National Measurement Amendment (Fees and Verification) Regulation 2013
Select Legislative Instrument No. 111, 2013
I, Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the National Measurement Act 1960.
Marie Bashir
Administrator
By Her Excellency’s Command
Greg Combet AM
Minister for Climate Change, Industry and Innovation
Contents
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Schedule(s)
Schedule 1—Amendments
National Measurement Regulations 1999
This regulation is the National Measurement Amendment (Fees and Verification) Regulation 2013.
This regulation commences on 1 July 2013.
This regulation is made under the National Measurement Act 1960.
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
National Measurement Regulations 1999
1 Regulation 3 (definition of verifying authority)
Repeal the definition, substitute:
verifying authority:
(a) for all standards of measurement and artefacts—means the Chief Metrologist; and
(b) for Australian secondary standards of measurement of ionising radiation—includes:
(i) the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation; and
(ii) the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency; and
(c) for a particular reference standard of measurement—includes a body or person appointed under regulation 73 in relation to reference standards of measurement of the same kind as the particular reference standard of measurement; and
(d) for a particular artefact—includes a body or person appointed under regulation 73 in relation to an artefact of the same kind as the particular artefact.
2 Regulation 9
Repeal the regulation, substitute:
9 Verification of Australian secondary standard of measurement
(1) The Chief Metrologist may verify an Australian secondary standard of measurement.
(2) The Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation may verify an Australian secondary standard of measurement of ionising radiation.
(3) The Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency may verify an Australian secondary standard of measurement of ionising radiation.
3 Clause 1A.1 of Schedule 13
Before “The following”, insert “(1)”.
4 Clause 1A.1 of Schedule 13
Omit “The”, substitute “Subject to subclause (2), the”
5 Clause 1A.1 of Schedule 13 (at the end of the table)
Add:
(2) For an instrument or activity mentioned in items 4(b), 4(f), 7(b), 7(d) or 7(e) of the table to Part 1A.1 of this Schedule:
(a) fees prescribed for the activity mentioned in item 10 of the table to Part 1 of this Schedule do not apply to this subregulation; and
(b) for this subregulation, the fee for the activity mentioned in item 10 of the table to Part 1 of this Schedule is $220 per hour.
6 Parts 1 to 6 of Schedule 13
Repeal the Parts, substitute:
Part 1—Examination and certification of volume measuring instruments
Examination and certification of volume measuring instruments | |||||
Item | Activity code | Activity | Level 1 fee | Level 2 fee | Level 3 fee |
1 | AP | Application processing | $330 | $330 | $330 |
2 | AA | Application assessment | $220/hour | $220/hour | $220/hour |
3 | IP | Instrument performance | $220/hour | $220/hour | $220/hour |
4 | TT | Temperature test | $1 320 | $2 090 | $2 280 |
5 | HU | Humidity test | $1 510 | $1 660 | $1 770 |
6 | VT | Voltage test | $650 | $890 | $980 |
7 | LB | Line‑borne interference test | $1 570 | $1 590 | $1610 |
8 | SD | Static discharge test | $1 060 | $1 960 | $2 170 |
9 | EMS | Electromagnetic susceptibility test | $3 520 | $3 830 | $4 150 |
10 | ESS | Endurance | $640 | $1 280 | $1 570 |
11 | EXT | Extra or miscellaneous test | $200 | $585 | $825 |
12 | CHK | Checklist | $220/hour | $220/hour | $220/hour |
13 | SR | Summary report | $220/hour | $220/hour | $220/hour |
14 | CP | Certificate preparation | $220/hour | $220/hour | $220/hour |
15 | HRS | Consultations, performance and other tests | $220/hour | $220/hour | $220/hour |
Part 2—Examination and certification of weighing and dimensional measuring instruments
Examination and certification of weighing and dimensional measuring instruments | |||||
Item | Activity code | Activity | Level 1 fee | Level 2 fee | Level 3 fee |
1 | AP | Application processing | $330 | $330 | $330 |
2 | AA | Application assessment | $220/hour | $220/hour | $220/hour |
3 | IP | Instrument performance | $220/hour | $220/hour | $220/hour |
4 | TT | Temperature test | $1 940 | $2 520 | $2 620 |
5 | HU | Humidity test | $1 070 | $1 330 | $1 680 |
6 | CHU | Cyclic humidity test | $3 250 | $3 500 | $3 800 |
7 | VT | Voltage test | $800 | $920 | $990 |
8 | LB | Line‑borne interference test | $730 | $850 | $1 040 |
9 | SUR | Surges | $730 | $850 | $1 040 |
10 | SD | Static discharge test | $800 | $880 | $970 |
11 | EMS | Electromagnetic susceptibility test | $3 570 | $4 150 | $4 670 |
12 | EMHF | Electromagnetic Susceptibility Test High Frequency | $1 780 | $2 210 | $2 660 |
13 | ESS | Endurance | $840 | $1 060 | $1 310 |
14 | EXT | Extra or miscellaneous test | $285 | $605 | $745 |
15 | CHK | Checklist | $220/hour | $220/hour | $220/hour |
16 | SR | Summary report | $220/hour | $220/hour | $220/hour |
17 | CP | Certificate preparation | $220/hour | $220/hour | $220/hour |
18 | HRS | Consultations, performance and other tests | $220/hour | $220/hour | $220/hour |
Examination and certification of patterns of measuring instruments (including under mutual recognition agreements) | |||||
Item | Activity code | Activity | Level 1 fee | Level 2 fee | Level 3 fee |
1 | AP | Application processing | $330 | $330 | $330 |
2 | AA | Application assessment | $220/hour | $220/hour | $220/hour |
3 | SR | Summary report | $220/hour | $220/hour | $220/hour |
4 | EXT | Extra or miscellaneous test | $470 | $570 | $745 |
5 | CP | Certificate preparation | $220/hour | $220/hour | $220/hour |
6 | HRS | Consultations, performance and other tests | $220/hour | $220/hour | $220/hour |
Part 3A—Examination and certification of point of sale systems
Examination and certification of point of sale systems | |||
Item | Activity code | Activity | Fee |
1 | AP | Application processing | $330 |
2 | AA | Application assessment | $220/hour |
Part 4—Examination and certification of evidential breath analysers
Examination and certification of evidential breath analysers | |||
Item | Activity code | Activity | Fee |
1 | AP | Application processing | $330 |
2 | AA | Application assessment | $220/hour |
3 | IP | Instrument performance | $220/hour |
4 | TT | Temperature test | $520 |
5 | HU | Humidity test | $540 |
6 | VT | Voltage test | $1 080 |
7 | LB | Line‑borne interference test | $2 430 |
8 | SD | Static discharge test | $2 220 |
9 | EMS | Electromagnetic susceptibility test | $23 230 |
10 | MS | Mechanical shock | the sum of the third party provider cost and $220/hour |
11 | ME | Magnetic effect | the sum of the third party provider cost and $220/hour |
12 | HC | Hydrocarbons | the sum of the third party provider cost and $220/hour |
13 | SF | Supply frequency | the sum of the third party provider cost and $220/hour |
14 | HTS | High temperature storage | $330 |
15 | DHC | Damp heat cyclic | $330 |
16 | DCP | DC power supply | the sum of the third party provider cost and $220/hour |
17 | DCR | Ripple on DC | the sum of the third party provider cost and $220/hour |
18 | VIB | Vibration | the sum of the third party provider cost and $220/hour |
19 | DB | Durability | the sum of the third party provider cost and $220/hour |
20 | EXT | Extra or miscellaneous test | $745 |
21 | CHK | Checklist | $220/hour |
22 | SR | Summary report | $220/hour |
23 | CP | Certificate preparation | $220/hour |
24 | HRS | Consultations, performance and other tests | $220/hour |
Part 5—Examination and certification of grain protein measuring instruments
Examination and certification of grain protein measuring instruments | |||
Item | Activity code | Activity | Fee |
1 | AP | Application processing | $330 |
2 | AA | Application assessment | $220/hour |
3 | IP | Instrument performance | $220/hour |
4 | TT | Temperature test | $4 490 |
5 | HU | Humidity test | $1 530 |
6 | VT | Voltage test | $820 |
7 | LB | Line‑borne interference test | $760 |
8 | SD | Static discharge test | $810 |
9 | EMS | Electromagnetic susceptibility test | $3 670 |
10 | EXT | Extra or miscellaneous test | $745 |
11 | CHK | Checklist | $220/hour |
12 | SR | Summary report | $220/hour |
13 | CP | Certificate preparation | $220/hour |
14 | HRS | Consultations, performance and other tests | $220/hour |
Part 6—Examination and certification of utility meters
Examination and certification of utility meters | |||
Item | Activity code | Activity | Fee |
1 | AP | Application processing | $330 |
2 | AA | Application assessment | $220/hour |
3 | SR | Summary report | $220/hour |
4 | CP | Certificate preparation | $220/hour |
5 | HRS | Consultations, performance and other tests | $220/hour |
7 Part 8 of Schedule 13
Repeal the Part, substitute:
Part 8—Additional fees for use of equipment in examination of instruments
Additional fees for use of equipment in examination of instruments | |||
Item | Activity code | Equipment used | Fee |
1 | LARLOA | Large load cell facility (capacity 600 kg to 50 000 kg) | $115/hour |
2 | SMALOA | Small load cell facility (capacity 50 kg to 500 kg) | $87/hour |
3 | LIQHYD | Liquid hydrocarbons test facility | $205/hour |
4 | LPG | Liquified petroleum gas test facility | $205/hour |
5 | CNG | Compressed natural gas test facility | $205/hour |
6 | TEMP | Temperature controlled chamber | $93/hour |
7 | HUM | Humidity test chamber | $110/hour |
8 | REL | Reliability testing equipment | $87/hour |
9 | LINBOR | Line‑borne interference test equipment | $93/hour |
10 | EMS | Electromagnetic susceptibility testing chamber | $260/hour |
11 | ESD | Electrostatic discharge test equipment | $95/hour |
12 | HRS | Labour for operation of test facilities | $220/hour |