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| Weights and Measures Act 1915 |
Weights and Measures Amendment
Regulations (No. 2) 2003
Made by the Governor in Executive Council.
1. Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Weights and Measures
Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2003. |
| 2. | Commencement
These regulations come into operation on 1 July 2003. |
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 16 May 2003 see Gazette
1 November 2002 and 1 April 2003.]
4. Tables XIII and XIIIB 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) | $18.60 for each group, or part
of a group, of 5 masses |
| (b) | masses over 20 kg | Based on time taken at $37.25
per half hour or part thereof |
Measures of Capacity (Volume)
Fee
| 2. | (a) | lubricating oil measures, alcoholic | $18.60 for each group, or part |
| liquor measures or beverage | of a group, of 10 measures |
| measures |
| (b) | dispensing measures or graduated | $18.60 for each group, or part |
| measuring cylinders | of a group, of 5 measures or
cylinders |
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| Measures of Length or Extension |
Fee
| 3. | (a) | on initial verification of measures, | $18.60 for each group, or part |
| each not exceeding 1 m | of a group, of 5 measures |
| (b) | each measure over 1 m but not |
| exceeding 20 m | $18.60 |
| (c) | each measure over 20 m | Based on time taken at $37.25
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 | $74.50 | |
| (b) | | each instrument with weighing | $74.50 | | capacity over 10 t | (plus $37.25 for every 10 t or part thereof in excess of 10 t) | |
| 5. | Automatic Weighers, Belt Conveyer | Fee based on time taken at |
| Weighers and Totalisers | $37.25 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) | $28.00 |
| 7. | Weighing instruments not otherwise
designated — |
| (a) | each instrument with weighing |
| capacity not exceeding 200 kg | $18.60 | |
| (b) | each instrument with weighing |
capacity over 200 kg but not
| exceeding 1 000 kg | $37.25 | |
| (c) | each instrument with weighing |
| capacity over 1 000 kg | $74.50 | |
Measuring Instruments
Fee
| 8. | Fixed measuring instruments (capacity)
petroleum systems — |
| (a) | each retail flow meter | $56.00 | |
| (b) | each wholesale flow meter of rate | |
| not in excess of 1 000 L per minute | $74.50 |
| (c) | each wholesale flow meter of rate in |
| excess of 1 000 L per minute | $149.00 | |
| 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 | $74.50 |
| 10. | Calibrating measures and measuring
instruments — |
| (a) | for each measure or measuring | |
| instrument up to and including 50 L | $37.25 |
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Fee
11. Calibrated farm milk tanks —
For each 250 L of capacity or part
| thereof each calibrated tank | $18.60 |
| 12. | Each LPG retail flow meter | $56.00 |
| 13. | Measuring instruments not otherwise | Based on time taken at $37.25 |
| designated | per half hour or part thereof |
General
14. Subject to a minimum amount of $18.60 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 | $67.50 |
| 2. | Public weighman’s licence | $48.00 |
| 3. | Scale adjuster’s licence | $48.00 |
| 4. | Scale repairer’s licence | $48.00 |
| 5. | Petroleum products measuring instrument — |
| repairer’s registration | $48.00 |
| 5A. | Charge for examination of applicant for weighman’s |
| licence or scale repairer’s licence | $67.50 | |
| 6. | Fees chargeable for — |
| (a) | inspector’s time for any service rendered in carrying | |
| out repairs or adjustment, etc. to instruments or any | $37.25 per half |
| waiting time other than time referred to in | hour or part |
| paragraph (b) | thereof |
| (b) | any waiting time allowed by an inspector to permit | $37.25 per half |
| another person to carry out necessary repairs, etc. | hour or part
thereof |
| (c) | any adjustment to — |
| (i) | each 20 kg or lesser weight | $18.60 |
| (ii) | weights above 20 kg | Based on time taken at $37.25 per half hour or part thereof |
| (iii) | each measure of capacity not exceeding 50 L | $18.60 |
| (d) | any distance necessarily travelled by an inspector — |
| (i) | for each kilometre not exceeding 100 km | $0.70 (subject to
a 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 | $37.25 per half | | the calibration and certification of instruments used | hour or part | | for purposes other than trade — | thereof | |
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Fee
7. Charges for use of masses provided by Ministry —
| (a) | booking of masses of 1 t or more | $18.60 | | (b) | hire of masses for each day or part of a day | $18.60 per t | |
| (c) | testing by inspector of equipment where masses are | |
| used | $18.60 per t
Based on time |
8. Charge for response to request to provide report,
| documentation or any other information which is | taken at $18.60 | | additional to verification, reverification and testing | per 15 minutes or | | services | part thereof | |
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By Command of the Governor,
| M. | C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council. |