Advanced Search

National Measurement Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2014

Subscribe to a Global-Regulation Premium Membership Today!

Key Benefits:

Subscribe Now for only USD$40 per month.
 
National Measurement Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2014
 
Select Legislative Instrument No. 100, 2014
I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation.
Dated 26 June 2014
Peter Cosgrove
Governor‑General
By His Excellency’s Command
Ian Macfarlane
Minister for Industry
 
  
  
Contents
1............ Name of regulation.............................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Authority............................................................................................. 1
4............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 1
Schedule 1—Amendments                                                                                                2
National Measurement Regulations 1999                                                              2
 
1  Name of regulation
                   This regulation is the National Measurement Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2014.
2  Commencement
                   This regulation commences on 1 July 2014.
3  Authority
                   This regulation is made under the National Measurement Act 1960.
4  Schedule(s)
                   Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Amendments
  
National Measurement Regulations 1999
1  Subclause 1A.1(2) of Schedule 13
Repeal the subclause, substitute:
             (2)  For an instrument mentioned in paragraph (b) or (f) of item 4 or paragraph (b), (d) or (e) of item 7 of the table in subclause (1):
                     (a)  the fees prescribed in item 10 of the table in Part 1 do not apply; and
                     (b)  the fee for the activity mentioned in item 10 of the table in Part 1 is $226 per hour.
2  Parts 1 to 6 of Schedule 13
Repeal the Parts, substitute:
Part 1—Examination and certification of volume measuring instruments
  
 
Examination and certification of volume measuring instruments

Item
Activity code
Activity
Level 1 fee
Level 2 fee
Level 3 fee

1
AP
Application processing
$340
$340
$340

2
AA
Application
assessment
$226/hour
$226/hour
$226/hour

3
IP
Instrument performance
$226/hour
$226/hour
$226/hour

4
TT
Temperature test
$1 359
$2 151
$2 347

5
HU
Humidity test
$1 554
$1 709
$1 822

6
VT
Voltage test
$669
$916
$1 009

7
LB
Line‑borne interference test
$1 616
$1 637
$1 657

8
SD
Static discharge test
$1 091
$2 017
$2 234

9
EMS
Electromagnetic susceptibility test
$3 623
$3 942
$4 272

10
ESS
Endurance
$659
$1 318
$1 616

11
EXT
Extra or miscellaneous test
$206
$602
$849

12
CHK
Checklist
$226/hour
$226/hour
$226/hour

13
SR
Summary report
$226/hour
$226/hour
$226/hour

14
CP
Certificate preparation
$226/hour
$226/hour
$226/hour

15
HRS
Consultations, performance and other tests
$226/hour
$226/hour
$226/hour

Part 2—Examination and certification of weighing and dimensional measuring instruments
  
 
Examination and certification of weighing and dimensional measuring instruments

Item
Activity code
Activity
Level 1 fee
Level 2 fee
Level 3 fee

1
AP
Application processing
$340
$340
$340

2
AA
Application assessment
$226/hour
$226/hour
$226/hour

3
IP
Instrument performance
$226/hour
$226/hour
$226/hour

4
TT
Temperature test
$1 997
$2 594
$2 697

5
HU
Humidity test
$1 101
$1 369
$1 729

6
CHU
Cyclic humidity test
$3 345
$3 603
$3 911

7
VT
Voltage test
$823
$947
$1 019

8
LB
Line‑borne interference test
$751
$875
$1 070

9
SUR
Surges
$751
$875
$1 070

10
SD
Static discharge test
$823
$906
$998

11
EMS
Electromagnetic susceptibility test
$3 675
$4 272
$4 807

12
EMHF
Electromagnetic Susceptibility Test High Frequency
$1 832
$2 275
$2 738

13
ESS
Endurance
$865
$1 091
$1 348

14
EXT
Extra or miscellaneous test
$293
$623
$767

15
CHK
Checklist
$226/hour
$226/hour
$226/hour

16
SR
Summary report
$226/hour
$226/hour
$226/hour

17
CP
Certificate preparation
$226/hour
$226/hour
$226/hour

18
HRS
Consultations, performance and other tests
$226/hour
$226/hour
$226/hour

Part 3—Examination and certification of patterns of measuring instruments (including under mutual recognition agreements)
  
 
Examination and certification of patterns of measuring instruments (including under mutual recognition agreements)

Item
Activity code
Activity
Level 1 fee
Level 2 fee
Level 3 fee

1
AP
Application processing
$340
$340
$340

2
AA
Application assessment
$226/hour
$226/hour
$226/hour

3
SR
Summary report
$226/hour
$226/hour
$226/hour

4
EXT
Extra or miscellaneous test
$484
$587
$767

5
CP
Certificate preparation
$226/hour
$226/hour
$226/hour

6
HRS
Consultations, performance and other tests
$226/hour
$226/hour
$226/hour

Part 3A—Examination and certification of point of sale systems
  
 
Examination and certification of point of sale systems

Item
Activity code
Activity
Fee

1
AP
Application processing
$340

2
AA
Application assessment
$226/hour

Part 4—Examination and certification of evidential breath analysers
  
 
Examination and certification of evidential breath analysers

Item
Activity code
Activity
Fee

1
AP
Application processing
$340

2
AA
Application assessment
$220/hour

3
IP
Instrument performance
$220/hour

4
TT
Temperature test
$535

5
HU
Humidity test
$556

6
VT
Voltage test
$1 112

7
LB
Line‑borne interference test
$2 501

8
SD
Static discharge test
$2 285

9
EMS
Electromagnetic susceptibility test
$23 911

10
MS
Mechanical shock
the sum of the third party provider cost and $226/hour

11
ME
Magnetic effect
the sum of the third party provider cost and $226/hour

12
HC
Hydrocarbons
the sum of the third party provider cost and $226/hour

13
SF
Supply frequency
the sum of the third party provider cost and $226/hour

14
HTS
High temperature storage
$340

15
DHC
Damp heat cyclic
$340

16
DCP
DC power supply
the sum of the third party provider cost and $226/hour

17
DCR
Ripple on DC
the sum of the third party provider cost and $226/hour

18
VIB
Vibration
the sum of the third party provider cost and $226/hour

19
DB
Durability
the sum of the third party provider cost and $226/hour

20
EXT
Extra or miscellaneous test
$767

21
CHK
Checklist
$226/hour

22
SR
Summary report
$226/hour

23
CP
Certificate preparation
$226/hour

24
HRS
Consultations, performance and other tests
$226/hour

Part 5—Examination and certification of grain protein measuring instruments
  
 
Examination and certification of grain protein measuring instruments

Item
Activity code
Activity
Fee

1
AP
Application processing
$340

2
AA
Application assessment
$226/hour

3
IP
Instrument performance
$226/hour

4
TT
Temperature test
$4 622

5
HU
Humidity test
$1 575

6
VT
Voltage test
$844

7
LB
Line‑borne interference test
$782

8
SD
Static discharge test
$834

9
EMS
Electromagnetic susceptibility test
$3 778

10
EXT
Extra or miscellaneous test
$767

11
CHK
Checklist
$226/hour

12
SR
Summary report
$226/hour

13
CP
Certificate preparation
$226/hour

14
HRS
Consultations, performance and other tests
$226/hour

Part 6—Examination and certification of utility meters
  
 
Examination and certification of utility meters

Item
Activity code
Activity
Fee

1
AP
Application processing
$340

2
AA
Application assessment
$226/hour

3
SR
Summary report
$226/hour

4
CP
Certificate preparation
$226/hour

5
HRS
Consultations, performance and other tests
$226/hour

 
3  Part 8 of Schedule 13
Repeal the Part, substitute:
Part 8—Additional fees for use of equipment in examination of instruments
  
 
Additional fees for use of equipment in examination of instruments

Item
Activity code
Equipment used
Fee

1
LARLOA
Large load cell facility (capacity 600 kg to 50 000 kg)
$118/hour

2
SMALOA
Small load cell facility (capacity 50 kg to 500 kg)
$90/hour

3
LIQHYD
Liquid hydrocarbons test facility
$211/hour

4
LPG
Liquefied petroleum gas test facility
$211/hour

5
CNG
Compressed natural gas test facility
$211/hour

6
TEMP
Temperature controlled chamber
$96/hour

7
HUM
Humidity test chamber
$113/hour

8
REL
Reliability testing equipment
$90/hour

9
LINBOR
Line‑borne interference test equipment
$96/hour

10
EMS
Electromagnetic susceptibility testing chamber
$268/hour

11
ESD
Electrostatic discharge test equipment
$98/hour

12
HRS
Labour for operation of test facilities
$226/hour