National Measurement Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1)1
Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 151
I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the National Measurement Act 1960.
Dated 24 June 2009
QUENTIN BRYCE
Governor-General
By Her Excellency’s Command
KIM CARR
Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
1              Name of Regulations
                These Regulations are the National Measurement Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1).
2              Commencement
                These Regulations commence on 1 July 2009.
3              Amendment of National Measurement Regulations 1999
                Schedule 1 amends the National Measurement Regulations 1999.
Schedule 1        Amendments
(regulation 3)
 
[1]           Regulation 3, definition of maximum permissible error, at the foot
insert
Note   Paragraph (b) extends to certificates of approval that refer to Document 118, Schedule of Maximum Permissible Errors for Trade Measuring Instruments, published by the former National Standards Commission in 1986, as the source of maximum permissible errors.
[2]           Subregulation 13 (2)
substitute
         (2)   The Chief Metrologist may verify a standard of measurement other than on application.
      (2A)   A verifying authority other than the Chief Metrologist:
                (a)    may, with the written consent of the Chief Metrologist, reverify a standard of measurement otherwise than on application; but
               (b)    is not otherwise authorised to verify or reverify a standard of measurement otherwise than on application.
Note   Regulation 90AB preserves rights and entitlements accrued in relation to verifications and reverifications conducted before the commencement of paragraph (2A) (a).
[3]           Subregulation 16 (2)
substitute
         (2)   Immediately after verifying an Australian primary or secondary, or a State primary, standard of measurement, the Chief Metrologist must mark the standard with a statement of the date of verification of the standard.
[4]           Paragraph 42 (h)
omit
verification
insert
certification
[5]           Paragraph 55 (i)
omit
verification
insert
certification
[6]           Paragraph 57 (2) (b)
omit
approval
insert
certification
[7]           Regulation 60, at the foot
insert
Note   Regulation 90AA relates to certificates of approval of the patterns of measuring instruments issued before 1 July 2004.
[8]           Paragraph 77 (1) (a)
omit
[9]           Subparagraph 87 (d) (ii)
omit
Part 3
insert
Part 4
[10]         After regulation 90A
insert
90AA      Pattern approval certificates issued between 1 October 1999 and 1 July 2004
                A certificate of approval of the pattern of a measuring instrument that was purported to have been issued by an approving authority in the period starting on 1 October 1999 and ending at the end of 30 June 2004 is taken, for the purposes of these Regulations:
                (a)    to have been issued in accordance with the requirements of these Regulations as in force when the certificate was purported to have been issued; and
               (b)    to be a valid certificate.
90AB      Preservation of verifications and reverifications made before 1 July 2009
                The reverification of a standard of measurement under paragraph 13 (2A) (a) does not affect a right or an entitlement resulting from a verification or a reverification conducted in accordance with these Regulations as in force before 1 July 2009.
[11]         Schedule 2, Part 1, table, after item 1.11
insert
1.12
mass concentration
 
 
grams of alcohol per 210 litres of exhaled breath
[12]         Schedule 2, Part 2, table, after item 2.11
insert
2.12
 
measurement of the mass concentration of alcohol in exhaled breath
[13]         Schedule 12, Part 2, after Division 3
insert
Division 3A     Multi-dimensional measuring instruments
        1       The maximum permissible error applicable to the measurement by the instrument of any of the 3 dimensions for initial and subsequent verification is +/- 1d.
[14]         Schedule 12, Part 3, Division 5, table 8
substitute
Table 8    Price computing devices
Item
Scale interval
Maximum permissible error for certification, verification and reverification

1
1 cent
±0.5 cent

2
2 cents
±1.0 cent

3
5 cents
±2.5 cents

4
10 cents
±5.0 cents

[15]         Schedule 13, Parts 1 to 6
substitute
Part 1          Examination and certification of volume measuring instruments
Table 1    Examination and certification of volume measuring instruments
Item
Activity code
Activity
Level 1 Fee ($)
Level 2 Fee ($)
Level 3 Fee ($)

1
AP
Application processing
310
310
310

2
IA
Initial assessment
1 050
1 350
1 650

3
IP
Initial performance
1 550
1 850
3 500

4
TT
Temperature test
1 250
2 050
2 200

5
HU
Humidity test
1 450
1 550
1 700

6
VT
Voltage test
620
850
950

7
LB
Line‑borne interference test
1 550
1 550
1 550

8
SD
Static discharge test
950
1 850
2 000

9
EMS
Electromagnetic susceptibility test
3 100
3 600
4 000

10
ESS
Endurance span stability test
620
1 250
1 550

11
EXT
Extra or miscellaneous test
210
620
850

12
CHK
Checklist
850
1 050
1 300

13
SR
Summary report
620
1 050
1 200

14
CP
Certificate preparation
500
850
1 200

15
HRS
Consultations, performance and other tests
212
per hour
212
per hour
212
per hour

Note   Table 1 sets out three levels of fees that apply to the instruments described, respectively, by subparagraphs 90B (2) (a) (i), (3) (a) (i) and (4) (a) (i).
Part 2          Examination and certification of weighing and dimensional measuring instruments
Table 2    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
310
310
310

2
IA
Initial assessment
620
1 000
1 250

3
IP
Initial performance
2 050
3 600
3 900

4
TT
Temperature test
1 850
2 300
2 500

5
HU
Humidity test
1 000
1 200
1 600

6
VT
Voltage test
750
850
950

7
LB
Line‑borne interference test
700
800
1 000

8
SD
Static discharge test
700
800
900

9
EMS
Electromagnetic susceptibility test
3 500
4 000
4 500

10
ESS
Endurance span stability test
750
1 000
1 250

11
EXT
Extra or miscellaneous test
300
650
800

12
CHK
Checklist
850
1 000
1 250

13
SR
Summary report
620
1 000
1 200

14
CP
Certificate preparation
500
800
1 200

15
HRS
Consultations, performance and other tests
212
per hour
212
per hour
212
per hour

Note   Table 2 sets out three levels of fees that apply to the instruments described, respectively, by subparagraphs 90B (2) (a) (ii), (3) (a) (ii) and (4) (a) (ii).
Part 3          Examination and certification of patterns of measuring instruments (including under mutual recognition agreements)
Table 3    Examination and certification of patterns of measuring instruments
Item
Activity code
Activity
Level 1 Fee ($)
Level 2 Fee ($)
Level 3 Fee ($)

1
AP
Application processing
310
310
310

2
IA
Initial assessment
1 200
2 200
2 600

3
SR
Summary report
700
800
1 000

4
EXT
Extra or miscellaneous test
500
600
800

5
CP
Certificate preparation
800
1 100
1 250

6
HRS
Consultations, performance and other tests
212
per hour
212
per hour
212
per hour

Note   Table 3 sets out three levels of fees that apply to the instruments described, respectively, by:
(a)   paragraph 90B (2) (b) — the level 1 fee; and
(b)   paragraph 90B (3) (b) — the level 2 fee; and
(c)   paragraphs 90B (4) (b) and (c) and subregulation 90B (5) — the level 3 fee.
Part 4          Examination and certification of evidential breath analysers
Table 4    Examination and certification of evidential breath analysers
Item
Activity code
Activity
Fee ($)

1
AP
Application processing
310

2
IA
Initial assessment
620

3
IP
Initial performance
1 000

4
TT
Temperature test
500

5
HU
Humidity test
500

6
VT
Voltage test
1 050

7
LB
Line‑borne interference test
2 400

8
SD
Static discharge test
2 100

9
EMS
Electromagnetic susceptibility test
23 000

10
MS
Mechanical shock
450

11
ME
Magnetic effect
650

12
HC
Hydrocarbons
650

13
SF
Supply frequency
310

14
HTS
High temperature storage
310

15
DHC
Damp heat cyclic
310

16
DCP
DC power supply
3 000

17
DCR
Ripple on DC
2 500

18
VB
Vibration
8 500

19
DB
Durability
3 200

20
EXT
Extra or miscellaneous test
800

21
CHK
Checklist
850

22
SR
Summary report
600

23
CP
Certificate preparation
850

24
HRS
Consultations, performance and other tests
212
per hour

Part 5          Examination and certification of grain protein measuring instruments
Table 5    Examination and certification of grain protein measuring instruments
Item
Activity code
Activity
Fee ($)

1
AP
Application processing
310

2
IA
Initial assessment
620

3
IP
Initial performance
1 550

4
TT
Temperature test
4 400

5
HU
Humidity test
1 500

6
VT
Voltage test
800

7
LB
Line‑borne interference test
750

8
SD
Static discharge test
700

9
EMS
Electromagnetic susceptibility test
3 500

10
EXT
Extra or miscellaneous test
800

11
CHK
Checklist
800

12
SR
Summary report
1 000

13
CP
Certificate preparation
800

14
HRS
Consultations, performance and other tests
212
per hour

Part 6          Examination and certification of utility meters
Table 6    Examination and certification of utility meters
Item
Activity code
Activity
Fee ($)

1
AP
Application processing
310

2
IA
Initial assessment
1 500

3
SR
Summary report
750

4
CP
Certificate preparation
900

5
HRS
Consultations, performance and other tests
212
per hour

[16]         Schedule 13, Part 8
substitute
Part 8          Additional fees for use of equipment in examination of instruments
Table 8    Additional fees for use of equipment in examination of instruments
Item
Activity code
Equipment used
Fee per hour ($)

1
LARLOA
Large load cell facility (capacity 600 kg to 50 000 kg)
100

2
SMALOA
Small load cell facility (capacity 50 kg to 500 kg)
80

3
LIQHYD
Liquid hydrocarbons test facility
200

4
LPG
Liquefied petroleum gas test facility
200

5
CNG
Compressed natural gas test facility
200

6
TEMP
Temperature controlled chamber
80

7
HUM
Humidity test chamber
100

8
REL
Reliability testing equipment
80

9
LINBOR
Line‑borne interference test equipment
80

10
EMS
Electromagnetic susceptibility testing chamber
250

11
ESD
Electrostatic discharge test equipment
80

12
HRS
Labour for operation of test facilities
212

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