Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01009:schedule:1:p1
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Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 99754–105724

Schedule 1—Australian legal units of measurement
(regulation 5)

Part 1—SI base units of measurement

Item                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Quantity                   Name      Symbol  Definition
1.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             mass                       kilogram  kg      The SI definition of kilogram
Note: Because the name for the legal unit of measurement for mass contains a prefix, the names for other units of measurement for mass are formed by combining prefixes with gram as described in Part 4 in the way mentioned in guidelines issued by the Chief Metrologist under subsection 7B(1) of the Act.
1.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             amount of substance        mole      mol     The SI definition of mole
1.3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             length                     metre     m       The SI definition of metre
1.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             time                       second    s       The SI definition of second
1.5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             luminous intensity         candela   cd      The SI definition of candela
1.6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             thermodynamic temperature  kelvin    K       The SI definition of kelvin
1.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             electric current           ampere    A       The SI definition of ampere

Part 2—SI derived units of measurement with special names

Item  Quantity                                                             Name       Symbol  Definition
2.1   frequency                                                            hertz      Hz      The frequency of a regularly recurrent phenomenon that repeats itself once each second.
2.2   force                                                                newton     N       The force that, when applied to a body having a mass of 1 kilogram, causes an acceleration of 1 metre per second squared in the direction of the application of the force.
2.3   pressure                                                             pascal     Pa      The pressure resulting from a force of 1 newton applied uniformly over an area of 1 square metre.
2.4   energy, work                                                         joule      J       The work done or the energy expended when a force of 1 newton moves the point of application 1 metre in the direction of that force.
2.5   power, including sound power                                         watt       W       The power used when work is done or energy is expended at the rate of 1 joule per second.
2.6   electric charge                                                      coulomb    C       The quantity of electric charge that is transferred each second by an electric current of 1 ampere.
2.7   potential difference, electro‑motive force                           volt       V       The potential difference that exists between 2 points on a conductor carrying an unvarying electric current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between those points is equal to 1 watt.
2.8   electric capacitance                                                 farad      F       The electric capacitance that exists between 2 conductors when the transfer of an electric charge of 1 coulomb from one to the other changes the potential difference between them by 1 volt.
2.9   electric conductance                                                 siemens    S       The electric conductance of a conductor that has an electric resistance of 1 ohm.
2.10  electric inductance                                                  henry      H       The electric inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of 1 volt is produced when the electric current that traverses the circuit varies uniformly at the rate of 1 ampere per second.
2.11  electric resistance                                                  ohm               The electric resistance