National Measurement Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2011 No. 125

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the National Measurement Act 1960.

Dated 30 June 2011

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

KIM CARR

Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the National Measurement Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on 1 July 2011.

3 Amendment of National Measurement Regulations 1999

  Schedule 1 amends the National Measurement Regulations 1999.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1] Regulation 3, definition of certificate of verification

substitute

certificate of verification means:

 (a) a certificate issued under regulation 13; or

 (b) a certificate issued under regulation 34C; or

 (c) a batch verification certificate issued under regulation 2.36B of the National Trade Measurement Regulations 2009.

[2] Regulation 3, definitions of recertification and reverification

omit

[3] Regulation 3, after definition of maximum permissible variation

insert

point of sale system means a component of a measuring instrument that is:

 (a) approved for use for trade; and

 (b) used for creating labels, receipts or documents; and

 (c) able to convert the result of a measurement made by the measuring instrument; and

 (d) not able to control the measuring instrument or to affect its metrological performance.

recertification, for a measuring instrument or reference material, means certification of the instrument or material after the initial certification of the instrument or material.

reverification, for a standard of measurement or a measuring instrument, means verification of the standard or instrument after the initial verification of the standard or instrument.

[4] Regulation 87

omit

[5] Paragraph 90B (2) (a)

substitute

 (a) the following kinds of measuring instruments:

 (i) volume measuring instruments of the following kinds:

 (A) simple mechanical liquor measures or dispensers;

 (B) simple mechanical indicators or counters for flow;

 (C) fuel dispenser consoles (excluding computer‑based systems);

 (D) pulse counters and pulse generators;

 (E) point of sale systems;

 (ii) weighing and dimensional measuring instruments of the following kinds:

 (A) class 3 and 4 weighing instruments with a maximum range of 100 kg;

 (B) simple instruments for weighing or dimensioning;

 (C) point of sale systems; and

[6] Paragraph 90B (3) (a)

substitute

 (a) the following kinds of measuring instruments:

 (i) volume measuring instruments of the following kinds:

 (A) simple electronic and multi-liquor measuring systems;

 (B) single product fuel dispensers (except for use with gaseous products);

 (C) tank level gauges (excluding volume conversion and correction devices);

 (D) electronic flowmeter indicators or calculators;

 (E) computer‑operated consoles for fuel dispensers;

 (F) mass flowmetering systems (excluding liquefied petroleum gas);

 (ii) weighing and dimensional measuring instruments of the following kinds:

 (A) class 2 non-automatic weighing instruments;

 (B) class 3 and 4 non-automatic weighing instruments with a range of more than 100 kg and less than 600 kg;

 (C) baseworks for non-automatic weighing instruments with a maximum range of more than 600 kg;

 (D) loadcells;

 (E) simple indicators with no linearisation;

 (F) overhead-track weighing instruments;

 (G) semi-automatic multi-dimensional measuring instruments;

 (H) static wheel weighers;

 (I) length measuring instruments;

 (J) area measuring instruments; and

[7] Subparagraph 90B (4) (a) (i)

substitute

 (i) volume measuring instruments of the following kinds:

 (A) milk metering systems;  

 (B) other flowmetering systems;

 (C) controllers and calculator-indicators with conversion, linearisation or correction functions for flow;

 (D) multi-product dispensers;

 (E) single product dispensers for use with gaseous products;

[8] Sub-subparagraphs 90B (4) (a) (ii) (E) and (F)

substitute

 (E) class 1 weighing instruments;

 (F) controllers and indicators with conversion or linearisation functions for weighing;

 (G) automatic multi-dimensional measuring instruments; and

[9] Schedule 13, Parts 1 to 6

substitute

Part 1 Examination and certification of volume measuring instruments

Table 1 Examination and certification of volume measuring instruments

Note   Table 1 sets out 3 levels of fees that apply to the instruments described, respectively, by subparagraphs 90B (2) (a) (i), (3) (a) (i) and (4) (a) (i).

Part 2 Examination and certification of weighing and dimensional measuring instruments

Table 2 Examination and certification of weighing and dimensional measuring instruments

Note   Table 2 sets out 3 levels of fees that apply to the instruments described, respectively, by subparagraphs 90B (2) (a) (ii), (3) (a) (ii) and (4) (a) (ii).

Part 3 Examination and certification of patterns of measuring instruments (including under mutual recognition agreements)

Table 3 Examination and certification of patterns of measuring instruments

Note   Table 3 sets out 3 levels of fees that apply to the instruments described, respectively, by:

(a) paragraph 90B (2) (b) — the level 1 fee; and

(b) paragraph 90B (3) (b) — the level 2 fee; and

(c) paragraphs 90B (4) (b) and (c) and subregulation 90B (5) — the level 3 fee.

Part 3A Examination and certification of point of sale systems

Table 3A Examination and certification of point of sale systems

Part 4 Examination and certification of evidential breath analysers

Table 4 Examination and certification of evidential breath analysers

Part 5 Examination and certification of grain protein measuring instruments

Table 5 Examination and certification of grain protein measuring instruments

Part 6 Examination and certification of utility meters

Table 6 Examination and certification of utility meters

[10] Schedule 13, Part 8

substitute

Part 8 Additional fees for use of equipment in examination of instruments

Table 8 Additional fees for use of equipment in examination of instruments

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.