Metric Conversion Act Amendment Act 1975 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

METRIC CONVERSION.

No. 42 of 1975.

AN ACT to amend the Metric Conversion Act,

1972-1973.

[Assented to 11th September, 1975.]

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:—

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

Conversion Act Amendment Act, 1975.	Short title
and citat. a.

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

1973 is referred to as the principal Act.

No. 94 of 1972as amended

by Acts Ncs.

19 of 1973

and 83 of

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act 1973.

may be cited as the Metric Conversion Act, 1972-

No. 42.] Metric Conversion. [1975.

Section 4

2.    Section 4 of the principal Act is amended

amended.

by adding after subsection (4) a subsection as

follows

(5) Every Act referred to in the Fourth Schedule to this Act may be cited showing the figures representing the year of its passing followed by the passage "-1975". .

Fourth

Schedule	3.	The principal Act is amended by adding at
added.

the end thereof the following Schedule-

FOURTH SCHEDULE

FIRE BRIGADES ACT, 1942-1972.

Provision

Amendment Amendment

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The Third Schedule Delete "Pumps 750 GPIVI and Upwards" in line 9, substitute "Pumps. Capacity exceeding 3 . 4 kl/ 1

min".

The Third Schedule Delete "Pumps 500-749 GPM" in line 10, substitute "Pumps. Capacity 2-2 kl/min to 3 . 4 kl/min".	2
The Third Schedule Delete "Pumps Up to 499 GPM" in line 11, substitute "Pumps. Capacity less than 2 . 2 kI/min".	3

The Third Schedule Delete "100 feet" in line 14, substitute "30 metres". ....	....	....	....	....	4
The Third Schedule Delete "(2 gallons or 20 pounds)" in lines 15 and 16 ....	5

GOLD BUYERS ACT, 1921-1972.

Provision Amendment

Amendment mendment

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Section 17 (6) ...	Delete "twenty tons" in line 3, substitute "twenty tonnes" ..	1
Section 19 (1) ....	Delete "two inches" in lines 5 and 6, substitute "fifty millimetres"	2
Section 29 (4) ...	Delete "two inches" in line 4, substitute "fifty millimetres" ....	3

HEALTH ACT, 1911-1973

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Provision Amendment

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Section 298 (2) .... Delete "twenty miles" in line 2 of paragraph (i), substitute "thirty two kilometres" 1

LOCAL COURTS ACT, 1904-1973.

Provision Amendment

Amendment

amended number

Section 69 (1) .. Delete "one hundred miles" in line 2 of paragraph (b), substitute "one hundred and sixty kilometres" 1

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PEARLING ACT, 1912-1965. al

Provision Amendment

Amendment

amended number

Section 31 (1) ...	Delete "twelve inches" in line 10, substitute "300 millimetres"	....	1
Section 68 (4) ....	Delete "three inches" in line 3, substitute "seventy-five millimetres"	2

Sixth Schedule Delete "fifteen pounds" in line 4 of rule 3, substitute "6 . 8 kilograms" .... 3

Sixth Schedule .... Delete "two inches" in line 5 of rule 3, substitute "fifty millimetres" .... .... 4

Sixth Schedule .... Delete "thirty-two pounds" in line 3 of paragraph (a) of rule 4, substitute "14 . 5 kilograms" .. 5

Sixth Schedule .... Delete "thirty-two pounds" in lines 3 and 4 of paragraph (b) of rule 4, substitute "14 . 5 kilograms" 6

Sixth Schedule .. . Delete "fifteen fathoms" in line 15 of rule 4, substitute "twenty-seven metres" .... .... 7

PETROLEUM PIPELINES ACT, 1969-1970.

Provision Amendment

Amendment

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Section 29 (1)	Delete "twenty dollars" in line 3, substitute "$12.43"	1
Section 29 (1)	Delete "mile" in line 4, substitute "kilometre"	2
Section 29 (1)	Delete "mile" in line 5, substitute "kilometre" ....	3

SWAN RIVER CONSERVATION ACT, 1958-1966.

Provision Amendment

Amendment

amended number

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Section 22A (1)....	Delete "two acres" in paragraph (a), substitute "8 000 square metres"
Section 22A (1)	Delete "two acres" in lines 2 and 3 of paragraph (b), substitute "8 000 square metres" 2
Section 22A (1)_..	Delete "two acres" in line 6 of paragraph (c), substitute "8 000 square metres" .... 3
Section 22A (3)....	Delete "two and one-half feet" in line 8, substitute "0 - 8 metre" . 4

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MARINE ACT, 1948-1973.

Provision Amendment

Amendment

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Section 19 (1) Delete "one hundred and fifty brake horsepower" in lines 3 and 4 of paragraph (d), substitute "112 1

kilowatts brake power"

Section 20	Delete "one hundred and fifty brake horsepower" in line 14, substitute "112 kilowatts brake power"	2
Section 21 (3)	Delete "one hundred and fifty nominal horsepower" in lines 2 and 3 of paragraph (a), substitute	3

"112 kilowatts"

Section 21 (3) Delete "one hundred and fifty nominal horsepower" in lines 2 and 3 of paragraph (b), substitute 4

"112 kilowatts"

Section 21 (3)	Delete "one hundred nominal horsepower" in lino 4 of paragraph (b), substitute "75 kilowatts" .	5
Section 21 (3)	Delete "one hundred nominal horsepower" in lines 2 and 3 of paragraph (c), substitute "75 kilo-	6

watts"

Section 21 (3) Delete "fifty nominal horsepower" in line 4 of paragraph (e), substitute "37 kilowatts" .... 7 i--•

Section 21 (3) Delete "fifty nominal horsepower" in lines 2 and 3 of paragraph (d), substitute "37 kilowatts" .... 8 CO	-3
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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MARINE ACT, 1948-1973—continued

Provision Amendment

Amendment

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Section 21 (3) .... Delete " one hundred and fifty brake horsepower" i n lines 5 and 6 of paragraph (d), ), substitute 9

"112 kilowatts brake power"

Section 21 (3) .... Delete " one hundred and fifty brake horsepower " in lines 2 and 3 of paragraph10 (e), substitute

"112 kilowatts brake power"

Section 48 (2) ... Delete "fifteen tons" in line 2, substitute " seventeen kilolitres" .... .... .... 11

Section 80 (2) ....	Delete "five hundred pounds" in line 2 of paragraph (b), substitute "230 kilograms"	12
Section 81 (1) ....	Delete "twelve inches" in line 9, substitute "300 millimetres"....	13

Section 81 (1) .... Delete "one inch" in line 9, substitute "25 millimetres" .... .... .... 14

Section 82 (1) ....	Delete "twelve inches" in line 10 of paragraph (a), substitute "300 millimetres" ....	15
Section 82 (1) ....	Delete "eighteen inches" in lines 11 and 12 of paragraph (a), substitute "450 millimetres"....	16
Section 82 (1) ....	Delete "feet and inches" in lines 4 and 5 of paragraph (d), substitute "metres to two decimal places"	17

Section 143 (3) .... Delete "twenty miles" in line 2 of paragraph (d), substitute "thirty-two kilometres" .... .. 18

Section 168 (1) ....	Delete "one hundred and eighty feet" in line 4 of paragraph (c), substitute "five cubic metres" ....	19
Section 168 (1) ....	Delete "three hundred and fifty cubic feet" in line 5 of paragraph (d), substitute "9 . 9 cubic metres"	20
Section 169 (1) ....	Delete "ono hundred and forty cubic feet" in lines 2 and 3 of sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (a),	21

substitute "four cubic metres"

Section 169 (1) .... Delete "eighteen superficial feet" in lines 3 and 4 of sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (a), substitute 22

"1 . 7 square metres" z

Section 169 (1) ...	Delete "five feet" in lines 5 and 6 of sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (a), substitute "1 . 5 metres"	23
Section 182A (1)	Delete "two hundred brake horsepower" in lines 1 and 2 of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph (b), sub-	24 ds-

stitute "150 kilowatts brake power" Ns

Section 182A (1) Delete "two hundred brake power" in lines 1 and 2 of sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (b), sub- 25

stitute "150 kilowatts brake power"

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WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT, 1912-1973.

Provision Amendment

Amendment

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First Schedule .... Delete "15 miles" in line 3 of the definition of "area" in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (d) of the

proviso to paragraph (c) of clause 1, substitute "twenty-five kilometres"

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