Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1986 No. 172 NATIONAL MEASUREMENT REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 6

6. Regulation 30 of the Principal Regulations is amended by adding at the end
the following sub-regulation-

"(4) The kilocalorie, being a unit of measurement equal to 4.186 8 x 10cu
joules, is an additional legal unit of measurement of work and energy for use-

   (a)  for the purpose of measuring food energy values; or

   (b)  for the purpose of contracts, dealings or other transactions made or
        entered into for any work, goods or other thing that is to be done,
        sold, carried or agreed for by measurement of food energy values, and
        may be referred to by the symbol 'kcal'.".