National Measurement Amendment Act 2008 (Cth)

National Measurement Amendment Act 2008

No. 137, 2008

An Act to amend the law in relation to measurement, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Trade measurement National Measurement Act 1960

Schedule 2—Application and transitional provisions

Part 1—Preliminary

Part 2—General application provisions

Part 3—Marks and verification generally

Part 4—Permits

Part 5—Servicing licences and public weighbridge licences

Part 6—Utility meters

Part 7—Miscellaneous

National Measurement Amendment Act 2008

No. 137, 2008

An Act to amend the law in relation to measurement, and for related purposes

[Assented to 8 December 2008]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Measurement Amendment Act 2008.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on 1 July 2009.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Trade measurement

National Measurement Act 1960

1 Subsection 3(1) Insert:

approved pattern, in relation to a measuring instrument, means a pattern approved for the measuring instrument under section 19A that: (a) is currently in force; or (b) has expired or been cancelled (but not withdrawn) and was in force when the measuring instrument was first verified.

2 Subsection 3(1) Insert:

AQS mark has the meaning given by section 18JJ.

3 Subsection 3(1) Insert:

AQS sampling procedures are sampling procedures prescribed for the purposes of Subdivision 3‑C of Division 3 of Part VI.

4 Subsection 3(1) Insert:

AQS test procedures are test procedures prescribed for the purposes of Subdivision 3‑C of Division 3 of Part VI.

5 Subsection 3(1) Insert: