National Measurement Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 1)1
Select Legislative Instrument 2008 No. 121
I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, 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 19 June 2008
P. M. JEFFERY
Governor‑General
By His Excellency’s Command
CRAIG EMERSON
Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy
1 Name of Regulations
These Regulations are the National Measurement Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 1).
2 Commencement
These Regulations commence on 1 July 2008.
3 Amendment of National Measurement Regulations 1999
Schedule 1 amends the National Measurement Regulations 1999.
Schedule 1 Amendment
(regulation 3)
[1] Schedule 13
substitute
(regulation 90B)
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 ($) |
1 | AP | Application processing | 300 | 300 | 300 |
2 | IA | Initial assessment | 1 000 | 1 300 | 1 600 |
3 | IP | Initial performance | 1 500 | 1 800 | 3 400 |
4 | TT | Temperature test | 1 200 | 2 000 | 2 200 |
5 | HU | Humidity test | 1 400 | 1 500 | 1 700 |
6 | VT | Voltage test | 600 | 800 | 900 |
7 | LB | Line‑borne interference test | 1 500 | 1 500 | 1 500 |
8 | SD | Static discharge test | 900 | 1 800 | 2 000 |
9 | EMS | Electromagnetic susceptibility test | 3 000 | 3 500 | 4 000 |
10 | ESS | Endurance span stability test | 600 | 1 200 | 1 500 |
11 | EXT | Extra or miscellaneous test | 200 | 600 | 800 |
12 | CHK | Checklist | 800 | 1 000 | 1 200 |
13 | SR | Summary report | 600 | 1 000 | 1 200 |
14 | CP | Certificate preparation | 500 | 800 | 1 200 |
15 | HRS | Consultations, performance and other tests | 205 | 205 | 205 |
Note Table 1 sets out three levels of fees that apply to the instruments described, respectively, by subparagraphs 90B (2) (a) (i), (3) (a) (i) and (4) (a) (i).
Part 2 Examination and certification of weighing and dimensional measuring instruments
Table 2 Examination and certification of weighing and dimensional measuring instruments
Item | Activity code | Activity | Level 1 Fee ($) | Level 2 Fee ($) | Level 3 Fee ($) |
1 | AP | Application processing | 300 | 300 | 300 |
2 | IA | Initial assessment | 600 | 1 000 | 1 200 |
3 | IP | Initial performance | 2 000 | 3 500 | 3 800 |
4 | TT | Temperature test | 1 800 | 2 200 | 2 500 |
5 | HU | Humidity test | 1 000 | 1 200 | 1 600 |
6 | VT | Voltage test | 700 | 800 | 900 |
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 | 700 | 1 000 | 1 200 |
11 | EXT | Extra or miscellaneous test | 200 | 600 | 800 |
12 | CHK | Checklist | 800 | 1 000 | 1 200 |
13 | SR | Summary report | 600 | 1 000 | 1 200 |
14 | CP | Certificate preparation | 500 | 800 | 1 200 |
15 | HRS | Consultations, performance and other tests | 205 | 205 | 205 |
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 ($) |
1 | AP | Application processing | 300 | 300 | 300 |
2 | IA | Initial assessment | 1 200 | 2 200 | 2 600 |
3 | SR | Summary report | 600 | 800 | 1 000 |
4 | EXT | Extra or miscellaneous test | 400 | 600 | 800 |
5 | CP | Certificate preparation | 800 | 1 000 | 1 200 |
6 | HRS | Consultations, performance and other tests | 205 | 205 | 205 |
Note Table 3 sets out three levels of fees that apply to the instruments described, respectively, by:
(a) paragraph 90B (2) (b) — the level 1 fee; and
(b) paragraph 90B (3) (b) — the level 2 fee; and
(c) paragraphs 90B (4) (b) and (c) and subregulation 90B (5) — the level 3 fee.
Part 4 Examination and certification of evidential breath analysers
Table 4 Examination and certification of evidential breath analysers
Item | Activity code | Activity | Fee ($) |
1 | AP | Application processing | 300 |
2 | IA | Initial assessment | 600 |
3 | IP | Initial performance | 1 000 |
4 | TT | Temperature test | 400 |
5 | HU | Humidity test | 400 |
6 | VT | Voltage test | 1 000 |
7 | LB | Line‑borne interference test | 2 300 |
8 | SD | Static discharge test | 2 000 |
9 | EMS | Electromagnetic susceptibility test | 23 000 |
10 | MS | Mechanical shock | 400 |
11 | ME | Magnetic effect | 600 |
12 | HC | Hydrocarbons | 600 |
13 | SF | Supply frequency | 300 |
14 | HTS | High temperature storage | 300 |
15 | DHC | Damp heat cyclic | 300 |
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 | 800 |
22 | SR | Summary report | 600 |
23 | CP | Certificate preparation | 800 |
24 | HRS | Consultations, performance and other tests | 205 |
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 ($) |
1 | AP | Application processing | 300 |
2 | IA | Initial assessment | 600 |
3 | IP | Initial performance | 1 500 |
4 | TT | Temperature test | 4 300 |
5 | HU | Humidity test | 1 500 |
6 | VT | Voltage test | 700 |
7 | LB | Line‑borne interference test | 700 |
8 | SD | Static discharge test | 700 |
9 | EMS | Electromagnetic susceptibility test | 3 500 |
10 | EXT | Extra or miscellaneous test | 800 |
11 | CHK | Checklist | 800 |
12 | SR | Summary report | 1 000 |
13 | CP | Certificate preparation | 800 |
14 | HRS | Consultations, performance and other tests | 205 |
Part 6 Examination and certification of utility meters
Table 6 Examination and certification of utility meters
Item | Activity code | Activity | Fee ($) |
1 | AP | Application processing | 300 |
2 | IA | Initial assessment | 1 500 |
3 | SR | Summary report | 700 |
4 | CP | Certificate preparation | 900 |
5 | HRS | Consultations, performance and other tests | 205 |
Part 7 Verification of utility meters used for trade
Table 7 Verification of utility meters used for trade
Item | Activity code | Activity | Fee ($) |
1 | VUM | Verification of utility meters | 1 000 |
Part 8 Additional fees for use of equipment in examination of instruments
Table 8 Additional fees for use of equipment in examination of instruments
Item | Activity code | Equipment used | Fee ($) per hour |
1 | LARLOA | Large load cell facility (capacity 600 kg to 50 000 kg) | 70 |
2 | SMALOA | Small load cell facility (capacity 50 kg to 500 kg) | 70 |
3 | LIQHYD | Liquid hydrocarbons test facility | 180 |
4 | LPG | Liquefied petroleum gas test facility | 180 |
5 | CNG | Compressed natural gas test facility | 180 |
6 | TEMP | Temperature controlled chamber | 70 |
7 | HUM | Humidity test chamber | 90 |
8 | REL | Reliability testing equipment | 70 |
9 | LINBOR | Line‑borne interference test equipment | 70 |
10 | EMS | Electromagnetic susceptibility testing chamber | 200 |
11 | ESD | Electrostatic discharge test equipment | 70 |
12 | HRS | Labour for operation of test facilities | 205 |
Note
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