Australian Capital Territory
Dangerous Substances (Government Analytical Laboratory) Exemption 2015 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2015–184
made under the  
Dangerous Substances Act 2004, section 218 (Minister may exempt people, plant, premises or dangerous substances from Act) 

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Dangerous Substances (Government Analytical Laboratory) Exemption 2015 (No 1).
2	Commencement 
This instrument commences on the day after notification. 
3	Exemption
I exempt the people working at the ACT Government Analytical Laboratory (ACTGAL) from the requirement for licences in relation to the handling of the controlled dangerous substance, security sensitive ammonium nitrate (SSAN).
4 	General Conditions
The exemption is subject to the following conditions: 
a.	the exemption is only for the purposes of ACTGAL testing and analysing other substances.
b.	ACTGAL may only use or store SSAN for the purposes of testing and analysing suspect substances seized by ACT Policing or the Australian Federal Police, for which SSAN is a necessary component.
c.	the exemption only applies to people working at ACTGAL who have been directed by the Director of ACTGAL to undertake this testing as part of their duties. 

Mick Gentleman, MLA
Minister for Workplace Safety and Industrial Relations
     18 June 2015