NATIONAL MEASUREMENT ACT 1960 - SECT 18JR When is there a shortfall in the measurement of a packed article?

NATIONAL MEASUREMENT ACT 1960 - SECT 18JR

    There is a shortfall in the measurement of an article that has been packed in advance ready for sale and that is not marked with an AQS mark if:

  (a)   all of the following conditions are met:

  (i)   the package is one of a group of packages of the same kind that are on the same premises or in the same vehicle;

  (ii)   the number of packages in the group equals or exceeds the national test threshold;

  (iii)   a sample of the group, selected in accordance with national sampling procedures, is tested in accordance with national group test procedures and the sample fails; or

  (b)   the package is tested in accordance with national single article test procedures and the package fails.