Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A person must not make a measuring instrument available for use for trade if:
(a) the measuring instrument is used for trade to measure a liquid; and
(b) the measuring instrument is a flowmeter fitted with a zero re - setting device; and
(c) before another person begins to make a measurement by using the flowmeter, the person who made the flowmeter available for use for trade does not reset the flowmeter to zero.
(2) A person who engages in conduct that contravenes subregulation (1) commits an offence.
(3) The offence mentioned in subregulation (2) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .