Explosives Act 1961. Country/Territory Australia Document type Legislation Date 1961 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act relating to Explosives. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Hazardous substances Packaging/labelling Transport/storage Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Act makes provision for the control of explosives, i.e. (a) substances or articles capable of producing an explosive, incendiary or pyrotechnic effect; (b) substances or articles prescribed by Regulations to be explosives; or (c) containers that have contained a substance or article to which paragraph (a) or (b) applies and have not been certified, in accordance with the Regulations, to be free from explosives. Full text English Website www.legislation.gov.au