Explosives information bulletin no. 63 | 01 July 2023 | Version 30
Government magazine fees for services provided 2023-24
This bulletin lists the fees charged by the Chief Inspector of Explosives under section 122 of the Explosives Regulation 2017. The fees are verified by the Director, Capital, Accommodation and Explosive Reserves Resources Safety & Health Queensland for the storage of explosives and related activities at a government magazine. For the 2023-24 financial year, the Queensland Government indexation rate of 3.4% has been applied. No additional fees or increases have been made.
Note: The full range of services listed here may not be available at all government magazines.
General explosives storage in explosives magazines
The general magazine storage rate applies to packaged explosive products that are authorised and within shelf life. This includes manufactured commercial explosives, explosives accessories, high explosives, detonators, propellant powder, gun powder, black powder, fireworks, ANFO and emulsion stored in government magazines.
| Service | Fee (including GST) |
|---|---|
| 0 kg-30 kg | $6.63 per box, bag, drum per year or part thereof |
| 30 kg-100 kg | $11.60 per box, bag, drum per year or part thereof |
| 100 kg-250 kg | $66.08 per box, bag, drum per year or part thereof |
| 250 kg-1000 kg | $131.42 per box, bag, drum per year or part thereof |
| 1000 kg | $165.13 per box, bag, drum, package per year or part thereof |
Special explosives storage for unauthorised explosives (including out-of-date product)
| Service | Fee (including GST) |
|---|---|
| 0 kg-30 kg | $6.63 per box, bag, drum per month or part thereof |
| 30 kg-100 kg | $11.60 per box, bag, drum per month or part thereof |
| 100 kg-250 kg | $66.08 per box, bag, drum per month or part thereof |
| 250 kg-1000 kg | $131.42 per box, bag, drum per month or part thereof |
| 1000 kg | $165.13 per box, bag, drum, package per month or part thereof |
General storage of ammonium nitrate, calcium nitrate, sodium nitrate or similar chemicals stored in explosives magazines at the request of the client
| Service | Fee (including GST) |
|---|---|
| 0 kg-50 kg bags | $3.18 per bag per year or part thereof |
| Bulka bags | $130.25 per bag per year or part thereof |
| In owner-provided structure/containers | $1,194.24 per structure or container per month or part thereof |
| ISO containers (IBCs other than Bulka Bags) | $127.18 per 1000 kg per month or part thereof |
General storage of ammonium nitrate, calcium nitrate, sodium nitrate or similar chemicals or ingredients used to manufacture explosives stored on purpose built pads or in sheds which are not explosives magazines
| Service | Fee (including GST) |
|---|---|
| 0 kg-50 kg bags | $2.48 per bag per year or part thereof |
| Bulka bags | $14.99 per bag per year or part thereof |
| In owner-provided structure/containers | $597.76 per structure or container per month or part thereof |
| ISO containers (IBCs other than Bulka Bags) | $64.97 per 1000 kg per month or part thereof |
Security and infrastructure fee
| Service | Fee (including GST) |
|---|---|
| Security and infrastructure for each package stored in a magazine or on a site (box, bag, drum, bulka bag, owner provided structure/container/ISO container). (Materials stored on lease sites are excluded) | $0.26 per month or part thereof |
Transit storage of explosives and other products in shipping containers and isotainers
| Service | Fee (including GST) |
|---|---|
| 20 ft shipping containers held in purpose built compound but not inside a magazine-transit storage (5 days max.) | $597.76 per container per 5-day period or part thereof |
| 40 ft shipping containers in purpose-built compound but not inside a magazine-transit storage (5 days max.) | $1,194.24 per container per 5-day period or part thereof |
Specialist storage-sole use of magazine
| Service | Fee (including GST) |
|---|---|
| High-security underground magazines (72 m2) | $3,259.04 per month or part thereof |
| Fireworks magazines (6 m2) | $651.81 per year or part thereof |
| Medium-security magazine-168 m2 > (40 t gross) | $10,870.89 per year or part thereof |
| Medium-security magazine-72 m2 (20 t gross) | $5,434.91 per year or part thereof |
| Medium-security magazine-45 m2 (10 t gross) | $3,909.79 per year or part thereof |
| Low-security concrete slabs-108 m2 | $3,259.04 per year or part thereof |
Disposal activities
| Service | Fee (including GST) |
|---|---|
| Incinerator set-up | $543.71 |
| Detonators | $2.12 per detonator |
| High explosives | $11.39 per kg or part thereof |
| Ammunition | $5.30 per kg or part thereof |
| Fireworks | $5.30 per kg or part thereof |
| Flares | $11.60 per kg or part thereof |
| Other dangerous goods | $11.60 per kg or part thereof |
| Reserve keepers fee | $208.05 per hour or part thereof |
Miscellaneous activities
| Service | Fee (including GST) |
|---|---|
Varied activities related to explosive warehousing, including but not limited to-
| $208.05 per hour or part thereof |
Varied activities related to additional administrative duties requested/required by clients including and not limited to-
| $45 per item/request |
| After hours activities in government magazine by reserve keeper, at request of client (2 hours min.) | $238.90 per keeper hour or part thereof |
| Spillages, cleanup and/or decontamination by reserve keeper (basic clean-up materials only) | $260.72 per keeper hour or part thereof |
| Specialised services, on request | $290.62 per hour or part thereof |
| Use of government magazine facility for which a fee has not been listed in this schedule | $301.32 per hour or part thereof |
| Forklift with reserve keeper as operator - loading and unloading activities | $330.89 per hour or part thereof |
| Pallet wrapper hire (wrapping materials supplied) | $50.13 per hour or part thereof |
| Issue of government magazine access card (applicant must hold current security clearance) | $46.58 per card |
| Reissue of weighbridge and government magazine access cards that have been lost or stolen | $46.58 per card |
| Weighbridge operation in and out of reserve | $35.24 per vehicle or weighbridge issue of docket |
| Storage of plant, empty shipping containers, equipment, packing material and other non-explosive/chemical products | $165.55 per square metre or part thereof per month or part thereof |
| Temporary parking of vehicles transporting explosives in the purpose-built transit compound for explosives and other things not subject to a scheduled fee (2 days max.) | $141.92 per vehicle or day or part thereof |
| Fumigation / quarantine of shipping container | $291.14 per month or part thereof |
Schedule of fees for leases to occupy at Queensland Government Magazines
| Land category | Own use $ /m2.yr | 3rd party use $ /m2.yr |
|---|---|---|
| Undeveloped land | $8.20 | $4.05 |
| Developed land – no buildings | $15.98 | $7.61 |
| Developed land with buildings | $78.24 | $0.00 |
| Security and infrastructure fee for lease area | $0.26 | $0.00 |
| Class 1 Magazines | Own Use $/m2. month | |
| Class 1 Explosives Magazines (<200 m2) with access area (Charge converted containers 1.3 and 1.4G at ½ this rate added April 2013) | $46.30 | $0.00 |
| Security and infrastructure fee per m2 allocated | $0.26 | $0.00 |
Notes: Land category fees are exclusive of GST. All fees are annually increased by the Queensland Government Treasury Index.
Glossary of terms
| Term | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Administration Duties | Administration requests/requirements completed by Reserve staff whilst providing services to clients. This fee is in addition to any other fees allocated for miscellaneous activities. |
| After hours | Refers to services provided by staff of the government magazine at the request of the client outside published normal operating hours; includes travel time. |
| Client | An applicant as defined in s117(1) of the Explosives Regulation 2017, relevant person as defined in s121(1) of the Explosives Regulation 2017 and/or any person described under s122(3) of the Explosives Regulation 2017. |
| Developed land – no buildings | Means any part of leased premises at a Queensland Government Magazine that has hardstand and plant on it, but otherwise has no buildings. |
| Developed land with buildings | Means any part of leased premises at a Queensland Government Magazine that has a building other than plant on it. |
| Fumigation/quarantine fee | This fee is in addition to any other fees |
| Incinerator set-up | Covers the preparation, equipment-maintenance and clean-up activities required to destroy explosives by incineration. |
| Loading and unloading activities | All activities by government magazine staff to load and unload vehicles and shipping containers, putting products into store, order picking, wrapping, re-palletising, restacking and checking will be charged at the appropriate scheduled fee. |
| Product in transit storage unloaded and then directly loaded onto a vehicle | Where a product is received into a government magazine and is loaded onto a vehicle for transport off the magazine following transit storage, the appropriate transit shipping container rate applies, together with any materials-handling fees for reserve labour and forklift charges. |
| Shipping container in transit storage is unloaded into store | Where a shipping container is received into transit storage and is later unloaded directly into a magazine on behalf of a client, the storage fee rate applies in addition to the materials-handling fees; the products are not subject to both transit storage and general storage fees. |
| Storage | The service provided for general and specialised service covers storage only. Materials handling provided by magazine staff with or without the use of a forklift is charged separately. |
| Supervision | Clients who have general storage in shared storage facilities must be supervised by government magazine staff to ensure security and client confidentiality of all clients. |
| Time period charging | Invoices for services that are charged with reference to time-units (e.g., years, months, days, or hours), will be calculated by reference to the relevant time-unit. Partial time-units are rounded-up to the nearest whole time-unit. Charges for services that are charged by reference to time-units are calculated on the basis that a year consists of 365 days, a month consists of 30 days, a day consists of 24 hours, and an hour consists of 60 minutes. |
| Transfer of ownership | A person for whom explosives are stored at a magazine must notify the reserve keeper of the sale or other transfer of any portion of the explosives as required under s126 of the Explosives Regulation 2017. When the product is sold or otherwise transferred to another client, the new client will be charged the appropriate storage fees and materials-handling fees will apply if the explosives are moved to another location. |
| IBC | Intermediate bulk container |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| Transit storage | Transit storage applies to the holding of explosives in shipping containers for import and export for a maximum 5-day period. A shipping container containing explosives can, with the express prior consent of the reserve manager, have more than one 5-day period of transit storage consecutively. If the period of 5 days is exceeded and the transit storage becomes general storage, the applicable rate for general explosives storage in magazines applies. The product cannot attract both a transit storage and a general storage fee. Transit storage applies to shipping containers that are in transit through the magazine and the intention is clearly not for storage. Normally, transit storage is associated with a period of 5 days maximum. Where the status of transit storage has changed, particularly for imports where rectification cannot be undertaken within 5 days and the explosives must be stored at the magazine, the normal storage arrangements and fees will apply. The client must clearly give a request to the reserve manager, as required under s117 of the Explosives Regulation 2017. Transit storage applies to:
Transit storage does not apply to:
|
| Unauthorised Explosive | An explosive which is not declared under s8 of the Explosives Act 1999 to be an authorised explosive. The list of authorised explosives is published in https://www.rshq.qld.gov.au/safety-notices/explosives/auth-explosives-trials-unauth-explosives. Unauthorised explosives also include explosives where the composition, quality or character of an authorised explosive has changed from the original authorised item. Examples include out-of-life explosives, out-of-specification explosives, reject quality explosives, damaged packaging and explosives that are otherwise unsuitable to be offered for transport. |
| Undeveloped land | means that part of the premises other than developed land – no buildings and developed land with buildings. |
| Use of government magazine facility for which a specific fee has not been listed | Applies to use of facilities on the government magazine that may be used from time to time for specialised applications such as the use of range, the use of destruction areas for training, or the use of quarantine areas for fumigation. |
| Weight charging | Invoice for services that are calculated with reference to weight will be calculated based on the gross weight or mass of the relevant explosives or products stored at the government magazine. Charges for services that are charged be reference to weight are rounded-up the nearest kilogram. |
Important points to note
- A government magazine access card will only be issued to a person who holds a current security clearance.
- Not all government magazines offer every service, check with the reserve keeper first.
- Fees charged are non-regulatory. They are normally reviewed and increased annually on 1 July, in line with the Queensland Treasury Indexation rate for the then-current financial year.
- Invoices are raised monthly and must be paid within 30 days of the invoice. Services provided attract a GST component, therefore a tax invoice is raised and issued for each storage charge or activity carried out for which a fee is charged.
- Acceptable methods of payment are cheque or money order (made payable to the Resources Safety and Health Queensland), credit card or electronic funds transfer (an EFT must be arranged with staff at the government magazine before making payment).
- Non-payment of a fee within 60 days of the issue of the tax invoice will initiate recovery action by the Chief Inspector of Explosives (in accordance with ss123-125 of the Explosives Regulation 2017).
- The applicant must be an appropriate person and the activity legal.
- Arrangements to access services must be made directly with the reserve manager of each magazine.
- An on-line form is available for requesting explosives storage services - Request to Store Explosives at a Government Magazine (business.gov.au).
Further information
Contact a government reserve office - Explosives Inspectorate | Resources Safety & Health Queensland (rshq.qld.gov.au)
Contact: explosives@rshq.qld.gov.au
Issued by Resources Safety & Health Queensland
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