NATIONAL MEASUREMENT REGULATIONS 1999

Table 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--TRANSITIONALAND--SAVINGPROVISIONS

• 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 5 Maximum permissible uncertainty--mass (State primary, secondary and tertiary standards)
• SCHEDULE 6 Maximum permissible uncertainty--volume (State secondary and tertiary standards)
• SCHEDULE 7 Maximum permissible uncertainty and maximum permissible variation--length (Inspectors' Class 1 and Class 2 standards)
• SCHEDULE 8 Maximum permissible uncertainty and maximum permissible variation--area (Inspectors' Class 1 standards)
• SCHEDULE 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