSIVES REVISED

OF AMENDMENT AND CHARGES FOR THE THE ISSUE OF EXPLOSIVE

THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THREE SETS

FEES PROVIDE FOR REVISED REGULATIONS WHICH

AND DELIVERY OF EXPLOSIVES AND FOR STORAGE LICENCES/PERMITS AND MINES BLASTING CERTIFICATES.

THE

REVISED FEES EXPLOSIVES

(SAFETY)

REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)

ARE CONTAINED IN THE DANGEROUS GOODS (GOVERNMENT

DEPOTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS

THE MINES DANGEROUS GOODS (GENERAL) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1987 AND THE

TOMORROW

1987,

1987, TO

BE

GAZETTED

(FRIDAY).

A

DEPARTMENT INCREASED OF EXPLOSIVE

SPOKESMAN FOR THE MINES DIVISION OF THE LABOUR SAID

THE REVISION FOLLOWED THE RISING OPERATING COSTS AND RENTAL FOR THE DEPOTS. THE FEES RELATING TO THE ISSUE

WERE LAST REVISED IN 1983 AND THAT FOR LICENCES/PERMITS AND DELIVERY OF EXPLOSIVES IN 1985.

HE

THE STORAGE

BFFECT

THE EXPECTED

NEW FEES WOULD HAVE MINIMAL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AS THE COSTS OF EXPLOSIVES FORMED ONLY SMALL PART OF THE TOTAL COSTS OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

THE

ON A VERY

THE OLD AND NEW FEES FOR SOME OF THE SERVICES SET OUT THREE REGULATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

IN

THE

* FOR STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES

PER 50 KG

OLD

NEW

$75

$82.5

* FOR DELIVERY OF EXPLOSIVES

NOT EXCEEDING 50 KG

$850

$936

* FOR ISSUE OF A PERMIT TO

DISCHARGE EXPLOSIVES

$11, 200 PER ANNUM

$14,000 PER ANNUM

* FOR ISSUE OF A MINES BLASTING CERTIFICATE

$305

$335

* FOR RENEWAL OR ENDORSEMENT

OF A MINES BLASTING

CERTIFICATE

$245

$270

* FOR REPLACEMENT OF A MINES

BLASTING CERTIFICATE

55

$ 60

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE DANGEROUS GOODS STANDING COMMITTEE BEEN CONSULTED AND HAD AGREED TO THE INCREASES.

HAD

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