NATIONAL MEASUREMENT REGULATIONS 1999 - NOTES

NATIONAL MEASUREMENT REGULATIONS 1999 - NOTES

Statutory Rules No. 110, 1999

made under the

National Measurement Act 1960

Compilation No. 17

Compilation date:   1 July 2019

Includes amendments up to: F2019L00917

Registered:    18 July 2019

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the National Measurement Regulations 1999 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 July 2019 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

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Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

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

Part 1--SI base units of measurement

Part 2--SI derived units of measurement with special names

Part 3--Non-SI units of measurement used with SI units of measurement

Part 4--Additional derived units of measurement

Schedule 2--Additional legal units of measurement

Part 1--Additional Australian legal units of measurement

Part 2--Purposes for which additional legal units of measurement may be used

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

Part 1--Volume measuring instruments

1 Fees for activities undertaken in respect of examination and certification of patterns of volume measuring instruments

2 Application of Level 1 fees

3 Application of Level 2 fees

4 Application of Level 3 fees

Part 2--Weighing and dimensional measuring instruments

5 Fees for activities undertaken in respect of examination and certification of patterns of weighing and dimensional measuring instruments

6 Application of Level 1 fees

7 Application of Level 2 fees

8 Application of Level 3 fees

Part 3--Evidential breath analysers

9 Fees for activities undertaken in respect of examination and certification of patterns of evidential breath analysers

Part 4--Grain protein measuring instruments

10 Fees for activities undertaken in respect of examination and certification of patterns of grain protein measuring instruments

Part 5--Utility meters

11 Fees for activities undertaken in respect of examination and certification of patterns of utility meters

Part 6--Point of sale systems

12 Fees for activities undertaken in respect of examination and certification of patterns of point of sale systems

Part 7--Other measuring instruments

13 Fees for activities undertaken in respect of examination and certification of patterns of other measuring instruments

Part 8--Fees for use of particular equipment in examination and certification of patterns of instruments

14 Fees for use of equipment

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Abbreviation key--Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation "(md)" added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation "(md not incorp)" is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history