Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) For the purposes of section 82 of the Act, a portable weighing device is tested in the prescribed manner if—
(a) the load applied for the purposes of testing a portable weighing device is one tonne or more for a single device and 2 tonnes or more for a pair of devices; and
(b) a technical officer, or the head, of the Engineering Department of the University of Melbourne is satisfied that the device operates within the limits of error in regulation 62; and
(c) in the case of portable weighing devices tested in pairs—
(i) each device so tested is used only with the other device with which it was tested; and
(ii) the prescribed limit of error is calculated on the sum of the readings of the two devices; and
(iii) the devices so tested are either passed or failed together.
(2) A portable weighing device must be tested by a technical officer, or the head, of the Engineering Department of the University of Melbourne—
(a) before it is first used; and
(b) at least once every 12 months after it is first used.
(3) The University of Melbourne must ensure that full and accurate records of all portable weighing devices tested are kept for at least 7 years, including—
(a) the identification number of each device; and
(b) the date on which the test was carried out; and
(c) the results of the test.
(4) The records of the test must be signed by the person who carried out the test.