Weights and Measures Amendment Regulations 1992 (WA)

1 September 19921	GOVERNMENT GAZETI’E, WA	4403
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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT 1915

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 1992

Made by His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor and Administrator in

Executive Council.

Citation

1.      These regulations may be cited as the Weights and Measures Amendment

Regulations 1992.

Commencement

2.      These regulations shall come into operation on 1 September 1992.

Table XIII and XIIIB repealed and tables substituted

3.      Tables XIII and XIIIB to the Weights and Measures Regulations 192 7*

are repealed and the following tables are substituted -

Table XIII

Fees to be paid for testing, verifring or stamping weights and measures, and weighing or measuring instruments -

Weights Mass

$

2.	a	each lubricating oil measure, alcoholic
liquor measure or beverage measure 1.00
b	each dispensing measure or graduated
measuring cylinder 4.00
c	each measure of capacity not specified in paragraph a or b of this item -
based on time taken at $24 per half hour
or part thereof.

1. a each mass not exceeding 20 kg 3.00

b each mass over 20 kg - based on time

taken at $24.00 per half hour or part thereof.

Measures of Capacity Volume

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Measures of Length or Extension

$

3.	a	on initial verification of each
measure not exceeding 1 metre 4.00
b	each measure over 1 metre but not
exceeding 20 metres 12.00
c	each measure over 20 metres - based on time taken at $24.00 per half hour or part thereof.

Additional sets of graduation on the same measure at prescribed rates above.

Weighing Instruments

4.         Weighbridges and Hopper Weighing Machines -

a each instrument with weighing capacity

not exceeding 10 tonne 48.00

b	each instrument with weighing capacity
over 10 tonne 48.00
plus $24.00 for every 10 tonne or part
thereof in excess of 10 tonne.

5.         Automatic Weighers, Belt Conveyer Weighers

and Totalisers -

fee based on time taken at $24.00 per half
hour or part thereof for each officer.

6.         Electronic price computing digital indicating scales with weighing capacity not exceeding 75 kg including instruments connected to price

computing or ticket printing devices 24.00

7.         Weighing instruments not otherwise designated -

a	each instrument with weighing capacity
not exceeding 50 kg 12.00
b	each instrument with weighing capacity
over 50 kg but not exceeding 300 kg 24.00
c	each instrument with weighing
capacity over 300 kg 48.00

Measuring Instruments

8.	Fixed measuring instruments capacity petroleum systems -
a each retail flowmeter 36.00
b each wholesale flowmeter of rate

not in excess of 1 000 litres

per minute 48.00

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c	each wholesale flowmeter of rate	$
in excess of 1 000 litres

per minute 96.00

9.        Calibrated tanks other than farm milk tanks -

for each 5 000 litre or part thereof

contained in an individual compartment

of each calibrated tank 48.00

10.       Calibrating measures and measuring instruments -

a for each measure or measuring

instrument up to and including 50 litres . .. . 24.00

b	for each measure or measuring instrument
over 50 litres - based on time taken at
$24.00 per half hour or part thereof.

11.      Calibrated farm milk tanks -

for each 250 litre of capacity or

part thereof of each calibrated tank 12.00
12.	Each LPG retail flowmeter 40.00

13.      Measuring instruments not otherwise designated -

based on time taken at $24.00 per half hour
or part thereof.

General

14.       Where, after testing, a weight, measure or instrument

is rejected as incorrect, unjust, or otherwise
unsuitable, one-half only of the fee so prescribed

with respect to that weight, measure or instrument may

be charged in lieu of the fee in this Table. Table XIIIB

MISCELLANEOUS FEES

$

1.	Registration of public weighbridge	48.00
2.	Public weighman’s licence	12.00
3.	Scale adjuster’s licence	12.00
4.	Scale repairer’s licence	12.00
5.	Petroleum products measuring instrument -
repairer’s registration	12.00

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6.         Fees chargeable for -

$

a	inspector’s time for any service rendered in carrying out repairs or adjustment, etc. to instruments or any waiting time other than time referred to in paragraph b of
this item - per half hour or part thereof . .. . 24.00
b	any waiting time allowed by an inspector to permit another person to carry out necessary
repairs, etc. - per half hour or part thereof. . 24.00
c	any adjustment to -
i each 20 kg or lesser weight 12.00
ii weights above 20 kg - based on time

taken at $24.00 per half hour or

part thereof.

iii	each measure of capacity not exceeding
50 litres 12.00

d	any distance necessarily travelled by an
inspector - per kilometre 0.60
e	time involved in the calibration of any instrument to a degree of accuracy greater than the degree of accuracy applied to instruments in use for trade or the calibration and certification of instruments
used for purposes other than trade - per
half hour or part thereof 24.00

7.         Charges for use of equipment provided by Ministry -

a booking of 1 tonne masses 48.00

b hire of 1 tonne masses for one day

or part thereof 24.00

8.        Charge for response to request to provide

report, documentation or any other
information which is additional to verification,
reverifaction and testing services - based on

time taken at $12 per 15 minutes or part thereof.

9.         Minimum fee payable in respect of any matter

referred to in this Table or Table XIII 12.00 ".

[*	Published in the Gazette on 3 June 1927 at pp.l416-l44c9. For amendments to 9 July 1992 see pp.544-549 of 1991 Index to Legislation of Western Australia.]
By His Excellency’s Command,

D. G. BLIGHT, Clerk of the Council.