Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00648:section:20:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00648
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 20 (pt 1/13)
Character Range: 291974–294778

20  Regulations
 (1) The Governor‑General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters which are required or permitted to be prescribed, or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act, and in particular:
 (aa) providing for the verification of standards of measurement; and
 (a) providing for or in relation to the issuing of certificates in respect of the verification of standards of measurement, for the reception in evidence of a document purporting to be such a certificate and for such a certificate to be prima facie evidence of the matters stated in it; and
 (aaa) providing for the provision, maintenance, custody and care of standards of measurement; and
 (b) providing that a reference standard of measurement of a particular denomination that was found, upon verification, not to be greater or less than that denomination by an amount exceeding an amount specified in the regulations is, unless otherwise stated in the certificate issued in respect of the verification of the standard, to be deemed to be of a value equal to its denomination; and
 (c) providing for the certification of reference materials; and
 (d) providing for the certification of measuring instruments; and
 (e) providing for or in relation to the issuing of certificates in respect of the certification of reference materials or measuring instruments, for the reception in evidence of a document purporting to be such a certificate and for such a certificate to be prima facie evidence of the matters stated in it; and
 (ea) providing for or in relation to the issuing of certificates in respect of measurements of an article, for reception in evidence of a document purporting to be such a certificate and for such a certificate to be prima facie evidence of the matters stated in it; and
 (f) prescribing classes of utility meters that are exempt utility meters; and
 (g) providing for sampling plans for utility meter verification; and
 (h) providing for the positioning of, and access to, utility meters in order to facilitate their use for trade and their verification; and
 (i) providing for the Commonwealth to audit the verification of utility meters used for trade undertaken by utility meter verifiers and the provision of labour, facilities and equipment for those purposes; and
 (j) providing for the verification of measuring instruments used for trade; and
 (ja) providing for the positioning of, and access to, measuring instruments in order to facilitate their use 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