NATIONAL MEASUREMENT REGULATIONS 1999
- made under the National Measurement Act 1960Table of Provisions
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
- 1 Name of regulations 3. Definitions
- 4 References to appointments, approvals and certificates
PART 2--UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
- 5 Australian legal units of measurement (Act, s 7A(1))
- 6 Additional legal units of measurement (Act, s 7A(2))
- 7 Prefixes specifying numerical values (Act, s 7A(3))
PART 3--STANDARDS OF MEASUREMENT
Division 1--General
- 8 Definition for Part 3
- 9 Verification of Australian secondary standard of measurement
- 10 Verification of standards of measurement generally
Division 2--Verification of standards of measurement
- 11 Application of Division 2
- 12 Application for verification of standards of measurement
- 13 Verification of standards of measurement
- 14 Decision not to verify, or delay in verifying, standard of measurement
- 15 Marking of verified standards of measurement
Division 3--Marks and certificates of verification
- 16 Marks on, or attached to, standards of measurement
- 17 Certificates of verification of Australian primary and secondary standards of measurement
- 18 Certificates of verification of State primary standards of measurement
- 19 Certificates of verification of reference standards of measurement
- 20 Notification of determinations
- 21 Recognition of foreign reference standards of measurement
Division 4--When verifications cease to have effect and may be cancelled
- 22 When verification ceases to have effect
- 23 Grounds for cancellation of verification
Division 5--Accuracy, value and uncertainty of standards of measurement
- 25 Accuracy of State secondary standards of measurement--maximum permissible uncertainty
- 26 Accuracy of State tertiary standards of measurement--maximum permissible uncertainty
- 27 Accuracy of Inspectors' Class 1 standards of measurement--maximum permissible uncertainty
- 28 Accuracy of Inspectors' Class 2 standards of measurement--maximum permissible uncertainty
- 29 Accuracy of Inspectors' Class 3 standards of measurement--maximum permissible uncertainty
- 30 Equivalent values--maximum permissible variation
- 31 Equivalent values--maximum permissible uncertainty
- 32 Maximum permissible variation--Inspectors' Class 1 standards
- 33 Maximum permissible variation--Inspectors' Class 2 standards
- 34 Maximum permissible variation--Inspectors' Class 3 standards
PART 3A--ARTEFACTS
Division 1--General
- 34A Verification relating to artefacts
Division 2--Verification of artefacts
- 34B Application for verification of physical quantity of an artefact
- 34C Verification of physical quantity of artefacts
- 34D Decision not to verify, or delay in verifying, physical quantity of artefact
- 34E Marking of artefacts
PART 4--MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
Division 1--Preliminary
- 35 Definitions for Part 4
Division 2--Certification of measuring instruments
- 36 Application for certification of measuring instruments
- 37 Certification of measuring instruments
- 38 Decision not to certify, or delay in certifying, measuring instruments
- 39 Determinations--accuracy of measuring instruments
- 40 Recognition of foreign certification of measuring instruments
Division 3--Marks and certificates
- 41 Marking of measuring instruments
- 42 Matters to be stated in certificates
Division 4--When certification ceases to have effect and may be cancelled
- 43 When certification ceases to have effect
- 44 Grounds for cancellation of certification
PART 5--REFERENCE MATERIALS
Division 1--Preliminary
- 45 Definition for Part 5
Division 2--Certification of reference materials
- 46 Application for certification of reference materials
- 47 Application to vary certification of reference materials
- 48 Certification of reference materials
- 49 Variation of certification of reference materials
- 50 Decision not to certify, or delay in certifying, reference material
- 51 Notice of variation
- 52 Determinations by Chief Metrologist
- 53 Recognition of foreign reference materials
Division 3--Marks and certificates
- 54 Marking of reference materials
- 55 Matters to be stated in certificates
Division 4--When certification ceases to have effect or may be cancelled or varied
- 56 When certification ceases to have effect
- 57 Grounds for cancellation or variation of certification
PART 6--PATTERNS OF MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
Division 1--Examinations for pattern approval
- 58 Application for approval of patterns of measuring instruments
- 59 Application to vary approval of approved patterns
- 60 Approval of patterns of measuring instruments
- 61 Variation of approval of patterns of measuring instruments
- 62 Decision not to approve, or delay in approving, patterns of measuring instrument
- 63 Certificates of approval
Division 2--Other examinations
- 64 Examination of instruments for compliance with approved patterns
- 65 Re-examination of approved patterns
Division 3--Cancellation, variation and withdrawal of approvals
- 66 Cancellation of approvals on application
- 67 Grounds for cancelling and varying approvals other than on application
- 68 Effect of variation and cancellation of approvals
- 69 Effect of withdrawal of approvals
PART 7--AUTHORITIES
Division 1--General
- 70 Definition for Part 7
- 71 Application for permission for person to sign certificates
Division 2--Appointment of authorities
- 72 Application for appointment of verifying or certifying authority
- 73 Verifying and certifying authorities
- 74 Verifying authorities
- 75 Certifying authorities
- 76 Approving authorities
- 77 General conditions of appointment of authorities
- 78 Cancellation of appointments on application
- 79 Grounds for cancelling and varying appointments other than on application
PART 8--DEALING WITH VERIFICATION, CERTIFICATION, APPROVAL AND APPOINTMENT OTHER THAN ON APPLICATION
Division 1--Preliminary
- 80 Definitions for Part 8
- 81 Application of Part 8
Division 2--Cancellation, variation and withdrawal of instruments
- 82 Cancellation, variation and withdrawal of instruments
- 83 When variation, cancellation and withdrawal have effect
PART 9--RECONSIDERATION AND REVIEW
- 84 Definition for Part 9
- 85 Certain decisions may be reconsidered
- 86 Certain decisions may be reviewed
PART 10--MISCELLANEOUS
- 88 Conversion factors (Act, s 11)
- 90 Certificates as evidence
- 90AA Pattern approval certificates issued between 1 October 1999 and 1 July 2004
- 90AB Preservation of verifications and reverifications made before 1 July 2009
- 90B Fees for activities undertaken in respect of examination and certification of patterns of measuring instruments
- 90C Indexation of fees
- 90D Additional increase to fees in 2020, 2021 and 2022 financial years
PART 12--TRANSITIONAL AND SAVING PROVISIONS
- 93 Transitional--1 October 1999
- 94 Transitional--1 July 2004
- 95 Saving--20 May 2019
- SCHEDULE 1 Australian legal units of measurement
- SCHEDULE 2 Additional legal units of measurement
- SCHEDULE 3 SI prefixes
- SCHEDULE 4 Maximum permissible uncertainty--length (State primary and secondary standards)
- SCHEDULE 5Schedule 5--Maximum permissible uncertainty--mass (State primary, secondary and tertiary standards)
- SCHEDULE 6 Maximum permissible uncertainty--volume (State secondary and tertiary standards)
- SCHEDULE 7Schedule 7--Maximum permissible uncertainty and maximum permissible variation--length (Inspectors' Class 1 and Class 2 standards)
- SCHEDULE 8Schedule 8--Maximum permissible uncertainty and maximum permissible variation--area (Inspectors' Class 1 standards)
- SCHEDULE 9Schedule 9--Maximum permissible uncertainty and maximum permissible variation--mass (Inspectors' Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 standards)
- SCHEDULE 10 Maximum permissible uncertainty and maximum permissible variation--volume (Inspectors' Class 1 standards)
- SCHEDULE 11 Conversion factors
- SCHEDULE 12 Maximum permissible error--legal measuring instruments
- SCHEDULE 13 Fees