Weights and Measures (National Standards) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1977 No. 150

REGULATIONS UNDER THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (NATIONAL STANDARDS) ACT 1960.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Act 1 960.

Dated this sixth day of September, 1977.

John R. Kerr

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Science.

Amendments of the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Regulations

Parts.

1. Regulation 2 of the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Regulations is repealed.

Interpretation.

2. Regulation 3 of the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the definition of “ the Act ” in sub-regulation (1) and substituting the following definition:—

“ ‘the Act’ means the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Act 1960;”;

(b) by omitting from the definition of “verifying authority” in sub-regulation (1) the words “ of these Regulations ”; and

(c) by omitting sub-regulation (2).

Units specified in the Third Schedule.

3. Regulation 11 of the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the word “ kilogramme ” and substituting the word “ kilogram ”.

The kilogram and the pound.

4. Regulation 12 of the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the word “ kilogramme ” (wherever occurring) and substituting the word “ kilogram ”;

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 8 September 1977.

  Statutory Rules 1961, No. 142 as amended by Statutory Rules 1963, No. 126; 1964, No. 146; 1965, No. 13; 1968, No. 150; 1970, No. 40; 1972, Nos. 62, 133 and 160; and 1973, Nos. 68 and 253.

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(b) by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1) the word “ Kilogramme ” and substituting the word “ Kilogram ”; and

(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the word “ kilogramme ” and substituting the word “ kilogram ”.

Units specified in the Fourth Schedule.

5. Regulation 13 of the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the word “ gramme ” and substituting the word “ gram ”.

Units of measurement of density.

6. Regulation 21 of the Weights and Measures. (National Standards) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the word “ kilogramme ” and substituting the word “ kilogram ”; and

(b) by inserting in sub-regulation (2), after the word “ abbreviation ”, the words “ or symbol ”.

The kilogram per cubic metre, pound per cubic foot, &c.

7. Regulation 22 of the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the word “ kilogramme ” (wherever occurring) and substituting the word “ kilogram ”.

Conversion factors.

8. Regulation 23 of the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (b) the word “ kilogrammes ” and substituting the word “ kilograms ”.

The newton and the poundal.

9. Regulation 36 of the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the word “ kilogramme ” and substituting the word “ kilogram ”.

Units of measurement of work and energy.

10. Regulation 38 of the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (3) the words “ (if any) ” and substituting the words “ or symbol ”.

The joule, foot-poundal, &c.

11. Regulation 39 of the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (3) the word “ kilogramme ” and substituting the word “ kilogram ”.

12. Divisions 28 and 29 of Part II of the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Regulations are repealed and the following Divisions substituted:—

“ Division 28—Activity (Radionuclides)

Units of measurement of the activity of radionuclides.

“ 76a (1) The units of measurement of activity of a radionuclide are the units specified in the second column of the Twenty-eighth Schedule and are related to the becquerel as respectively specified in the third column of that Schedule.

“ (2) A unit of measurement of activity specified in the second column of the Twenty-eighth Schedule may he referred to by the symbol specified in the fourth column of that Schedule opposite the reference to that unit in the second column.

The becquerel.

“ 76b. The becquerel is the activity of a radionuclide that is undergoing one disintegration per second.

“ Division 29—Exposure (Ionizing Radiation)

Units of measurement of exposure to ionizing radiation.

“ 76c. (1) The units of measurement of exposure to ionizing radiation are the units specified in the second column of the Twenty-ninth Schedule and are related to the coulomb per kilogram as respectively specified in the third column of that Schedule.

 “ (2) A unit of measurement of exposure specified in the second column of the Twenty-ninth Schedule may be referred to by the symbol specified in the fourth column of that Schedule opposite to the reference to that unit in the second column.

The coulomb per kilogram

“ 76d. The coulomb per kilogram is the exposure to ionizing radiation in respect of which the sum of the electric charges of all the ions of one sign produced in air equals one coulomb per kilogram of the mass of a volume of air when all the negatrons and positrons liberated by the radiation in that volume of air are completely stopped in air.

“ Division 30—Absorbed Dose and any other Physical Quantity expressed in terms of Energy per Unit Mass (Ionizing Radiation)

Units of measurement of absorbed dose and any other physical quantity expressed in terms of energy per unit mass relating to ionizing radiation

“ 76e. (1) The units of measurement of—

(a) absorbed dose; and

(b) any other physical quantity involving ionizing radiation expressed in terms of energy per unit mass,

are the units specified in the second column of the Thirtieth Schedule and are related to the gray as respectively specified in the third column of that Schedule.

“ (2) A unit of measurement of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation or of any other physical quantity expressed in terms of energy per unit mass relating to ionizing radiation, being a unit specified in the second column of the Thirtieth Schedule, may be referred to by the symbol specified in the fourth column of that Schedule opposite to the reference to that unit in the second column.

The gray.

“ 76f. The gray is the absorbed dose when one joule is imparted to one kilogram of irradiated matter.”.

Third Schedule.

13. The Third Schedule to the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Regulations is amended by omitting the part of the table headed “ Kilograms ” and substituting the following part:

Kilograms
“ Megatonne .....................................................	109	Mt
Kilotonne .......................................................	106	kt
Tonne ............................................................	103	t
Megagram ......................................................	103	Mg
Kilogram ........................................................	1	kg
Hectogram .....................................................	10-t	..
Dekagram ......................................................	10-2	..
Gram .............................................................	10-3	g
Decigram .......................................................	10-4	dg
Centigram ......................................................	10-5	eg
Milligram .......................................................	10-6	mg
Microgram .....................................................	10-9	µg .”.

Fourth Schedule

14. The Fourth Schedule to the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from the heading to the second column the word

“ Grammes ” and substituting the word “Grams”;

(b) by omitting the heading—

“ Grammes”,

and substituting the heading—

“ Grams ”;

Fifth Schedule.

15. The Fifth Schedule to the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Regulations is amended by omitting that part of the table headed “ Cubic Metres ” and substituting the following part:—

Cubic Metres
“ Teralitre .........................................................	109	TL or Tl
Gigalitre .........................................................	106	GLor Gl
Megalitre ........................................................	103	ML or Ml
Cubic metre ...................................................	1	m3
Kilolitre .........................................................	1	kL or kl
Hectolitre .......................................................	10-1	hL or hl
Dekalitre ........................................................	10-2	..
Cubic decimetre .............................................	10-3	dm3
Litre ...............................................................	10-3	L or l
Decilitre .........................................................	10-4	dL or dl
Centilitre ........................................................	10-5	cL or cl
Cubic centimetre ............................................	10-6	cm3
Millilitre .........................................................	10-6	mL or ml
Microlitre .......................................................	10-9	µL or µl
Cubic millimetre ............................................	10-9	mm3 ”.

Seventh Schedule.

16. The Seventh Schedule to the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:—

SEVENTH SCHEDULE Regulation 21

UNITS OF MEASUREMENT OF DENSITY

First column	Second column	Third column
Name of unit	Density in Kilograms per Cubic Metre, Pounds per Cubic Foot or Pounds per Gallon	Abbreviation or symbol
Kilograms per cubic metre
Gram per cubic centimetre ...........................	103	g/cm3
Tonne per cubic metre .................................	103	t/m3
Kilogram per cubic metre ............................	1	kg/m3
Kilogram per hectolitre ...............................	10	kg/hL or kg/hl
Kilogram per litre ........................................	103	kg/L or kg/1
Gram per millilitre ......................................	103	g/mL or g/ml
Pounds per cubic foot
Pound per cubic inch ...................................	1 728	lb/cu in or lb/in3
Pound per cubic foot ...................................	1	lb/cu ft or lb/ft3
Pounds per gallon
Pound per gallon .........................................	1	lb/gal
Pound per bushel ........................................	1/8	lb/bus

Thirteenth Schedule.

17. The Thirteenth Schedule to the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:—

THIRTEENTH SCHEDULE Regulation 38

UNITS OF MEASUREMENT OF WORK AND ENERGY

First column	Second column	Third column
Name of unit	Work and energy in joules or foot poundals	Abbreviation or symbol
Joules
Petajoule ....................................................	1016	PJ
Terajoule ....................................................	1012	TJ
Gigajoule ....................................................	109	GJ
Megajoule ..................................................	104	MJ
Kilojoule ....................................................	103	kJ
Joule ..........................................................	1	J
Gigawatt hour .............................................	3.6 × 1012	GW.h or GWh
Megawatt hour ............................................	3.6 × 100/?/	MW.h or MWh
Kilowatt hour .............................................	3.6 × 106	kW.h or kWh
Watt hour ...................................................	3.6 × 103	W.h or Wh
Kilocalorie .................................................	4.1868 × 103	kcal
Calorie .......................................................	4.1868	cal
Therm ........................................................	1 055.06 × 105	..
British thermal unit .....................................	1 055.06	Btu
Megaelectronvolt ........................................	1.602 07 × 10-13	MeV
Kiloelectronvolt ..........................................	1.602 07 × 10-16	keV
Electronvolt ................................................	1.602 07 × 10-19	eV
Foot poundals
Horsepower hour ........................................	63.705 × 109	hph
Foot pound-force or foot-pound ...................	32.174	ft lbf or ft lb
Foot poundal ..............................................	1	ft pdl

Fifteenth Schedule.

18. The Fifteenth Schedule to the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the words—

“ Kilogramme-force per square centimetre or kilogramme per square centimetre ................... 98 066.5 kgf/sq cm or kgl/cm2 or kg/sq cm or kg/cm2 ”; and

(b) by omitting the words—

“ Newton per square metre 1 N/sq m or N/m2 ”.

Twenty-fourth Schedule.

19. The Twenty-fourth Schedule to the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting Part C and substituting the following Part:—

“ C. Standards of Measurement of Mass and Weight that are not constructed of iron, expressed in terms of the Kilogram or Units related to the Kilogram in the Third Schedule
Permissible variation in milligrams
Denominations exceeding 10 kilograms	Eight times the denomination of the standard in kilograms
Denominations exceeding 1 milligram but not exceeding 10 kilograms	Eight-tenths of the square root of the denomination of the standard in grams
Denominations not exceeding 1 milligram	0.025 ”; and

(b) by omitting from Part F the word “milligrammes”and substituting the word “ milligram ”.

Twenty-fifth Schedule.

20. The Twenty-fifth Schedule to the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Regulations is amended by omitting Part A and substituting the following Part:—

“ A. Standards of Measurement of Mass and Weight that are constructed of iron, expressed in terms of the Kilogram or Units related to the Kilogram in the Third Schedule
Permissible variation in grams	Limit of accuracy of verification in grams
Denominations exceeding 25 kilograms ........	Seven-hundredths of the denomination of the standard in kilograms	Seven-thousandths of the denomination of the standard in kilograms
Denominations exceeding 1 kilogram but not exceeding 25 kilograms	Thirty-five-hundredths of the square root of the denomination of the standard in kilograms	Thirty-five-thousandths of the square root of the denomination of the standard in kilograms ”.

Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Schedules.

21. The Weights and Measures (National Standards) Regulations are amended by adding at the end thereof the following Schedules:—

TWENTY-EIGHTH SCHEDULE Regulation 76a

UNITS OF MEASUREMENT OF ACTIVITY (RADIONUCLIDES)

First column	Second column	Third column	Fourth column
Item no.	Name of unit	Activity in becquerels	Symbol
1.	petabecquerel ............................................	1015	PBq
2.	terabecquerel .............................................	1012	TBq
3.	gigabecquerel ............................................	109	GBq
4.	megabecquerel ..........................................	106	MBq
5.	kilobecquerel ............................................	103	kBq
6.	becquerel ..................................................	1	Bq
7.	millibecquerel ...........................................	10-3	mBq
8.	microbecquerel ..........................................	10-6	µBq
9.	megacurie..................................................	3.7 × 1016	MCi
10.	kilocurie....................................................	3.7 × 1013	kCi
11.	curie..........................................................	3.7 × 1010	Ci
12.	millicurie...................................................	3.7 × 107	mCi
13.	microcurie.................................................	3.7 × 104	µCi
14.	nanocurie...................................................	3.7 × 10	nCi
15.	picocurie...................................................	3.7 × 10-2	pCi
16.	femtocurie	3.7 × 10-5	fCi

TWENTY-NINTH SCHEDULE Regulation 76c

UNITS OF MEASUREMENT OF EXPOSURE (IONIZING RADIATION)

First column	Second column	Third column	Fourth column
Item no.	Name of unit	Exposure in coulombs per kilogram	Symbol
1.	kilocoulomb per kilogram ..........................	103	kC.kg-1
2.	coulomb per kilogram ................................	1	C.kg-1
3.	millicoulomb per kilogram .........................	10-3	mC.kg-1
4.	microcoulomb per kilogram .......................	10-6	µC.kg-1
5.	nanocoulomb per kilogram .........................	10-9	nC.kg-1
6.	megaroentgen ............................................	0.258 × 103	MR
7.	kiloroentgen ..............................................	0.258	kR
8.	roentgen ....................................................	0.258 × 10-3	R
9.	milliroentgen .............................................	0.258 × 10-6	mR
10.	microroentgen ...........................................	0.258 × 10-9	µR

THIRTEENTH SCHEDULE  Regulation 76e

UNITS OF MEASUREMENT OF ABSORBED DOSE. AND ANY OTHER PHYSICAL QUANTITY EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF ENERGY PER UNIT MASS (IONIZING RADIATION)

First column	Second column		Third column	Fourth column
Item no.	Name of unit	Absorbed dose in grays		Symbol
1.	megagray ...............................................		106	MGy
2.	kilogray .................................................		103	kGy
3.	gray .......................................................		1	Gy
4.	milligray ................................................		10-3	mGy
5.	microgray ..............................................		10-6	µGy
6.	nanogray ...............................................		10-9	nGy
7.	picogray ................................................		10-12	pGy
8.	gigarad ..................................................		107	Grad
9.	megarad ................................................		104	Mrad
10.	kilorad ...................................................		10	krad
11.	rad .........................................................		10-2	rad
12.	millirad ..................................................		10-5	mrad

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