Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

NATIONAL MEASUREMENT REGULATIONS 1999 - REG 90B

         (1)   For paragraph 20 (1) (l) of the Act, the fees for activities undertaken by the Commonwealth are set out in Schedule 13.

         (2)   In Schedule 13, level 1 applies to:

                        (a)        the following kinds of measuring instruments:

                          (i)    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;

                                   (E)     point of sale systems;

                         (ii)    weighing and dimensional measuring instruments of the following kinds:

                                   (A)     class 3 and 4 weighing instruments with a maximum range of 100 kg;

                                   (B)     simple instruments for weighing or dimensioning;

                                   (C)     point of sale systems; and

               (b)    examination and certification, under mutual recognition agreements, of patterns of measuring instruments of the following kinds:

                          (i)    simple instruments with one or two variants;

                         (ii)    load cells with 1 or 2 variants.

         (3)   In Schedule 13, level 2 applies to:

                        (a)        the following kinds of measuring instruments:

                          (i)    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);

                         (ii)    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 range of more than 100 kg and less than 600 kg;

                                   (C)     baseworks for non-automatic weighing instruments with a maximum range of more than 600 kg;

                                   (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; and

               (b)    examination and certification, under mutual recognition agreements, of patterns of measuring instruments of the following kinds:

                          (i)    simple instruments with 3 or 4 variants;

                         (ii)    load cells with three or four variants;

                        (iii)    instruments with integral printers;

                        (iv)    fuel dispensers.

         (4)   In Schedule 13, level 3 applies to:

                (a)    the following kinds of measuring instruments:

                                 (i)            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;

                         (ii)    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 1 weighing instruments;

                                    (F)     controllers and indicators with conversion or linearisation functions for weighing;

                                   (G)     automatic multi-dimensional measuring instruments; and

               (b)    examination and certification, under mutual recognition agreements, of patterns of measuring instruments of the following kinds:

                          (i)    simple instruments with 5 variants;

                         (ii)    automatic instruments; and

(c)           examination and certification of patterns of measuring instruments other than those covered by mutual recognition agreements.

         (5)   In Schedule 13, level 3 also applies to examination and certification, under mutual recognition agreements, of simple instruments with more than 5 variants, subject to each variant in excess of 5 variants attracting an additional extra or miscellaneous fee as set out in the column headed 'Level 3 Fee' in item 2 in table 3 in Part 3 of Schedule 13.