Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Actssection 7(2)
Recommendations for Notation in Decimal Currency
Expression of Amounts in Figures
$59 or $59.00 where the amount consists of an exact number of dollars.
$59.01 or $59.09 where the amount consists of dollars plus cents in the range
from 1 to 9.
$59.10 to $59.99 where the amount consists of dollars plus cents in the range
from 10 to 99.
$0.09 or 9 cents or 9c where the amount is less than one dollar and is cents
in the range from 1 to 9.
$0.59 or 59 cents or 59c where the amount is less than one dollar and is cents
in the range from 10 to 99.
Note. — The decimal point should be followed by two figures
at least, and one or more figures (as 0 in some cases) should appear between
the dollar symbol and the decimal point.
Fractions of a cent
An amount involving a fraction of a cent (for example, three and a quarter
cents) may be expressed as — $0.0325 or $0.03¼ or 3¼
cents or 3¼c.