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National Measurement Amendment (Utility Meters) Act 1999
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C2004A00403
31 March 1999
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09 March 2016
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1 Short title
2 Commencement
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3 Schedule(s)
Schedule 1—Amendments of the National Measurement Act 1960 relating to utility meters
4A Application of Act—utility meters used for trade
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Part VA—Utility meters
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Division 1—Preliminary
18G Overview of Part
18H Definitions
18J Application of Criminal Code
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Division 2—Requirements for use of utility meters for trade
18K Overview of Division
18L Utility meters used for trade to be verified
18M Installing unverified utility meters
18N Supplying unverified utility meters
18P Inaccurate use of utility meters
18Q Using or supplying inaccurate utility meter
18R Transactions by utility meters to be in prescribed units of measurement
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Division 3—Verification of utility meters
18S Overview
18T Meaning of verification
18U Who is permitted to verify utility meters?
18V Requirements for verification
18W Standards of measurements to be used for verification
18X Offences relating to verification
18Y Repairer to obliterate verification mark
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Division 4—Verifiers of utility meters
18Z Overview
18ZA Commission is a verifying authority
18ZB Application for approval as a verifying authority of utility meters
18ZC Appointment of verifying authorities
18ZD Conditions on appointment of verifying authorities
18ZE Commission must allocate verification marks
18ZF Commission to keep register of verification marks
18ZG Notice to verifying authority of intention to take disciplinary action
18ZH Commission may seek further information
18ZI Commission must consider authority’s submission and information in making a decision under section 18ZJ
18ZJ Taking of disciplinary action against a verifying authority
18ZK Review of decisions
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Division 5—Enforcement
18ZL Overview of Division
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Subdivision A—Appointment of authorised officers and identity cards
18ZM Appointment of authorised officers
18ZN Identity cards
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Subdivision B—Powers of authorised officers
18ZO Powers available to authorised officers for monitoring compliance
18ZP Offence powers
18ZQ General powers of authorised officers under this Part
18ZR Authorised officer may request persons to answer questions
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Subdivision C—Obligations of authorised officers
18ZS Authorised officer must produce identity card on request
18ZT Details of warrant to be given to occupier etc.
18ZU Consent
18ZV Announcement before entry
18ZW Compensation for damage to electronic equipment
18ZX Copies of seized things to be provided
18ZY Receipts for things seized under warrant
18ZZ Retention of seized things
18ZZA Magistrate may permit a thing to be retained
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Subdivision D—Occupier’s rights and responsibilities
18ZZB Occupier entitled to be present during search
18ZZC Occupier to provide authorised officer with all facilities and assistance
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Subdivision E—Warrants
18ZZD Monitoring warrants
18ZZE Offence related warrants
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18ZZF Offence related warrants by telephone
Schedule 2—Miscellaneous amendments of the National Measurement Act 1960
