Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00648:section:20:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00648
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 20 (pt 2/13)
Character Range: 294526–297375

by a person for trade, their examination by a verifier and their verification; and
 (jb) providing for the sealing of a measuring instrument that has been verified; and
 (jc) providing for quality assurance for measuring instruments used by persons for trade, and the provision of labour, facilities and equipment for that purpose; and
 (jd) providing for matters applicable to weighbridges, whether or not public weighbridges, including their installation, functioning, operation, examination, testing, suitability and use; and
 (je) providing for the functions of operators of public weighbridges; and
 (jf) regulating the advertising of articles (including articles packed in advance ready for sale) in so far as the advertising relates to measurement; and
 (jg) providing for the keeping of records relating to measuring instruments and articles or utilities sold, or to be sold, by measurement; and
 (k) prescribing a fee for applications; and
 (l) prescribing a fee for activities undertaken in respect of:
 (i) the examination and certification of patterns of measuring instruments; and
 (ii) the verification of measuring instruments used for trade; and
 (iii) the issue of a certificate in relation to the verification of a measuring instrument used for trade; and
 (iv) the issue of a permit for a packed article under Division 5 of Part VI; and
 (m) providing for the time for payment of a fee; and
 (n) prescribing appropriate limits of error for a measuring instrument for the purposes of the definition of measuring instrument gives an inaccurate measurement; and
 (o) prescribing the re‑verification period for a class of measuring instrument; and
 (p) prescribing AQS marks; and
 (q) prescribing AQS thresholds for the purposes of Subdivision 3‑C of Division 3 of Part VI; and
 (t) prescribing the circumstances in which a group of packages is taken to have failed testing in accordance with AQS test procedures; and
 (x) prescribing national test thresholds for the purposes of Subdivision 4‑B of Division 4 of Part VI; and
 (y) prescribing the circumstances in which a group of packages is taken to have failed testing in accordance with national group test procedures; and
 (z) prescribing the circumstances in which a package is taken to have failed testing in accordance with national single article test procedures; and
 (za) provide for the issue of infringement notices that specify penalties of no more than 5 penalty units for specified offences against the regulations.
 (2) The regulations may set a fee mentioned in subsection (1) by setting the amount of the fee or a way of working out the fee.
 (3) A fee mentioned in subsection (1) must not be such as to amount to taxation.

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