Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00311:reg:5:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00311
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 4/34)
Character Range: 68481–71433

to inspect.
 (18) A servicing licensee, or an employee of a servicing licensee, must not verify a measuring instrument unless it has been tested in accordance with:
 (a) the relevant national test procedure as specified in the latest edition of the National Instrument Test Procedures; and
 (b) any particular test procedures specified in the relevant National Measurement Institute Certificate of Approval.
Note: The latest edition of the National Instrument Test Procedures is available on the Internet at http://www.nmi.gov.au.
 (19) A servicing licensee, or an employee of a servicing licensee, who verifies a measuring instrument must ensure that the measuring instrument is in accordance with its approved pattern.
 (20) A servicing licensee, or an employee of a servicing licensee, who verifies a measuring instrument must ensure that the measuring instrument operates within the relevant maximum permissible error.
 (21) A servicing licensee, or an employee of a servicing licensee, who verifies a measuring instrument must ensure that:
 (a) if an item of equipment used by the servicing licensee or the employee is required by the National Instrument Test Procedures published by the National Measurement Institute to be the subject of a current certificate of verification issued in accordance with paragraph 13(1)(b) or (c) of the National Measurement Regulations 1999—the item is the subject of the certificate; or
 (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply—the item of equipment used by the servicing licensee or the employee is specified in the latest edition of the National Instrument Test Procedures published by the National Measurement Institute.
Note: The latest edition of the National Instrument Test Procedures is available on the Internet at http://www.nmi.gov.au.
 (22) A servicing licensee must maintain a quality management system in an approved form.
 (23) If the Secretary:
 (a) notifies a servicing licensee that the quality management system used by the servicing licensee does not comply with an approved form of the quality management system; and
 (b) includes in the notification a recommendation related to the noncompliant quality management system
the servicing licensee must, within 14 days after being notified by the Secretary, act in accordance with the recommendation.
Note: Information regarding an approved form of the quality management system is available on the Internet at http://www.nmi.gov.au.
 (24) If an inspector gives a direction to a servicing licensee, or an employee of a servicing licensee, in relation to reverification of a measuring instrument in accordance with section 18MJ of the Act for the purpose of establishing whether the servicing licensee or employee is competent to perform the functions and duties of a verifier, the servicing licensee or employee must:
 (a) perform any test of the measuring instrument requested by the inspector; and
 (b) perform the test at a time and place agreed