Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) In this
regulation —
ordinarily sold , in relation to an article sold
by number or lineal or superficial measurement, means the majority of the
merchants selling the article in Australia ordinarily sell it by number or
lineal or superficial measurement.
(2) Except for an
article specifically provided for by subregulation (3), the measurement
marking of an article must be expressed as follows —
(a) if
the article is ordinarily sold by number — by reference to number;
(b) if
the article is ordinarily sold by linear or superficial
measurement — by reference to that kind of measurement;
(c) if
the article is a liquid — by reference to volume;
(d) if
the article is solid (including in the form of powder or flakes),
semi‑solid or partly solid and partly liquid, and is not included in
paragraph (a) — by reference to mass.
(3) The measurement
marking of an article of a kind described in Schedule 3 Column 1 must be
expressed by reference to the kind of measurement specified in Column 2 of
that Schedule opposite the description of the article.
(4) Except as provided
in regulation 81(b), a measurement marking (other than in terms of
number) must be expressed in terms of a permissible unit of measurement as
specified in Schedule 4.