This legislation has been repealed.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title Preamble PART 1 -- Preliminary 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3A. Application of Act limited 3B. Expiry of Act 3. Interpretation 4. Determining certain quantities 5. References to functions 6. Use of measuring instrument for trade -- meaning 7. Application of Act to Crown 8. Regulations may make this Act inapplicable to certain matters 9. Regulations may provide for exemptions from this Act PART 2 -- Use of measuring instruments for trade 10. Measuring instruments used for trade to be marked 11. Notice to remedy breach of section 10 may be given 12. Use of prescribed measuring instruments 13. Use of measuring instruments for pre-packed articles 14. Instruments that are incorrect or unjustly used 15. Notice to remedy breach of section 14 may be given 16. Supplying incorrect etc. measuring instrument PART 3 -- Verification and certification of measuring instruments 17. Provision and maintenance of standards 18. Verification and re-verification by inspectors 19. Certification and re-certification by licensees 20. Provision of information to Commissioner by licensee 21. Duration of verification and certification 22. Requirements for measuring instruments 23. Standards of measurement to be used 24. Responsibilities of Commissioner concerning verification and certification 25. Keeping of register 26. Instruments not covered by this Act 27. Rejection of instrument by inspector -- obliteration of marks 28. Duty of persons doing certain work to obliterate marks or take other action 29. Marks on labels affixed to measuring instruments 30. Making mark without authority 31. Other offences concerning marks PART 4 -- Transactions by measurement 32. Measurement to be open to scrutiny in certain cases 33. Incorrect measurement or price calculation 34. Variation of quantity ordered 35. Special provisions for sale of meat 36. Special provision for sale of firewood by volume 37. Articles required to be sold by specific measurement 38. Presumptions concerning mass of vehicles PART 5 -- Pre-packed articles Division 1 -- Requirements for packaging and sale of pre-packed articles 39. Requirements as to packaging of pre-packed articles 40. Defences concerning packaging of pre-packed articles 41. Restrictions on use of certain expressions on packages 42. Incorrect pricing of pre-packed article 43. Offence of packing or selling short measure 44. Extent of deficiency necessary to constitute short measure 45. Defences concerning short measure 46. Seller’s general defence 47. Employee’s general defence 48. Regulations concerning methods of measurement Division 2 -- Permit to sell certain pre-packed articles 49. Commissioner may issue permits 50. Requirements for issue 51. Cancellation of permits 52. Recognition of permits under corresponding laws PART 6 -- Licensing Division 1 -- Requirements for licences 53. Requirement for servicing licence 54. Requirement for public weighbridge licence Division 2 -- Granting of licences and related provisions 55. Application for licence 56. Grounds for refusal 57. Licence to include reference to any registered business name 58. Licensee to be allotted a mark 59. Register of licences 60. Conditions may be imposed on licences 61. Conditions on all servicing licences 62. Conditions on all public weighbridge licences 63. Conditions need not be endorsed on licence 64. Periodic licence fee 65. Continuation of weighbridge suitability statement in particular circumstances 66. If weighbridge no longer suitable for use as a public weighbridge 67. Cancellation for non-payment of licence fee 68. Surrender etc. of licence 69. Return of licence 70. Effect of relocation of licensed weighbridge 71. Application to amend condition of licence 72. Order preventing employment of certain persons Division 3 -- Changes in licensed partnership or management of licensed body corporate 73. Change of licence holders due to change of partnership 74. Inclusion of new person in management of body corporate 75. Notice to applicant and amendment of licence 76. Time allowed for making and determination of applications under this Division 77. Offence of failure by body corporate to take certain action without approval Division 4 -- Disciplinary action against licensees 78. Grounds for disciplinary action 79. Notice to licensee of grounds for disciplinary action 80. Taking of disciplinary action Division 5 -- Review of decisions 81. Right to have certain decisions reviewed PART 7 -- Inspectors 82. Powers of entry etc. 83. Powers in relation to measuring instruments 84. Powers in relation to articles 85. Pre-packed articles -- special powers 86. Return etc. of seized property 87. Obstruction etc. of inspector 88. Self-incrimination 89. Inspector’s certificate of authority to be produced PART 8 -- Miscellaneous 90. Compensation for loss caused by offence 91. Offence by employee -- liability of employer 92. Offence by body corporate -- liability of directors etc. 93. False or misleading statements 94. Evidence -- signatures of Minister and officials 95. Certificate evidence 96. Evidence -- pre-packed articles 97. Packaged article presumed to be pre-packed in certain circumstances 98. Evidence -- use of measuring instrument for trade 99. Records -- English language 100. Regulations 101. Regulations may commence on different days 102. Operation of Fair Trading Act 2010 not affected PART 9 -- Transitional provisions for the measurement of certain alcoholic liquor 103. Interpretation and application 104. Delayed application of sections 10(1), 16 and 105. Temporary continuation of certain provisions of repealed Act 106. Further provision may be made for this Part Compilation table