Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) An Australian primary or secondary, or a State primary, standard of measurement must bear an identifying mark before it is verified.
(2) Immediately after verifying an Australian primary or secondary, or a State primary, standard of measurement, the Chief Metrologist must mark the standard with a statement of the date of verification of the standard.
(3) A mark mentioned in subregulation (1), (2) or 13(4) or regulation 15 must be:
(a) legible; and
(b) on, or attached to, the standard:
(i) permanently; or
(ii) in such a way that the mark cannot be obliterated or removed without being destroyed.
(4) However, if compliance with subregulation (3) is impracticable because of the nature, shape or size of a standard of measurement, the standard is taken to comply with subregulation (3) if it is enclosed in a sealed container that is marked in accordance with subregulation (3).