Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

NATIONAL TRADE MEASUREMENT REGULATIONS 2009 (SLI NO 233 OF 2009) - REG 3.27

         (1)   A public weighbridge licensee must ensure that, for each measurement determined using a public weighbridge:

                (a)    the operator takes the appropriate degree of care to determine the measurement; and

               (b)    the operator completes an original measurement ticket:

                          (i)    in an approved form; and

                         (ii)    in numerical order; and

                         (iii)    with appropriate care; and

                        (iv)    as soon as practicable after the operator determines the measurement; and

                (c)    the operator completes a copy measurement ticket:

                          (i)    in an approved form; and

                         (ii)    in numerical order; and

                         (iii)    with appropriate care; and

                        (iv)    as soon as practicable after the operator determines the measurement; and

               (d)    immediately after the operator completes the original measurement ticket, the operator issues the copy measurement ticket to the person for whom the measurement was determined.

         (2)   A person who engages in conduct that contravenes subregulation (1) commits an offence.

Penalty:   20 penalty units.

         (3)   An offence mentioned in subregulation (2) is an offence of strict liability.

Note    For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .