National Measurement Regulations 1999

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Department of Industry, Science and Resources

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National Measurement Act 1960

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F2012C00400 C12

01 July 2012 - 30 June 2013

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Table of contents

1 Name of regulations [see Note 1]
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
3 Definitions
4 References to appointments, approvals and certificates
5 Australian legal units of measurement (Act, s 7A (1))
6 Additional legal units of measurement (Act, s 7A (2))
7 Prefixes specifying numerical values (Act, s 7A (3))
8 Definition for Part 3
9 Verification of Australian primary and secondary standards of measurement
10 Verification of standards of measurement generally
11 Application of Division 2
12 Application for verification of standards of measurement
13 Verification of standards of measurement
14 Decision not to verify, or delay in verifying, standard of measurement
15 Marking of verified standards of measurement
16 Marks on, or attached to, standards of measurement
17 Certificates of verification of Australian primary and secondary standards of measurement
18 Certificates of verification of State primary standards of measurement
19 Certificates of verification of reference standards of measurement
20 Notification of determinations
21 Recognition of foreign reference standards of measurement
22 When verification ceases to have effect
23 Grounds for cancellation of verification
25 Accuracy of State secondary standards of measurement — maximum permissible uncertainty
26 Accuracy of State tertiary standards of measurement — maximum permissible uncertainty
27 Accuracy of Inspectors’ Class 1 standards of measurement — maximum permissible uncertainty
28 Accuracy of Inspectors’ Class 2 standards of measurement — maximum permissible uncertainty
29 Accuracy of Inspectors’ Class 3 standards of measurement — maximum permissible uncertainty
30 Equivalent values — maximum permissible variation
31 Equivalent values — maximum permissible uncertainty
32 Maximum permissible variation — Inspectors’ Class 1 standards
33 Maximum permissible variation — Inspectors’ Class 2 standards
34 Maximum permissible variation — Inspectors’ Class 3 standards
34A Verification relating to artefacts
34B Application for verification of physical quantity of an artefact
34C Verification of physical quantity of artefacts
34D Decision not to verify, or delay in verifying, physical quantity of artefact
34E Marking of artefacts
35 Definitions for Part 4
36 Application for certification of measuring instruments
37 Certification of measuring instruments
38 Decision not to certify, or delay in certifying, measuring instruments
39 Determinations — accuracy of measuring instruments
40 Recognition of foreign certification of measuring instruments
41 Marking of measuring instruments
42 Matters to be stated in certificates
43 When certification ceases to have effect
44 Grounds for cancellation of certification
45 Definition for Part 5
46 Application for certification of reference materials
47 Application to vary certification of reference materials
48 Certification of reference materials
49 Variation of certification of reference materials
50 Decision not to certify, or delay in certifying, reference material
51 Notice of variation
52 Determinations by Chief Metrologist
53 Recognition of foreign reference materials
54 Marking of reference materials
55 Matters to be stated in certificates
56 When certification ceases to have effect
57 Grounds for cancellation or variation of certification
58 Application for approval of patterns of measuring instruments
59 Application to vary approval of approved patterns
60 Approval of patterns of measuring instruments
61 Variation of approval of patterns of measuring instruments
62 Decision not to approve, or delay in approving, patterns of measuring instrument
63 Certificates of approval
64 Examination of instruments for compliance with approved patterns
65 Re-examination of approved patterns
66 Cancellation of approvals on application
67 Grounds for cancelling and varying approvals other than on application
68 Effect of variation and cancellation of approvals
69 Effect of withdrawal of approvals
70 Definition for Part 7
71 Application for permission for person to sign certificates
72 Application for appointment of verifying or certifying authority
73 Verifying and certifying authorities
74 Verifying authorities
75 Certifying authorities
76 Approving authorities
77 General conditions of appointment of authorities
78 Cancellation of appointments on application
79 Grounds for cancelling and varying appointments other than on application
80 Definitions for Part 8
81 Application of Part 8
82 Cancellation, variation and withdrawal of instruments
83 When variation, cancellation and withdrawal have effect
84 Definition for Part 9
85 Certain decisions may be reconsidered
86 Certain decisions may be reviewed
88 Conversion factors (Act, s 11)
90 Certificates as evidence
90AA Pattern approval certificates issued between 1 October 1999 and 1 July 2004
90AB Preservation of verifications and reverifications made before 1 July 2009
90B Fees
91 Repeal of previous National Measurement Regulations
92 Repeal of National Measurement (Patterns of Measuring Instruments) Regulations
93 Transitional — 1 October 1999
94 Transitional — 1 July 2004
- Schedule 1 Australian legal units of measurement
- Schedule 2 Additional legal units of measurement
  - Part 1 Additional Australian legal units of measurement
  - Part 2 Purposes for which additional legal units of measurement may be used
- Schedule 3 SI prefixes
- Schedule 4 Maximum permissible uncertainty — length (State primary and secondary standards)
- Schedule 5 Maximum permissible uncertainty — mass (State primary, secondary and tertiary standards)
- Schedule 6 Maximum permissible uncertainty — volume (State secondary and tertiary standards)
- Schedule 7 Maximum permissible uncertainty and maximum permissible variation — length (Inspectors’ Class 1 and Class 2 standards)
- Schedule 8 Maximum permissible uncertainty and maximum permissible variation — area (Inspectors’ Class 1 standards)
- Schedule 9 Maximum permissible uncertainty and maximum permissible variation — mass (Inspectors’ Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 standards)
- Schedule 10 Maximum permissible uncertainty and maximum permissible variation — volume (Inspectors’ Class 1 standards)
- Schedule 11 Conversion factors
- Schedule 12 Maximum permissible error — legal measuring instruments
- Schedule 13 Fees

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