Weights and Measures Amendment Regulations 2002 (WA)

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CE307*

Weights and Measures Act 1915

These regulations come into operation on 1 July 2002.

Weights and Measures Amendment

Regulations 2002

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Weights and Measures
Amendment Regulations 2002.

2.            Commencement

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3.             The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Weights and
Measures Regulations 1927*.

[* Published in Gazette 3 June 1927 at p. 1416-48.

For amendments to 12 June May 2002 see 2001 Index to
Legislation of Western Australia, Table 4, p. 373-5.J

4.            Tables XIII and XIIIB replaced

Tables XIII and XIIIB are deleted and the following Tables are inserted instead -

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TABLE XIII

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

Weights (Mass)

Fee

1.	(a) masses (each not exceeding 20 kg)	$18.00 for each group, or part of a group, of
5 masses
(b) masses over 20 kg	Based on time taken at $36.00 per half hour or part thereof

Measures of Capacity (Volume)

Fee

2. (a) lubricating oil measures, alcoholic $18.00 for each group,

liquor measures or beverage	or part of a group, of
measures	10 measures
(b) dispensing measures or graduated	$18.00 for each group,
measuring cylinders	or part of a group, of
5 measures or cylinders
(c) each measure of capacity not	Based on time taken at
specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of	$36.00 per half hour or
this item	part thereof
Measures of Length or Extension

Fee

3. (a) on initial verification of measures, $18.00 for each group,

each not exceeding 1 in	or part of a group, of
5 measures
(b)	each measure over 1 in but not
exceeding 20 m $18.00
(c) each measure over 20 in	Based on time taken at $36.00 per half hour or part thereof

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

Weighing Instruments

Fee

4.	(a)	each instrument with weighing
capacity not exceeding 10 t $72.00

(b) each instrument with weighing	$72.00
capacity over 10	(plus $36.00 for every 10 t or part thereof in excess of 10 t)

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Fee

5.	Automatic Weighers, Belt Conveyer	Fee based on time taken
Weighers and Totalisers	at $36.00 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)	$27.00
7.	Weighing instruments not otherwise designated -

(a) each instrument with weighing

capacity not exceeding 200 kg	S18,00
(b)	each instrument with weighing

capacity over 200 kg but not

exceeding 1 000 kg S36.00
(c)	each instrument with weighing
capacity over 1 000 kg $72.00

Measuring Instruments

Fee

8. Fixed measuring instruments (capacity)
petroleum systems -

(a) each retail flowmeter	$54.00
(b)	each wholesale flowmeter of rate not
in excess of 1 000 L per minute $72.00
(c)	each wholesale flowmeter of rate in
excess of 1 000 L per minute $144.00

9.          Calibrated tanks other than farm milk tanks -

For each 5 000 L or part thereof contained in an individual compartment of each calibrated tank

S72.00

10. Calibrating measures and measuring
instruments -

(a) for each measure or measuring instrument up to and including 50 L

$36.00

(b) for each measure or measuring	Based on time
instrument over 50 L	taken at $36.00 per half hour or part thereof

11.        Calibrated farm milk tanks -

For each 250 L of capacity or part

thereof each calibrated tank $18.00

12.	Each LPG retail flowmeter	$54.00
13.	Measuring instruments not otherwise	Based on time taken at
designated	$36.00 per half hour or part thereof

General

14. Subject to a minimum amount of $18.00 being payable in respect of any

matter referred to in this Table, if, 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.

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TABLE XIIIB

Miscellaneous Fees

Fee

I.	Registration of public weighbridge	$65.50
2.	Public weighman's licence	$16.50
3.	Scale adjuster's licence	$16.50
4.	Scale repairer's licence	$16.50
5.	Petroleum products measuring instrument —

repairer's registration $16.50

5A.	Charge for examination of applicant for weighman's licence or scale repairer's licence	$65.50
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	$36.00 per half hour or
item	part thereof

(b)

any waiting time allowed by an

inspector to permit another person to

carry out necessary repairs, etc. $36.00 per half hour or
part thereof

(c) any adjustment to —

(i)	each 20 kg or lesser weight	$18.00
(ii)	weights above 20 kg	Based on time taken at $36.00 per half hour or part thereof
(iii)	each measure of capacity
not exceeding 50 L	$18.00

(d) any distance necessarily travelled by an inspector —

(i)	for each kilometre not	$0.70 (subject to a
exceeding 100 km	minimum charge of $10.00)
(ii)	for each kilometre over
100 km	$0.35

(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	$36.00 per half hour or
purposes other than trade —	part thereof

7.           Charges for use of masses provided by Ministry —

(a) booking of masses of It or more	$18.00
(b)	hire of masses for each day or part of
a day $18.00 per tonne
(c)	testing by inspector of equipment
where masses are used $18.00 per tonne

8.           Charge for response to request to provide

report, documentation or any other

information which is additional to	Based on time taken at
verification, reverification and testing	$18.00 per 15 minutes or
services	part thereof

By Command of the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.