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1986 No. 172 NATIONAL MEASUREMENT REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 18
Addition of Schedules 33, 34 and 35
18. The Principal Regulations are amended by adding the following Schedules:
SCHEDULE 33 Regulation
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CONVERSION FACTORS
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Item Unit of
measurement Unit of
measurement Factor
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Length
1. mile metre 1 609.344
2. chain metre 22(0.914 4)
3. yard metre 0.914 4
4. link metre 22(0.914 4)/100
Area
5. square yard square metre (0.914 4)sq
6. square foot square metre (0.914 4)sq/9
7. square inch square metre (0.914 4)sq/1 296
8. acre square metre 4 840 (0.914 4)sq
9. rood square metre 1 210 (0.914 4)sq 10.
perch square metre 30.25 (0.914 4)sq
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SCHEDULE 34 Regulation
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CONVERSION FACTORS
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Item Unit
of
measurement Unit of
measurement Conversion
factor
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Mass
1. ton kilogram 2 240 (0.453 592 37)
2. short ton (sh tn) kilogram 2 000 (0.453 592 37)
3. hundredweight
(cwt) kilogram 112 (0.453 592 37)
4. quarter (qr) kilogram 28 (0.453 592 37)
5. stone kilogram 14 (0.453 592 37)
6. pound (lb) kilogram 0.453 592 37
7. ounce (oz) kilogram (0.453 592 37)/16
8. dram (dr) kilogram (0.453 592 37)/256
9. grain (gr) kilogram (0.453 592 37)/7 000
10. slug kilogram 32.174 (0.453 592 37) 11.
troy ounce (oz tr) kilogram 480 (0.453 592 37)/7 000 12.
pennyweight (dwt) kilogram 24 (0.453 592 37)/7 000
Volume
13. cubic yard (cu yd
or yd cu) cubic metre (0.914 4)cu
14. cubic foot (cu ft
or ft cu) cubic metre (0.914 4)cu/27
15. cubic inch (cu in
or in cu) cubic metre (0.914 4)cu/46 656
16. gallon (gal) cubic metre 4.546 09 X 10-cu 17. quart
(qt) cubic metre (4.546 09 X 10-cu)/4 18. pint (pt) cubic metre
(4.546 09 X 10-cu)/8 19. gill cubic metre (4.546
09 X 10-cu)/32 20. fluid ounce (fl
oz) cubic metre (4.546 09 X 10-cu)/160
21. fluid drachm (fl
dr) cubic metre (4.546 09 X 10-cu)/1 280
22. minim (min) cubic metre (4.546 09 X 10-cu)/76 800
Velocity and Speed
23. mile per hour
(mile/h or mph) metre per second 1 609.344/3 600
24. mile per hour kilometre per hour 1.609 344 25. foot
per minute
(ft/min) metre per second 0.304 8/60
Work and Energy
26. kilocalorie (kcal) joule 4.186 8 X 10cu 27. calorie
(cal) joule 4.186 8 28. British thermal
unit (Btu) joule 1 055.056
Power
29. horsepower (hp) watt 745.7
Pressure
30. millimetre of
mercury (mm Hg) pascal 133.322 19
31. millibar (mb or
mbar) pascal 100
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SCHEDULE 35 Regulation
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ADDITIONAL LEGAL UNITS OF MEASUREMENT FOR USE IN FUTURES CONTRACTS
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Item Additional
legal unit of
measurement Physical
Quantity Australian
legal unit
of
measurement Relationship to Australian
legal unit of measurement
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1. ton mass kilogram 2 240 (0.453 592 37)
2. short ton mass kilogram 2 000 (0.453 592 37)
3. hundredweight mass kilogram 112 (0.453 592 37)
4. quarter mass kilogram 28 (0.453 592 37)
5. stone mass kilogram 14 (0.453 592 37)
6. pound mass kilogram 0.453 592 37
7. ounce mass kilogram (0.453 592 37)/16
8. dram mass kilogram (0.453 592 37)/256
9. grain mass kilogram (0.453 592 37)/7000 10. slug
mass kilogram 32.174 (0.453 592 37) 11. troy ounce mass
kilogram 480 (0.453 592 37)/7 000 12. pennyweight mass
kilogram 24 (0.453 592 37)/7 000
13. cubic yard volume cubic metre (0.914 4)cu 14. cubic
foot volume cubic metre (0.914 4)cu/27 15. cubic inch volume
cubic metre (0.914 4)cu/466 56 16. gallon volume cubic metre
4.546 09 X 10-cu 17. quart volume cubic metre (4.546 09 X
10-cu)/4 18. pint volume cubic metre (4.546 09 X 10-cu)/8 19.
gill volume cubic metre (4.546 09 X 10-cu)/32 20. fluid ounce volume
cubic metre (4.546 09 X 10-cu)/160 21. fluid drachm volume cubic
metre (4.546 09 X 10-cu)/1 280 22. minim volume cubic metre
(4.546 09 x 10-cu)/76 800
23. mile per hour velocity and
speed metres per
second 1609.344/3 600
24. foot per
minute velocity and
speed metres per
second 0.304 8/60
25. kilocalorie work and
energy joule 4.186 8 X 10cu
26. calorie work and
energy joule 4.186 8
27. British
thermal unit work and
energy joule 1055.056
28. horsepower power watt 745.7
29. millibar pressure pascal 100 30. millimetre of
mercury pressure pascal 133.322 19
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