Weights and Measures Amendment Regulations 2004 (WA)

29 June 2004 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2513

CE305*

Weights and Measures Act 1915

Weights and Measures Amendment

Regulations 2004

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

For amendments to 26 May 2004 see Western Australian Legislation Information Tables for 2003, Table 4, p. 425.]

1.            Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Weights and Measures
Amendment Regulations 2004.

2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation on 1 July 2004.

3.            The regulations amended

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

[* Reprinted as at 4 October 2002.

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4.            Tables XIII and XIHB replaced

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

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)	$19 for each group, or part of a group, of 5 masses
(b)	masses over 20 kg	Based on time taken at $38 per half hour or part thereof

Measures of Capacity (Volume)

Fee

2.	(a)	lubricating oil measures, alcoholic	$19 for each group, or part of a
liquor measures or beverage	group, of 10 measures
measures
(b)	dispensing measures or graduated	$19 for each group, or part of a
measuring cylinders	group, of 5 measures or cylinders
(c)	each measure of capacity not	Based on time taken at $38 per
specified in paragraph (a) or (b)	half hour or part thereof

Measures of Length or Extension

Fee

3.	(a)	on initial verification of measures,	$19 for each group, or part of a
each not exceeding 1 m	group, of 5 measures
(b)	each measure over 1 m but not
exceeding 20m	$19
(c)	each measure over 20 m	Based on time taken at $38 per half hour or part thereof
(d)	each additional set of graduations on	Rate set Out in paragraph (a),
the same measure	(b) or (c) as applicable

Weighing Instruments

Fee

4.       Weighbridges -

(a) each instrument with weighing

capacity not exceeding 10 t $76

(b)	each instrument with weighing	$76
capacity over 10 t	(plus $38 for every 10 t or part thereof in excess of 10 t)
5.	Automatic Weighers, Belt Conveyer	Fee based on time taken at $38
Weighers and Totalisers	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)	$29
7.	Weighing instruments not otherwise designated -

(a)	each instrument with weighing
capacity not exceeding 200 kg $19

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Fee

(b) each instrument with weighing

capacity over 200 kg but not

exceeding 1 000 kg $38
(c)	each instrument with weighing
capacity over 1 000 kg $76

Measuring Instruments

Fee

8.	Fixed measuring instruments (capacity) petroleum systems -
(a) each retail flow meter $57
(b) each wholesale flow meter of rate

not in excess of 1 000 L per minute $76

(c)	each wholesale flow meter of rate in
excess of 1 000 L per minute $152

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 $76

10.	Calibrating measures and measuring instruments -
(a) for each measure or measuring

instrument up to and including 50 L $38

(b)	for each measure or measuring	Based on time taken at $38 per
instrument over 50 L	half hour or part thereof

11.     Calibrated farm milk tanks -

For each 250 L of capacity or part

thereof each calibrated tank $19

12.	Each LPG retail flow meter	$57
13.	Measuring instruments not otherwise	Based on time taken at $38 per
designated	half hour or part thereof

General

14. Subject to a minimum amount of $19 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. Table XIIIB

Miscellaneous Fees

Fee

1.	Registration of public weighbridge	$69
2.	Public weighman's licence	$49
3.	Scale adjuster's licence	$49
4.	Scale repairer's licence	$49
5.	Petroleum products measuring instrument -

repairer's registration $49

5A.	Charge for examination of applicant for weighman's
licence or scale repairer's licence $69
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 $38 per half hour

paragraph (b) or part thereof

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_ Fee

(b)	any waiting time allowed by an inspector to permit	$38 per half hour
another person to carry out necessary repairs, etc.	or part thereof
(c)	any adjustment to —

_

(i) each 20 kg or lesser weight $19

_

(ii) weights above 20 kg Based on time
taken at $38 per
half hour or part

_ thereof

(iii) each measure of capacity not exceeding 50 L $19

(d)

any distance necessarily travelled by an inspector —

(i)	for each kilometre not exceeding 100 km	$0.72 (subject to a minimum charge of $10)
(ii)	for each kilometre over 100 km	$0.36

(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	$38 per half hour
for purposes other than trade	or part thereof

7.       Charges for use of masses provided by Department —

(a)	booking of masses of it or more	$19
(b)	hire of masses for each day or part of a day	$19 per t

(c) testing by inspector of equipment where masses

are used $19 per t

8.	Charge for response to request to provide report,	Based on time
documentation or any other information which is	taken at $19 per
additional to verification, reverification and testing	15 minutes or
services	part thereof

By Command of the Governor,

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