National Measurement Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1)1
Select Legislative Instrument 2012 No. 84
I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the National Measurement Act 1960.
Dated 24 May 2012
QUENTIN BRYCE
Governor-General
By Her Excellency’s Command
GREG COMBET
1 Name of regulation
This regulation is the National Measurement Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1).
2 Commencement
This regulation commences on 1 July 2012.
3 Amendment of National Measurement Regulations 1999
Schedule 1 amends the National Measurement Regulations 1999.
Schedule 1 Amendments
(section 3)
[1] Regulation 90B
substitute
For paragraph 20 (1) (l) of the Act, the fees for activities undertaken by the Commonwealth are set out in Schedule 13.
[2] Schedule 13
substitute
Schedule 13 Fees
(regulation 90B)
Part 1A Fee levels
1A.1 Level 1, 2 and 3 fees
The following table sets out the kinds of instruments and activities in relation to which level 1, 2 and 3 fees are prescribed in Parts 1 to 3.
Item | Instrument or activity |
Level 1 fees | |
1 | Volume measuring instruments of the following kinds: (a) simple mechanical liquor measures or dispensers; (b) simple mechanical indicators or counters for flow; (c) fuel dispenser consoles (excluding computer‑based systems); (d) pulse counters and pulse generators |
2 | Weighing and dimensional measuring instruments of the following kinds: (a) class 3 and 4 weighing instruments with a capacity of up to 100 kg; (b) simple instruments for weighing or dimensional measurement |
3 | Examination and certification, under mutual recognition agreements, of patterns of measuring instruments of the following kinds: (a) simple instruments with one or 2 variants; (b) load cells with one or 2 variants |
Level 2 fees | |
4 | Volume measuring instruments of the following kinds: (a) simple electronic and multi-liquor measuring systems; (b) single product fuel dispensers (except for use with gaseous products); (c) tank level gauges (excluding volume conversion and correction devices); |
| (d) electronic flowmeter indicators or calculators; (e) computer‑operated consoles for fuel dispensers; (f) mass flowmetering systems (excluding liquefied petroleum gas) |
5 | Weighing and dimensional measuring instruments of the following kinds: (a) class 2 non-automatic weighing instruments; (b) class 3 and 4 non-automatic weighing instruments with a capacity of more than 100 kg and less than 600 kg; (c) baseworks for non-automatic weighing instruments with a capacity of 600 kg and above; (d) loadcells; |
| (e) simple indicators with no linearisation; (f) overhead-track weighing instruments; (g) semi-automatic multi-dimensional measuring instruments; (h) static wheel weighers; (i) length measuring instruments; (j) area measuring instruments |
6 | Examination and certification, under mutual recognition agreements, of patterns of measuring instruments of the following kinds: (a) simple instruments with 3 or 4 variants; (b) load cells with 3 or 4 variants; (c) instruments with integral printers; (d) fuel dispensers |
Level 3 fees | |
7 | Volume measuring instruments of the following kinds: (a) milk metering systems; (b) other flowmetering systems; (c) controllers and calculator-indicators with conversion, linearisation or correction functions for flow; (d) multi-product dispensers; (e) single product dispensers for use with gaseous products |
8 | Weighing and dimensional measuring instruments of the following kinds: (a) belt weighers; (b) weighing-in-motion systems for trains and road vehicles; (c) catchweighers; |
| (d) totalising hopper weighers; (e) class one weighing instruments; (f) controllers and indicators with conversion or linearisation functions for weighing; (g) automatic multi-dimensional measuring instruments |
9 | Examination and certification, under mutual recognition agreements, of patterns of measuring instruments of the following kinds: (a) simple instruments with 5 variants or more; (b) automatic instruments |
10 | Examination and certification of patterns of measuring instruments other than those covered in items 7 to 9 |
Part 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 | AA | Application assessment | $211/hour | $211/hour | $211/hour |
3 | IP | Instrument performance | $211/hour | $211/hour | $211/hour |
4 | TT | Temperature test | $1 260 | $2 010 | $2 190 |
5 | HU | Humidity test | $1 450 | $1 600 | $1 700 |
6 | VT | Voltage test | $630 | $860 | $950 |
7 | LB | Line‑borne interference test | $1 550 | $1 560 | $1 570 |
8 | SD | Static discharge test | $1 000 | $1 840 | $2 030 |
9 | EMS | Electromagnetic susceptibility test | $3 400 | $3 710 | $4 020 |
10 | ESS | Endurance | $600 | $1 220 | $1 500 |
11 | EXT | Extra or miscellaneous test | $195 | $580 | $820 |
12 | CHK | Checklist | $211/hour | $211/hour | $211/hour |
13 | SR | Summary report | $211/hour | $211/hour | $211/hour |
14 | CP | Certificate preparation | $211/hour | $211/hour | $211/hour |
15 | HRS | Consultations, performance and other tests | $211/hour | $211/hour | $211/hour |
Part 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 | AA | Application assessment | $211/hour | $211/hour | $211/hour |
3 | IP | Instrument performance | $211/hour | $211/hour | $211/hour |
4 | TT | Temperature test | $1 860 | $2 420 | $2 520 |
5 | HU | Humidity test | $1 010 | $1 260 | $1 610 |
6 | VT | Voltage test | $770 | $880 | $950 |
7 | LB | Line‑borne interference test | $710 | $830 | $1 020 |
8 | SD | Static discharge test | $750 | $830 | $910 |
9 | EMS | Electromagnetic susceptibility test | $3 420 | $3 980 | $4 480 |
10 | EMHF | Electromagnetic Susceptibility Test High Frequency | $1 690 | $2 100 | $2 530 |
11 | ESS | Endurance | $800 | $1 010 | $1 250 |
12 | EXT | Extra or miscellaneous test | $280 | $600 | $740 |
13 | CHK | Checklist | $211/hour | $211/hour | $211/hour |
14 | SR | Summary report | $211/hour | $211/hour | $211/hour |
15 | CP | Certificate preparation | $211/hour | $211/hour | $211/hour |
16 | HRS | Consultations, performance and other tests | $211/hour | $211/hour | $211/hour |
Part 3 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 | $310 | $310 | $310 |
2 | AA | Application assessment | $211/hour | $211/hour | $211/hour |
3 | SR | Summary report | $211/hour | $211/hour | $211/hour |
4 | EXT | Extra or miscellaneous test | $465 | $564 | $740 |
5 | CP | Certificate preparation | $211/hour | $211/hour | $211/hour |
6 | HRS | Consultations, performance and other tests | $211/hour | $211/hour | $211/hour |
Part 3A Examination and certification of point of sale systems
Item | Activity code | Activity | Fee |
1 | AP | Application processing | $310 |
2 | AA | Application assessment | $211/hour |
Part 4 Examination and certification of evidential breath analysers
Item | Activity code | Activity | Fee |
1 | AP | Application processing | $310 |
2 | AA | Application assessment | $211/hour |
3 | IP | Instrument performance | $211/hour |
4 | TT | Temperature test | $505 |
5 | HU | Humidity test | $505 |
6 | VT | Voltage test | $1 050 |
7 | LB | Line‑borne interference test | $2 410 |
8 | SD | Static discharge test | $2 080 |
9 | EMS | Electromagnetic susceptibility test | $22 500 |
10 | MS | Mechanical shock | 3rd party provider cost + $211/hour |
11 | ME | Magnetic effect | 3rd party provider cost + $211/hour |
12 | HC | Hydrocarbons | 3rd party provider cost + $211/hour |
13 | SF | Supply frequency | 3rd party provider cost + $211/hour |
14 | HTS | High temperature storage | $310 |
15 | DHC | Damp heat cyclic | $310 |
16 | DCP | DC power supply | 3rd party provider cost + $211/hour |
17 | DCR | Ripple on DC | 3rd party provider cost + $211/ hour |
18 | VIB | Vibration | 3rd party provider cost + $211/hour |
19 | DB | Durability | 3rd party provider cost + $211/hour |
20 | EXT | Extra or miscellaneous test | $740 |
21 | CHK | Checklist | $211/hour |
22 | SR | Summary report | $211/hour |
23 | CP | Certificate preparation | $211/hour |
24 | HRS | Consultations, performance and other tests | $211/hour |
Part 5 Examination and certification of grain protein measuring instruments
Item | Activity code | Activity | Fee |
1 | AP | Application processing | $310 |
2 | AA | Application assessment | $211/hour |
3 | IP | Instrument performance | $211/hour |
4 | TT | Temperature test | $4 340 |
5 | HU | Humidity test | $1 470 |
6 | VT | Voltage test | $800 |
7 | LB | Line‑borne interference test | $750 |
8 | SD | Static discharge test | $760 |
9 | EMS | Electromagnetic susceptibility test | $3 550 |
10 | EXT | Extra or miscellaneous test | $740 |
11 | CHK | Checklist | $211/hour |
12 | SR | Summary report | $211/hour |
13 | CP | Certificate preparation | $211/hour |
14 | HRS | Consultations, performance and other tests | $211/hour |
Part 6 Examination and certification of utility meters
Item | Activity code | Activity | Fee |
1 | AP | Application processing | $310 |
2 | AA | Application assessment | $211/hour |
3 | SR | Summary report | $211/hour |
4 | CP | Certificate preparation | $211/hour |
5 | HRS | Consultations, performance and other tests | $211/hour |
Part 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
Item | Activity code | Equipment used | Fee |
1 | LARLOA | Large load cell facility (capacity 600 kg to 50 000 kg) | $110/hour |
2 | SMALOA | Small load cell facility (capacity 50 kg to 500 kg) | $85/hour |
3 | LIQHYD | Liquid hydrocarbons test facility | $195/hour |
4 | LPG | Liquified petroleum gas test facility | $195/hour |
5 | CNG | Compressed natural gas test facility | $195/hour |
6 | TEMP | Temperature controlled chamber | $90/hour |
7 | HUM | Humidity test chamber | $105/hour |
8 | REL | Reliability testing equipment | $85/hour |
9 | LINBOR | Line‑borne interference test equipment | $90/hour |
10 | EMS | Electromagnetic susceptibility testing chamber | $250/hour |
11 | ESD | Electrostatic discharge test equipment | $90/hour |
12 | HRS | Labour for operation of test facilities | $211/hour |
Note
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