The changes mean that dangerous goods are now regulated under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001, while explosives and security sensitive dangerous substances are regulated by the Explosives Act 2003 and the Explosives Regulation 2005.
These two new regulatory frameworks require stricter security for explosives and concentrated ammonium nitrate and new safe handling and storage requirements for other classes of dangerous goods.
Explosives Act 2003 No 39
Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Dangerous Goods) Act 2003 No 38
Explosives Act 2003 - Explosives Regulation 2005 (2005-527)
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 - Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Dangerous Goods) Regulation 2005 (2005-531)