Metric Conversion Act Amendment Act 1973 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

METRIC CONVERSION.

No. 19 of 1973.

AN ACT to amend the Metric Conversion Act, 1972.

[Assented to 6th June, 1973.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Short title

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Metric and citation.

Conversion Act Amendment Act, 1973.

(2) In this Act the Metric Conversion Act, 1972

is referred to as the principal Act .

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may

be cited as the Metric Conversion Act, 1972-1973.

No. 19.] Metric Conversion. [1973.

Section 4

amended. 2. Section 4 of the principal Act is amended

(a)	by deleting the word "Schedule" in line two of subsection (1) and substituting the word "Schedules";
(b)	by deleting the words "that Schedule" in line three of subsection (1) and substituting the words "those Schedules";
(c)	by deleting the word "the" in line two of
subsection (2) and substituting the word 'Ca));
(d)	by adding after the word "the" in line one of subsection (3), the word "First"; and
(e)	by adding after subsection (3) the following subsection

(4) Every Act referred to in the Second Schedule to this Act may be cited showing the figures representing the year of its passing followed by the passage "-1973". .

Schedule

amended.	3. The Schedule to the principal Act is amended by adding the word "FIRST" immediately before the heading "SCHEDULE".
Second

Schedule 4. The principal Act is amended by adding at the

added. end thereof the following Schedule-

SECOND SCHEDULE

ADMINISTRATION ACT, 1903-1972.

Provision

Amendment Amendment

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Section 54 (1) .... Delete "fifty miles" in line 4, substitute "eighty kilometres" .... 1

Section 55 .... Delete "fifty miles" in line 6, substitute "eighty kilometres" .... 2

Section 59 (1) .... Delete "fifty miles" in line 4, substitute "eighty kilometres" .... 3

AERIAL SPRAYING CONTROL, 1966-1970.

Provision

Amendment Amendment

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Section 12 (1) ....	Delete "acre" in line 2 of paragraph (g), substitute "hectare"	1
Section 12 (1) ....	Delete "acreage" in paragraph (h), substitute "area" ....	2

ALSATION DOG ACT, 1962-1964. O

Provision Amendment Amendment 50

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Second Schedule Delete "22 to 26 inches" in line 1 of the item "Height", substitute "500 to 660 millimetres" 1

BANANA INDUSTRY COMPENSATION TRUST FUND ACT, 1961-1969.

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1

Section 5 Delete "bushel container" in line 1 of the definition of "case", substitute "container of approximate Co

dimensions 450 millimetres by 305 millimetres by 260 millimetres"

2

Section 25 (2) Delete "acreage" in line 4, substitute "area" ....

3

Section 25 (2) Delete "one-tenth of an acre" in. lines 4 and 5, substitute "400 square metres"

4

Section 25 (3) Delete "acre" in line 6, substitute "hectare"

5

Section 25 (4) Delete "acre" in line 3, substitute "hectare" ....

6

Section 25 (4) •••. Delete "acres" in line 7, substitute "hectares"

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Section 27 (1)	••••	Delete "one-quarter of an acre" in line 4 of paragraph (a), substitute "1000 square metres"
Section 27 (1)	••••	Delete "acres" in line 6 of paragraph (b), substitute "hectares" .... 8
Section 27 (1)	•.••	Delete "one acre" in line 9 of paragraph (b), substitute "4000 square metres" .... 9

Section 27 (1) •••• Delete "one-quarter of an acre" in lines 14 and 15 of paragraph (b), substitute "1000 square 10

metres"

Section 27 (4) Delete "four hundred dollars per acre" in lines 9 and 10, substitute "one thousand dollars per 11

hectare"

Section 29 (1)	Delete "acreage" in line 5 of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b), substitute "area"	12
Section 29 (1)	Delete "acreage" in line 8 of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b), substitute "area"	13

Section 32 •••• Delete "acres" in line 4, substitute "hectares" .... 14 15

The Schedule •••• Delete "2 feet 6 inches" in line 12, substitute "760 millimetres" ....

The Schedule •••• Delete "2 feet 6 inches" in lines 13 and 14, substitute "760 millimetres" 16

The Schedule	.•••	Delete "5 feet" in line 14, substitute "1.52 metres"	....	17
The Schedule	.•••	Delete "5 feet" in line 16, substitute "1.52 metres"	....	18

BILLS OF SALE ACT, 1899-1971.	Co
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Section 10 (1) ....	Delete "thirty miles" in lines 2 and 3, substitute "forty-eight kilometres" ....	1
Section 10 (2)	Delete "fifty miles" in line 2, substitute "eighty kilometres" ....	2
Section 10 (2) ....	Delete "thirty miles" in lines 6 and 7, substitute "forty-eight kilometres"	3
Section 10 (2) ....	Delete "two hundred miles" in line 8, substitute "321 kilometres" ....	4
Section 10 (3) ....	Delete "two hundred miles" in lines 2 and 3, substitute "321 kilometres" ....	5
Section 10 (3) ....	Delete "five hundred miles" in lines 3 and 4, substitute "804 kilometres"	6
Section 10 (4) ....	Delete "five hundred miles" in line 3, substitute "804 kilometres" ....	7
Section 17B (2)....	Delete "twenty miles" in line 5, substitute "thirty-two kiometres"	8

BREAD ACT, 1903-1966

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Section 3 Delete "four ounces" in lines 2 and 3 of the definition of "Rolls", substitute "110 grams" 1

Section 4 (1)	•••.	Delete "eighteen ounces" in line 1 of paragraph (a), substitute "510 grams"	....	2
Section 4 (1)	•.•	Delete "twenty ounces" in line 2 of paragraph (a), substitute "570 grams" ....	....	3
Section 4 (1)	••••	Delete "two lb. four ounces" in line 1 of paragraph (b), substitute "1015 grams" ....	4
Section 4 (1)	•..•	Delete "two lb. six ounces" in line 2 of paragraph (b), substitute "1075 grams"	....	5

Section 4 (1) .... Delete "four lb. eight ounces" in line 1 of paragraph (c), substitute "2025 grams" .... 6 O

Section 4 (1) ••.• Delete "four lb. ten ounces" in line 2 of paragraph (c), substitute "2085 grams" .... .... .... 7

Section 4 (1) •••• Delete "four ounces" in paragraph (d), substitute "110 grams" .... .... .... .... .... 8

Section 4 (4) Delete "ounce or part of an ounce" in lines 4 and 5, substitute "thirty grams or part thereof" .... 9

Section 4A	Delete "nine ounces" in line 5 of paragraph (b), substitute "255 grams"	....	....	....	....	10
Section 4A	Delete "ten ounces" in line 6 of paragraph (b), substitute "285 grams"	....	....	....	....	11

Section 5 (1) Delete "fourteen or more than fifteen ounces" in lines 3 and 4 of paragraph (d), substitute "385 or 12

more than 415 grams"

BREAD ACT, 1903-1966—(continued)

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Section 5 (4) •• Delete "ounce or part of an ounce" in lines 4 and 5, substitute "thirty grams or part thereof" .... 13 O

Section 5A (1) •• Delete "Milk-24 oz" in line 3 of paragraph (a), substitute "Milk-680 grams" .... 14

Section 5A (1) .• Delete "one inch" in line 4 of paragraph (a), substitute "twenty-five millimetres" .... 15 rD

Section 5A (1) • Delete "one lb. eleven ounces" in lines 3 and 4 of paragraph (b), substitute "770 grams" .... 16

Section 5A. (1) •• Delete "one lb. thirteen ounces" in line 4 of paragraph (b), substitute "830 grams" .... .... 17

Section 5A (4)	•.	Delete "ounce or part of an ounce" in lines 4 and 5, substitute "thirty grams or part thereof" ....	18
Section 7	Delete all the words in the section following the words "other than" in line 3, substitute "the units	19

of mass according to the metric system of measurement within the meaning of that term as defined

in the Metric Conversion Act 1970, of the Commonwealth"

Section 12 (1) .... Delete "twenty-eight miles" in lines 2 and 3, substitute "forty-five kilometres" 20 co

Section 12 (1) .... Delete "eight miles" in line 4, substitute "thirteen kilometres" .... .... .... .... 21

Section 14 (1) .... Delete "twenty-eight miles" in line 2, substitute "forty-five kilometres" .... .... .... 22

Section 14 (1) .... Delete "eight miles" in line 4, substitute "thirteen kilometres" .... .... .... .... 23

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Section 15 Delete "twenty-eight miles" in line 1 of paragraph (a), substitute "forty-five kilometres".... 24

Section 15 Delete "eight miles" in line 1 of paragraph (b), substitute "thirteen kilometres" .... .... 25 2

COMPANIES ACT, 1961-1972.

Amendment

Provision Amendment

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Section 84 (3) ....	Delete "three miles" in line 2 of paragraph (a), substitute "five kilometres"	1
Section 160 (1)	Delete "three miles" in line 2 of paragraph (b), substitute "five kilometres"	2

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COUNTRY AREAS WATER SUPPLY ACT, 1947-1964.

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Section 28 (2) .... Delete "three miles" in line 8, substitute "4 . 8 kilometres" .... .... .... .... .... 1

Section 63 Delete "one hundred yards" in lines 2 and 3 of paragraph (a), substitute "ninety metres" 2

Section 63 Delete "ten chains" in line 2 of paragraph (b), substitute "200 metres" .... .... 3

Section 63 Delete "one mile and a half" in lines 16 and 17, substitute "2 . 414 016 ldlometres" 4

Section 65 (2) .... Delete "two cents per acre" in line 2, substitute "4 . 942 cents per hectare" .... .... .... 5

Section 65 (2) .... Delete "two and one-half cents per acre" in lines 17 and 18 of paragraph (b), substitute "six cents 6

per hectare"

Section 65 (2) ... Delete "twenty thousand acres" in lines 4 and 5 of paragraph (d), substitute "8000 hectares" .... 7

COUNTRY TOWNS SEWERAGE ACT, 1948-1967.

Provision

Amendment Amendment

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Section 25	Delete "six feet" in line 5, substitute "1 . 8 metres"	1
Section 25	Delete "thirty feet' in line 7, substitute "nine metres"	2

DRIED FRUITS ACT, 1947-1971.

Provision

Amendment Amendment

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Section 16 (1)	Delete "ton" in line 11, substitute "tonne"	1
Section 23 (1) ....	Delete "two tons" in line 5, substitute "two tonnes" ....	2

ELECTRICITY ACT, 1945-1953.

Provision Amendment

Amendment

amended Section 9 (2) .... number

Delete "two hundred horsepower" in lines 8 and 9, substitute "150 kilowatts" 1

Section 18	....	Delete "twenty feet" in line 14 of paragraph (b), substitute "six metres" ....	2	C
Section 18	....	Delete "eighteen feet" in lino 11 of paragraph (e), substitute "five metres" ....	3

FISHERIES ACT, 1905-1971.

Provision Amendment

Amendment

amended Section 39 (2) .... number

Delete "seventy-five miles" in line 18, substitute "120 . 7 kilometres" 1

Second Schedule Delete Parts (a), (b) and (c), substitute the following Parts (a), (b) and (c) :- 2

(a) Fish, Marine or Fluvio-Marine Species.

Length

Common Name Scientific Name (Millimetres)

Bream (or Black Bream)	Mylio Butcheri	241
Bream, Pig-faced (or North-West Snapper)	Lethrinus spp.	229
Bream, Yellow-fin	Mylio haus	254
Flathead, Dusky ....	Planiprora fusca	279
Flathead, Marbled	Laeviprora laevigata	279
Flathead, Sand ....	Planiprora meZsomi	279
Flounder ....	Psetedorhambus jenynsii	229
Garfish, River	Hemirhamphus regularis....	229
Garfish, Sea	Hemirhamphus melanochir	229

Groper.... . Achoerodu,s gouldii 305

Herring, Perth (or Gizzard Shad)	Fluvialosa vkiminghi	127
Jewfish, Westralian	Glaucosoma hebraicum	330
Leather Jacket ....	Family Aluteridae	229
Longtom (or Garpike)	Lhots7cia gavialoides	330
Mackerel, Spanish	Cybium commerson	381

FISHERIES ACT, 1905-1971—continued.

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Length

Common Name Scientific Name

Second Schedule—continued (Millimetres)

Mackerel, Common	Scoinber australasicus	152
Morwong (or Queen Fish)	Nemadactylus epp.	305
Mullet, Sand	Myxus elongatus	229
Mullet, Sea	Mugil cephalus	241
Mullet, Yellow-eye	Aldtichctta forsteri	229
Mulloway (or River Kingfish)	Sciaena antarctica	330
Nannygai (or King Snapper)	Trachichthodes lineatus	229

Pike, Long-fin	....	Dinolestes	330
Pilchard, Sea	Sardinops neopikhardus	127

Rock Cod, Red ....	Ruboralga sumptuosa	229
Ruff (or Sea Herring)	Arripis georgianus	178
Salmon, Australian	Arripis trutta	241

Samson Fish (or Sea Kingfish) Seriola hippos .... 381

Sergeant Baker .... Latropiscis purpurissatus 305

Snapper .... Chrysophrys unicolor 279

Snook....	Australuzza novaehollandiae	279
Sole	Family Soleidae	203
Sweep	Scorpis georgianus	203
Tailor....	Pomatomus &attestor	229 C

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Tarwhine (or Silver Bream)	Rhabdosargus samba	203
Trevally Silver (or Skipjack)	Usacarans georgianus	203
Whiting, Sand or Silver	Sillago bostockii and allies	216
Whiting, Spotted or King George	Sillaginodes punetatus	254
Whiting, Transparent (or School Whiting)	Sillago bassensis	216

Whiting, Trumpeter	....	Sillago maculata	178
Yellowtail (or Perch)	Amphitherapon caudavittatus	178

FISHERIES ACT, 1905-1971—continued.

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(b) Fish, Freshwater Species. Length

Common Name Scientific Name (Millimetres)

Second Schedule— Gallop (or Murray Perch).... Plectroplites ambiguus 229

continued Cod, Murray Maccullochella macquemiensis 381

Perch, English	Pena fluviatitis	229
Trout, Brown	Salmo trutta	305
Trout, Rainbow	Santo gairdneri	306

(c) Crustaceans.

Crabs, Manna	Portunus pelagicus	127
Prawns, King	Penacua latioulcatus	76
Prawns, School	Metapenaeus dalbi	51

Marron ....	••••	Cheraps tettuivnanus	76
Rock Lobster	Panulirue Cygnus....	76

FRUIT CASES ACT, 1919-1968.

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Section 3 (1)	Delete "twenty pounds" in line 2 of paragraph (b), substitute "nine kilograms" ....	1
Section 3 (1) ....	Delete "sixteen pounds" in line 5 of paragraph (d), substitute "7 . 5 kilograms"	2
Section 6	Delete "the quantity in bushels, three-quarter bushels, half bushels, quarter bushels or other	3

measurements according to the capacity of the standard to which the case should conform", in lines

6 to 10

Section 6 .... Delete "three-eighths of a inch" in line 11, substitute "ten millimetres" 4

Section 9A (1) ... Delete "one hundred bushels" in line 11 of paragraph (a) of the definition of "direct buyer", sub- 5

stitute "two tonnes"

Section 9A (1) ... Delete "one hundred bushels" in line 6 of paragraph (b) of the definition of "direct buyer", substi-

tute "two tonnes"

GAS UNDERTAKINGS ACT, 1947-1972. CO

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Section 2 Delete the definition of "British thermal unit" ...• .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 1

Section 2 Delete "three thousand four hundred and twelve British thermal units" in lines 1 and 2 of the 2

definition of "gas unit", substitute "3 . 6 megajoules"

Section 4 (2) .... Delete "British thermal units" in lines 3 and 4, substitute "megajoules" .... .... .... 3

Section 25 (1) .... Delete "twenty-five million cubic feet" in lines 8 and 9, substitute "708 000 cubic metres" 4

GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS ACT, 1904-1972.

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Amendment

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Section 18 (2) .... Delete "two chains" in line 5, substitute "forty metres" 1

Section 42 (3) .... Delete "a quarter of a mile" in line 5, substitute "400 metres" ...• 2

Section 90 Delete "train mile" in lines 2 and 3 of paragraph (a), substitute "train kilometre" 3

JUSTICES ACT, 1902-1972.

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Section 32	Delete "ten miles" in line 4, substitute "sixteen kilometres"	....	1
Section 32	Delete "ten miles" in line 7, substitute "sixteen kilometres"	••.•	2

Section 202 •••. Delete "200 miles" in line 12, substitute "322 kilometres" •••• 3

Section. 202 •••• Delete "200" in line 13, substitute "322".... .... .... .... 4

Section 202 .••• Delete "400 miles" in line 14, substitute "644 kilometres" .••• 5

Section 202 •••• Delete "400" in line 15, substitute "644".... .... .... .... 6

Section 202	••••	Delete "600 miles" in line 16, substitute "966 kilometres"	••••	7
Section 202	••••	Delete "600 miles" in line 17, substitute "966 kilometres"	••••	8

LAND AGENTS ACT, 1922-1972.

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Section 14G (6).... Delete "twenty miles" in line 2 of paragraph (c), substitute "thirty-two kilometres" $0

LAND TAX ASSESSMENT ACT, 1907-1971.

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Section 8B (1) .... Delete "one acre" in line 3 of paragraph (a), substitute "4047 square metres" 1

Section 8B (1a).... Delete "one-half acre" in line 4, substitute "2023 square metres" .... .... 2

Section 8D (1) ....	Delete "acre" in line 9, substitute "4047 square metres"	....	....	....	....	3
Section 8D (1) ....	Delete "acre" in line 10, substitute "4047 square metres"	....	....	....	....	4

Section 9 (I) Delete "fifty pounds per foot" in line 8 of paragraph (b), substitute "$325 per metre" .... .... 5

Section 9 (1) Delete "one acre" in line 5 of paragraph (e), substitute "4047 square metres" .... .... .... 6

Section 9 (1) Delete "one acre" in lines 7 and 8 of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (e), substitute "4047 square 7

metres"

Section 9 (1) Delete "one acre" in line 5 of paragraph (f), substitute "4047 square metres" .... .... .... 8

Section 9 (1) .... Delete "one acre" in line 7 of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (f), substitute "4047 square metres" 9

Section 10 (1) .... Delete "one-half acre" in line 2 of paragraph (h), substitute "2023 square metres".... .... 10

Section 10 (2) .... Delete "one thousand acres" in line 11, substitute "400 hectares" .... .... .... .... 11

Section 10 (2) .... Delete "two thousand five hundred acres" in lines 12 and 13, substitute "1000 hectares" 12

Section 11B (3) .. Delete "one thousand acres" in line 8, substitute "400 hectares" .... .... .... .... 13

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LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS ACT, 1956-1968.

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Section 6 (2)	Delete "calorific value" in lino 1 of paragraph (a), substitute "heating value"	....	1
Section 6 (2)	Delete "British thermal units" in line 2 of paragraph (a), substitute "megajoules"	2

Section 6 (2) •••• Delete "pound avoirdupois weight" in line 3 of paragraph (a), substitute "kilogram" 3

Section 6 (2) ••••	Delete "calorific value" in line 1 of paragraph (b), substitute "heating value"	....	4
Section 6 (2) .•••	Delete "British thermal units" in line 2 of paragraph (b), substitute "megajoules"	5

Section 6 (2) •••• Delete "pound avoirdupois weight" in line 3 of paragraph (b), substitute "kilogram" 6

LIQUOR ACT, 1970-1972.

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Section 6	....	Delete "five acres" in line 2 of paragraph (h), substitute "two hectares"	....	....	1
Section 6	....	Delete "five acres" in line 4 of paragraph (h), substitute "two hectares"	....	....	2

Section 6 .... Delete "twenty-six ounces" in line 6 of paragraph (h), substitute "740 millilitres" 3

Section 21 (2)	....	Delete "one-third of a gallon" in line 7 of paragraph (a), substitute "1 . 5 litres"	....	4
Section 32	....	Delete "thirty miles" in line 4 of paragraph (b), substitute "forty-eight kilometres"	5

Section 36A (1).... Delete "twenty-six ounces" in line 6, substitute "740 millilitres" .... 6

Section 36A (2)....	Delete "five acres" in line 5, substitute "two hectares"	....	....	'7
Section 36A (2)....	Delete "five acres" in line 6, substitute "two hectares"	....	....	8 co

Section 37 (1)	••••	Delete "two gallons" in line 4, substitute "nine litres"	....	....	9	vs
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Section 38 ••.• Delete "two gallons" in lines 3 and 4, substitute "nine litres" .... .... .... 10 Ca

Section 42 (2) .••• Delete "fifteen miles", substitute "twenty-four kilometres" .... .... .... .... 11

Section 43 (3) •••• Delete "fifteen miles" in line 4 of paragraph (a), substitute "twenty-four kilometres" 12 0

Section 43 (3) •••• Delete "five acres" in line 3 of paragraph (c), substitute "two hectares" .... .... 13

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Section 43 (3) •••• Delete "five acres" in line 5 of paragraph (c), substitute "two hectares" .... .... 14

Section 46 (1) •••• Delete "twenty chains" in paragraph (a), substitute "400 metres" .... .... .... 15 g

Section 52	••••	Delete "thirty miles" in line 2 of paragraph (b), substitute "forty-eight kilometres"	....	....	16	8•
Section 55 (2)	••••	Delete "twenty miles" in line 6 of paragraph (d), substitute "thirty-two kilometres"	....	....	17

Section 69 (1) •••• Delete "thirty miles" in line 2 of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a), substitute "forty-eight kilo- 18

metres"

Section 69 (4) .... Delete "fifteen miles" in line 2 of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a), substitute "twenty-four kilo- 19

metres"

Section 69 (5) .... Delete "fifteen miles" in line 3 of the definition of "country member", substitute "twenty-four 20

kilometres"

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Section 148 (2).... Delete "one gallon" in line 7, substitute "4-5 litres" 2

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LOCAL COURTS ACT, 1904-1972. -3

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Section 154 .... Delete "five miles" in the last line, substitute "eight kilometres" 1

MARKETING OF POTATOES ACT, 1946-1966.

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Section 5 Delete "half an acre" in line 2 of the definition of "Commercial producer", substitute "2000 square 1

metres"

Section 5 Delete "half an acre" in line 4 of the definition of "Commercial producer", substitute "2000 square 2

metres"

Section 22 (4) ....	Delete "ten stones" in lines 1 and 2 of paragraph (b), substitute "63 . 5 kilograms"	3
Section 22 (4) ....	Delete "ten stones" in line 4 of paragraph (b), substitute "63 . 5 kilograms"	4
Section 22 (5) ....	Delete "ten stones" in line 3, substitute "63 . 5 kilograms"	5
Section 22 (5) ....	Delete "ten stones" in line 5, substitute "63 . 5 kilograms"	6
Section 22 (6) ....	Delete "ten stones" in line 2, substitute "63 . 5 kilograms"	7
Section 22 (6) ....	Delete "ten stones" in line 4, substitute "63 . 5 kilograms"	8
Section 22 (7) ....	Delete "ten stones" in line 3, substitute "63 . 5 kilograms"	9 co

Section 22 (7) .... Delete "two pounds" in line 9, substitute "0 . 9 kilogram" .... 10 CO

Section 22 (7) .... Delete "ten stones" in line 10, substitute "63 . 6 kilograms" .... 11

Section 22A (1) Delete "ten stones" in line 3, substitute "63 . 5 kilograms" .... 12

Section 22A (1) Delete "ten stones" in line 16, substitute "63 . 5 kilograms" .... 13

MARKETING OF LAMB AND HOGGET ACT, 1967.

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2

Section 4 (1) ....	Delete "one-half inch" in line 9 of paragraph (d), substitute "twelve millimetres" ....	1	O
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METRIC CONVERSION ACT, 1972.

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Schedule .... Delete "1520" under the heading Traffic Act, Third Schedule, Part I, Clause 1, substitute "1530" 1

NOXIOUS WEEDS ACT, 1950-1971.

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Section 13 Delete "twenty chains" in lines 3 and 4, substitute "400 metres" .... .... .... .... .... 1

Section 24 .... Delete "twenty chains" in line 4, substitute "400 metres" .... .... .... 2

Section 48A (2a)	Delete "five acres" in line 5 of paragraph (a), substitute "two hectares"	....	....	....	....	3
Section 48A (2a)	Delete "five acres" in line 2 of paragraph (b), substitute "two hectares"	....	....	....	....	4

Section 52 (2) .... Delete "one hundred acres" in line 5 of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a), substitute "forty hec- 5

tares"

Section 52 (2) .... Delete "one hundred" in lines 7 and 8 of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a), substitute "forty" .... 6

Section 52 (2) .... Delete "one hundred acres" in lines 8 and 9 of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a), substitute "forty 7

hectares" tD

Section 63 .... Delete "twenty chains" in line 4, substitute "400 metres" .... .... .... 8

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PAWNBROKERS ACT, 1860-1948. CO

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Section 8 Delete "two inches" in line 3, substitute "fifty millimetres" .... 1

PERTH GAS COMPANY'S ACT, 1886-1937.

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Section 3	Delete "five miles" in line 2, substitute "8 . 046 kilometres"	1
Section 3	Delete "five miles" in line 3, substitute "8 . 046 kilometres" ..	2
Section 3	Delete "five miles" in line 6 of the proviso, substitute "8 . 046 kilometres" ..	3

PLANT DISEASES ACT, 1914-1969.

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amended Section 39 (2) ... number

Delete "one acre" in lines 1 and 2 of subparagraph (v) of paragraph (c), substitute "4000 square 1

metres"

Section 39 (2) ....	Delete "acre" in line 3 of subparagraph (v) of paragraph (c), substitute "4000 square metres" ....	2
Section 39 (2) ....	Delete "an acre" in line 5 of subparagraph (v) of paragraph (c), substitute "4000 square metres"	3

PLANT DISEASES (REGISTRATION FEES) ACT, 1941-1958.

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Section 4 (1) Delete "each acre", substitute "each 4000 square metres" .... .... .... 1 50

Section 4 ( 1) Delete "an acre", substitute "4000 square metres" .... .... .... .... .... 2

Section 4 (1) Delete "one acre" in line 5 of paragraph (A) of the proviso, substitute "4000 square metres" .... 3

Section 4 (3) Delete "one acre" in line 1 of paragraph (a), substitute "4000 square metres" .... .... .... 4

Section 4 (3) Delete "one acre" in line 5 of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a), substitute "4000 square metres" 5

POTATO GROWING INDUSTRY TRUST FUND ACT, 1947-1966.

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Section 4 Delete "half an acre" in line 2 of the definition of "commercial producer", substitute "2000 square O

metres"

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Section 4 Delete "half an acre" in line 4 of the definition of "commercial producer", substitute "2000 square CO

metres"

3

Section 4 Delete "fifty hundredweights" in lines 3 and 4 of paragraph (c) of the definition of "dealer", sub-

stitute "2 . 5 tonnes"

Section. 21 (3) .... Delete "hundredweight" in line 2 of paragraph (i), substitute "fifty kilograms" .. 4

PUBLIC WORKS ACT, 1902-1972.

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Section 25 (1)	.	Delete "one rood" in line 4 of paragraph (a), substitute "1000 square metres"	1
Section 25 (1) .	Delete "one statute acre" in line 2 of clause (C) of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b), substitute	2

"4000 square metres"

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Section 94B (3)....	Delete "two hundred horse-power" in line 8, substitute "150 kilowatts"
Section 96 (1) ....	Delete "one mile" in line 5, substitute "1 . 6 kilometres" 4 5
Section 98 (1) ....	Delete "two chains" in line 5, substitute "forty metres"

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Section 98 (1) ....	Delete "one chain" in line 6, substitute "twenty metres"
Section 100 (2)	Delete "a quarter of a mile" in line 5, substitute "400 metres"

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Section 103 (1)	Delete "thirty-three feet" in line 5, substitute "ten metres" ....
Second Schedule	Delete "M. Ch." wherever appearing, substitute "kin" in each case .... 9
Third Schedule....	Delete " acres roods perches" in line 25, substitute "hectares" 10 CO

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Third Schedule.... Delete "acre" in line 26, substitute "hectare" ca

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RACING RESTRICTION ACT, 1917-1972. co

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Section 5	Delete "five miles" in line 2 of the definition of "Fremantle district", substitute "eight kilometres"	1
Section 5	Delete "thirty miles" in line 2 of the definition of "Metropolitan area", substitute "fifty kilometres"	2

MGM'S IN WATER AND IRRIGATION ACT, 1914-1971.

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Section 14 .... Delete "five acres" in line 14, substitute "two hectares" .... 1

Section 15 (1) .... Delete "five acres" in line 13, substitute "two hectares" .... .... .... 4

Section 15 (2) .... Delete "three miles" in lines 5 and 6 of paragraph (i), substitute "4 . 8 kilometres" 3

Section 15 (4) .... Delete "three miles" in line 4, substitute "4 . 8 kilometres" .... .... 4

Section 17 .... Delete "five thousand gallons" in line 22, substitute "fourteen kilolitres" .... 5

Section 17 Delete "mile" in line 25, substitute "kilometre.... .... .... .... .... 6

Section 17 Delete "three hundred thousand cubic feet' in line 28, substitute "8500 cubic metres" 7

Section 17 Delete "five acres" in line 30, substitute "two hectares" .... 8

Section 23 (1) ....	Delete "forty acres" in line 14, substitute "sixteen hectares" ....	9
Section 23 (1) ....	Delete "thirty-three feet" in line 16, substitute "ten metres" ....	10
Section 33 (2) ....	Delete "acreage" in line 5 of paragraph (a), substitute "area"	11

Section 38 .... Delete "five acres" in line 11 of paragraph (b), substitute "two hectares" 12

Section 40 (1) .... Delete "acre" in line 6, substitute "hectare" .... .... 13

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SOIL CONSERVATION ACT, 1945-1961. b4.

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Delete "twenty inches" in line 6 of paragraph (f), substitute "500 millimetres" .... 1

Section 9 (2) .... Delete "twenty inches" in lines 9 and 10 of paragraph (f), substitute "500 millimetres" ... 2

STAMP ACT, 1921-1972.

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Section 4 Delete "one mile" in lino 2 of the definition of "Goldfields racecourse", substitute "1 . 75 kilo- 1

metres" O

Section 4 Delete "thirty miles" in line 2 of the definition of "Metropolitan racecourse", substitute "fifty kilo- 2 co

metres" co

Section 18 (3) .... Delete "one and a half inches" in line 6, substitute "forty millimetres" .... 3

Second Schedule	Delete "a ton" in line 5 of the item headed "Bill of Lading", substitute "one tonne"	4
Second Schedule	Delete "one ton" in line 7 of the item headed "Bill of Lading", substitute "one tonne"	5

STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION ACT, 1945-1971.

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Section 36 (6) ....	Delete "twenty miles" in line 2 of paragraph (b), substitute "thirty-two kilometres"	1
Section 37 .,.	Delete "twenty feet" in line 14 of paragraph (b), substitute "six metres" ....	2
Section 37	Delete "eighteen feet" in line 2 of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (c), substitute "five metres"	3

STATE HOUSING ACT, 1916-1972.

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Section 6 Delete "a quarter of an acre" in lines 8 and 9 of paragraph (a) of the definition of "holding", sub- 1

stitute "1000 square metres"

Section 22 (2) ..	Delete "one-quarter of an acre" in lines 6 and 7, substitute "1000 square metres" ....	2	Co
Section 22 (2) ...	Delete "one-quarter of an acre" in lines 9 and 10, substitute "1000 square metres"	3	CAI

THE CRIMINAL CODE (SET OUT IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE CRIMINAL CODE ACT, 1913, APPEARING IN APPENDIX B TO THE CRIMINAL CODE ACT COMPILATION ACT, 1913 AS REPRINTED, WITH AMENDMENTS TO AND INCLUDING ACT NO. 1 OF 1969 INCORPORATED, AMID FURTHER AMENDED BY ACTS NOS. 21 AND 41 OF 1972).

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Section 743	Delete "ten miles" in line 4, substitute "sixteen kilometres"	1
Section 743	Delete "ten miles" in lino 7, substitute "sixteen kilometres"	0

TOTALISATOR DUTY ACT, 1905-1970.

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Section 3 (la) .... Delete "twenty-five miles" in line 8, substitute "forty kilometres" 1

TOWN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1928-1972.

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Section 25	Delete "three feet" in lines 4 and 5, substitute "one metre"	1
The First	Delete "acre" in line 2 of Item 8, substitute "hectare"	2
Schedule The Second	Delete "acre" in line 2 of Item 2, substitute "hectare"	3

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VERMIN ACT, 1919-1971.

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Section 4 Delete "eleven miles and sixty chains" in lines 7 and 8 of the definition of "Government fence", 1

substitute "nineteen kilometres"

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Section 21	Delete "Acreage" in line 5, substitute "Area" ....
Section 21	Delete "10,000 acres" in line 6, substitute "4 000 hectares" 3
Section 21	Delete "10,000 acres" in line 7, substitute "4 000 hectares" 4
Section 21	Delete "100,000 acres" in line 8, substitute "40 000 hectares" 5
Section 21	Delete "100,000 acres" in line 9, substitute "40 000 hectares" 6
Section 21	Delete "500,000 acres" in line 10, substitute "200 000 hectares" 7
Section 21	Delete "500,000 acres" in line 11, substitute "200 000 hectares" S
Section 59 (6) ....	Delete "fifty cents for every acre" in line S of paragraph (b), substitute "$1.25 for every hectare" 9
Section 103 (la)	Delete "ten acres" in line 5 of paragraph (a), substitute "four hectares" 10
Section 103 (la)	Delete "ten acres" in line 2 of paragraph (b), substitute "four hectares" 11
Section 103 (lb)	Delete "five acres" in line 5 of paragraph (a), substitute "two hectares" 19
Section 103 (lb)	Delete "five acres" in line 2 of paragraph (b), substitute "two hectares" 13
Second Schedule	Delete the Description of a Vermin Fence in Part I, substitute the following description 14 CD Co CAD

VERMIN ACT, 1919-1971—continued. cc

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Description of a Vermin Fence

Second Schedule— A substantial fence erected in a workmanlike manner with strainers not less than 150 millimetres in thickness at the smaller end. 135 metres apart, one metre in the ground, and not less than two metres out of the ground. Jam or mulga posts not less than seventy-five millimetres at the smaller end ; other timber 100 millimetres, not more than six metres apart, 600 millimetres in the ground, and not less than two metres out of the ground.

continued.

Iron standards not less than thirty millimetres by six millimetres ; not more than six metres apart, 500 millimetres in the ground, not less than two metres out of the ground.

Wire netting, minimum 1 . 42 millimetres diameter and with a minimum width of 1 • 1 metres, and a maximum mesh of thirty-eight millimetres. 150 millimetres of such netting to be fixed perpendicularly in the ground with 915 millimetres out of the ground. The netting must be securely fastened to plain wires and attached to the posts at 495 millimetres and 915 millimetres from the ground level.

Above such netting either

Sheep or dog-proof netting nob less than 915 millimetres wide, and not exceeding 100 milli-

metres mesh, is to be affixed to a height of not less than 1 . 8 metres, or in lieu of dog or sheep

netting plain or barbed wires spaced not more than 130 millimetres apart to a height of at least 1 . 8 metres. These wires shall be tied together and to the top of the netting with lacing wire every one metre.

The fence is to be topped with barbed wire not less than two metres above the ground, and secured only to the posts and not in any way to the netting or other wires. O

Second Schedule Delete "forty-two inches" in line 4 of Part II, substitute "14 metres" 15

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Second Schedule	Delete "one and a half inches" in line 5 of Part II, substitute "thirty-eightmillimetres'	16
Fourth Schedule	Delete "Mileage" in line 9, substitute "Distance"	17
Fourth Schedule	Delete "ten cents per mile" in line 9, substitute "six cents per kilometre" ..,.	18
Fourth Schedule	Delete "mile" in line 10, substitute "kilometre"	19

WATER BOARDS ACT, 1904-1969.

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Section 77 Delete "Acreage" in the table, substitute "Area" 1

Section 77 Delete "Acre" in the table, substitute "Hectare" .. .... 2 F-'

.7c' 11 Section 92 ... Delete "one hundred yards" in lines 3 and 4, substitute "ninety metres" 3 co

Section 92A (1) ... Delete "ten chains" in line 4, substitute "200 metres" .... .... .... 4

9> Section 92A (1)....	Delete "ten cents for every acre" in line 7, substitute "24 . 7 cents per hectare"	5
.g" Section 92A (1)....	Delete "one mile and a half" in line 11, substitute "2 . 414 016 kilometres" ....	6

...7 i Section 92A (1)... Delete "acreage" in line 17, substitute "area" ... .... ... ... 7

* ; Section 92A (2) ..	Delete "ten cents per acre" in line 5, substitute "24 . 7 cents per hectare" ....	S
7.1	.: 1 Section 92A (2)...	Delete "ten cents per acre" in line 10, substitute "24 .7 cents per hectare" _ ..9
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8.1 WATER BOARDS ACT AMENDMENT ACT, 1928.

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gp Section 2 Delete "acreage" in line 2 of paragraph (iii) of the proviso, substitute "area" .... .... 1

Section 2 Delete "threepence per acre" in line 4 of paragraph (iii) of the proviso, substitute "6 cents per 2

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ff hectare"

WHALING ACT, 1937.

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Delete "sixty feet" in line 7, substitute "18 . 3 metres" 1

Section 9 (3) .... Delete "fifty feet" in line S, substitute "15 . 2 metres" 2