Trade Measurement Administration Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1997 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1997 No. 172 Trade Measurement Administration Act 1990 TRADE MEASUREMENT ADMINISTRATION AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 1997 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of s 4 (Interpretation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Amendment of s 5 (Fees and charges) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Insertion of new s 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Quality assurance tests and certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Amendment of sch 1 (Trade measuring instruments verification, re-verification and testing fees and charges) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Replacement of sch 2 (Calibration, testing and verification fees for subsidiary standards of measurement and measuring instruments tested to special accuracy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 SCHEDULE 2 FEES—REFERENCE STANDARDS UNDER NATIONAL MEASUREMENT ACT 8 Replacement of sch 4 (Hiring fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 SCHEDULE 4 FEES—QUALITY ASSURANCE

s1 2 s3 Trade Measurement Administration Amendment No. 172, 1997 (No. 1) ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Trade Measurement Administration Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1997 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the TradeMeasurementAdministrationRegulation 1991 . ˙ Amendment of s 4 (Interpretation) 3.(1) Section 4, definitions “Inspectors’ Class One Standard” , “Inspectors’ Class Two Standard” , “Inspectors’ Class Three Standard” , “State Secondary Standard” , “State Tertiary Standard” and “the Act” — omit. (2) Section 4— insert— ‘ “inspectors’ class 1 standard” has the same meaning as in the National Measurement Regulation (Cwlth), section 80. 1 “inspectors’ class 2 standard” has the same meaning as in the National Measurement Regulation (Cwlth), section 80. “inspectors’ class 3 standard” has the same meaning as in the National Measurement Regulation (Cwlth), section 80. “flow meter” means an instrument for measuring liquid volume from the amount of liquid passing through the instrument. “quality assurance certificate” see section 6. “quality assurance test” see section 6. “State secondary standard” has the same meaning as in the National Measurement Regulation (Cwlth), section 80. 1 Section 80 (Verification of reference standards of measurement)

s4 3 s5 Trade Measurement Administration Amendment No. 172, 1997 (No. 1) “State tertiary standard” has the same meaning as in the National Measurement Regulation (Cwlth), section 80.’. ˙ Amendment of s 5 (Fees and charges) 4. Section 5(4)— omit. ˙ Insertion of new s 6 5. After section 5— insert— ˙ ‘ Quality assurance tests and certificates ‘ 6.(1) An inspector may perform quality assurance tests and issue quality assurance certificates. ‘ (2) A “quality assurance test” is a request test relating to measurement (other than a test to verify or re-verify an instrument under the Act or the National Measurement Act). ‘ (3) A quality assurance test may be done even if no quality assurance certificate is to be issued based on a result of the test. ‘ (4) A “quality assurance certificate” is a certificate based on a result of a test relating to measurement (other than a certificate about verification or re-verification under the Act or the National Measurement Act). ‘ (5) A quality assurance certificate may be based on a result of any appropriate test, whether or not a quality assurance test. ‘ (6) For the purpose of fees— (a) a test for a certificate under section 15(4) of the principal Act is taken to be a quality assurance test; and (b) a certificate under that section is taken to be a quality assurance certificate.’.

s6 4 s7 Trade Measurement Administration Amendment No. 172, 1997 (No. 1) ˙ Amendment of sch 1 (Trade measuring instruments verification, re-verification and testing fees and charges) 6. Schedule 1, heading— omit, insert— ‘ FEES FOR TEST AND EXAMINATION TO VERIFY OR RE-VERIFY TRADE MEASURING INSTRUMENT ’. ˙ Replacement of sch 2 (Calibration, testing and verification fees for subsidiary standards of measurement and measuring instruments tested to special accuracy) 7. Schedule 2— omit, insert— ‘ SCHEDULE 2 ‘ FEES—REFERENCE STANDARDS UNDER NATIONAL MEASUREMENT ACT section 5 ‘ PART 1—FEES FOR TEST AND EXAMINATION FOR VERIFICATION OR RE-VERIFICATION AS A REFERENCE STANDARD Standards for measuring mass 1. State secondary or tertiary standard, denomination— (a) 5 kg or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) over 5 kg but not over 50 kg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 29.50 35.00

s7 5 s7 Trade Measurement Administration Amendment No. 172, 1997 (No. 1) 2. Inspectors’ class 1, 2 or 3 standard, denomination— (a) 5 kg or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) over 5 kg but not over 50 kg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) over 50 kg but not over 1 t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 6.50 71.50 Standards for measuring volume 3. State secondary or tertiary standard, denomination— (a) 25 L or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) over 25 L but not over 200 L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) over 200 L but not over 10 000 L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Inspectors’ class 1 standard, denomination— (a) 25 L or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) over 25 L but not over 200 L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) over 200 L but not over 10 000 L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. Flow meter, for each liquid tested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118.50 176.50 475.00 24.50 95.50 237.00 800.00 Standards for measuring length 6. Rigid line measure—State secondary or inspector’s class 1 standard, for each graduated edge tested . . . . . . . 7. Gauge block, or gauge rod, of a denomination of— (a) 100 mm or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) over 100 mm but not over 1 m for a state secondary standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) over 100 mm but not over 2 m for an inspectors’ class 1 standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. Flexible line measure—State secondary or inspectors’ class 1 standard, for each graduation tested . . . . . . . . . . . 9. Flexible line measure—inspector’s class 2 standard, for each graduation tested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. Micrometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. Vernier calliper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237.00 12.00 24.50 24.50 65.50 29.50 106.50 71.50 Other standards of measurement 12. Area template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13. Any other standard, for each 15 minutes or part of 15 minutes taken to test and examine the standard . . . . . 356.50 14.00

s8 6 s8 Trade Measurement Administration Amendment No. 172, 1997 (No. 1) ‘ PART 2—FEES FOR ISSUING CERTIFICATE OF VERIFICATION AS A REFERENCE STANDARD Certificate of verification on verification or re-verification 14. Certificate or duplicate certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.00’. ˙ Replacement of sch 4 (Hiring fees) 8. Schedule 4— omit, insert— ‘ SCHEDULE 4 ‘ FEES—QUALITY ASSURANCE section 5 ‘ PART 1—FEES FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE TEST Masses 1. Mass of the following denomination, if the test procedure is the same as that used to verify a standard as a State secondary or tertiary standard of that denomination— (a) 5 kg or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) over 5 kg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Mass of the following denomination, if the test procedure is the same as that used to verify a standard as an inspector’s class 1, 2 or 3 standard of that denomination— (a) 5 kg or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) over 5 kg but not over 50 kg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 52.00 61.00 7.00 11.00

s8 7 s8 Trade Measurement Administration Amendment No. 172, 1997 (No. 1) (c) over 50 kg but not over 1 t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125.00 (d) over 1 t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167.00 Volume measuring instruments 3. Instrument of the following denomination, if the test procedure is the same as that used to verify a standard as a State secondary or tertiary standard of that denomination— (a) 25 L or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) over 25 L but not over 200 L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) over 200 L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Instrument of the following denomination, if the test procedure is the same as that used to verify a standard as an inspector’s class 1 standard of that denomination— (a) 25 L or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) over 25 L but not over 200 L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) over 200 L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. Flow meter, for each liquid tested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207.00 309.00 831.00 43.00 167.00 415.00 800.00 Length measuring instruments 6. Rigid line measuring instrument, if the test procedure is the same as that used to verify a standard as a State secondary or inspector’s class 1 standard of that denomination, for each graduated edge tested . . . . . . . . . 7. Rigid line measuring instrument of the following denomination, if the test procedure is less rigorous than that used to verify a standard as an inspector’s class 1 standard of that denomination— (a) 1 m or less, for each graduated edge tested . . . . . . . (b) over 1 m, for each graduated edge tested . . . . . . . . . 8. Gauge block or gauge rod, denomination— (a) 100 mm or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) over 100 mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. Flexible line measuring instrument, if the test procedure is the same as that used to verify a standard as a State secondary or inspector’s class 1 standard, of that denomination, for each graduation tested . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415.00 43.00 52.00 21.00 43.00 115.00

s8 8 s8 Trade Measurement Administration Amendment No. 172, 1997 (No. 1) 10. Flexible line measuring instrument, if the test procedure is the same as, or less rigorous than, that used to verify a standard as an inspector’s class 2 standard, for each graduation tested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. Micrometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. Vernier calliper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.00 186.00 125.00 Other measuring instruments 13. Area template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14. Class 1 instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15. Any other measuring instrument, for each 15 minutes or part of 15 minutes taken for the test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624.00 207.00 25.00 ‘ PART 2—FEES FOR ISSUING QUALITY ASSURANCE CERTIFICATE Quality assurance certificate 16. Certificate or duplicate certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.00’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 26 June 1997. 2. Notified in the gazette on 27 June 1997. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Office of Consumer Affairs. © State of Queensland 1997