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CONSUMER AND EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION
E301*
Weights and Measures Act 1915
| These regulations come into operation on 1 July 2005. | |
Weights and Measures Amendment
Regulations 2005
Made by the Governor in Executive Council.
1. Citation
These regulations are the Weights and Measures Amendment
Regulations 2005. |
2. Commencement
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3. The regulations amended
The amendments in these regulations are to the Weights and
Measures Regulations 1927*. |
| [* Reprinted as at 4 October 2002. |
For amendments to 7 June 2005 see Western Australian
| Legislation Information Tables for 2004, Table 4, p. | 443.] |
4. Tables XIII and XIIIB replaced
Tables XHI 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 (N lass)
Fee
| 1. | (a) | masses (each not exceeding 20 kg) | $19.50 for each group, or part
of a group, of 5 masses |
| (b) | masses over 20 kg | Based on time taken at $39 per
half hour or part thereof |
Measures of Capacity (Volume)
Fee
| 2. | (a) | lubricating oil measures, alcoholic | $19.50 for each group, or part |
| liquor measures or beverage | of a group, of 10 measures |
| measures |
| (b) | dispensing measures or graduated | $19.50 for each group, or part |
| measuring cylinders | of a group, of 5 measures or
cylinders |
| (c) | each measure of capacity not | Based on time taken at $39 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, | $19.50 for each group, or part |
| each not exceeding 1 m | of a group, of 5 measures |
| (b) | each measure over I m but not |
| exceeding 20 m | $19.50 |
| (c) | each measure over 20 m | Based on time taken at $39 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 |
Veighitig htistt-uments
Fee
4. Weighbridges -
| (a) | each instrument with weighing | |
| capacity not exceeding 10 t | $78 |
| (b) | each instrument with weighing | $78 |
| capacity over 10 t | (plus $39 for every 10 or part
thereof in excess of 10 t) |
| 5. | Automatic Weighers, Belt Conveyer | Fee based on time taken at $39 |
| Weighers and Totalisers | per half hour or part thereof for
each officer |
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Fee
6. Electronic price computing digital
indicating scales with weighing capacity
not exceeding 75 kg (including
instruments connected to price computing
| or ticket printing devices) | $29.30 | |
| 7. | Weighing instruments not otherwise
designated - |
| (a) | each instrument with weighing | |
| capacity not exceeding 200 kg | $19.50 |
| (b) | each instrument with weighing |
capacity over 200 kg but not
| |
| (c) | each instrument with weighing |
| capacity over 1 000 kg | $78 | |
Measuring Instruments
Fee
| 8. | Fixed measuring instruments (capacity)
petroleum systems - |
| (a) | each retail flow meter | $58.60 | |
| (b) | each wholesale flow meter of rate | |
| not in excess of 1 000 L per minute | $78 |
| (c) | each wholesale flow meter of rate in |
| excess of 1 000 L per minute | $155.90 | |
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 | $78 |
| 10. | Calibrating measures and measuring
instruments - |
| (a) | for each measure or measuring | |
| instrument up to and including 50 L | $39 |
| (b) | for each measure or measuring | Based on time taken at $39 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 | $19.50 |
| 12. | Each LPG retail flow meter | $58.60 |
| 13. | Measuring instruments not otherwise | Based on time taken at $39 per |
| designated | half hour or part thereof |
General
14. Subject to a minimum amount of $19.50 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 | $70.60 |
| 2. | Public weighman's licence | $50.20 |
| 3. | Scale adjuster's licence | $50.20 |
| 4. | Scale repairer's licence | $50.20 |
| 5. | Petroleum products measuring instrument - |
| repairer's registration | $50.20 |
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Fee
6. Charge for examination of applicant for weighman's
| licence or scale repairer's licence | $70.60 | |
7. 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 | $39 per half hour | |
| paragraph (b) | or part thereof |
| (b) | any waiting time allowed by an inspector to permit | $39 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 | $19.50 |
| (ii) | weights above 20 kg | Based on time
taken at $39 per
half hour or part
thereof |
| (iii) | each measure of capacity not exceeding 50 L | $19.50 |
| (d) | any distance necessarily travelled by an inspector - |
| (i) | for each kilometre not exceeding 100 km | $0.73 (subject to
a minimum
charge of$lO) | | (ii) | for each kilometre over 100 km | $0.40 | |
| (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 | $39 per half hour | | for purposes other than trade | or part thereof | |
| S. | Charges for use of masses provided by Department - |
| (a) | booking of masses of 1 t or more | $19.50 | | (b) | hire of masses for each day or part of a day | $19.50 pert | |
| (c) | testing by inspector of equipment where masses | |
| 9. | Charge for response to request to provide report, | Based on time |
| documentation or any other information which is | taken at $19.50 |
| additional to verification, reverification and testing | per 15 minutes or |
| services | part thereof |
By Command of the Governor,
| M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council. |