Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

NATIONAL TRADE MEASUREMENT REGULATIONS 2009 (SLI NO 233 OF 2009) - REG 3.56

         (1)   An operator must not knowingly:

                (a)    permit a person to engage in fraudulent conduct in connection with the measurement of anything by using a public weighbridge; or

               (b)    permit a person to engage in fraudulent conduct in connection with the measurement of anything by using a measurement ticket; or

                (c)    assist a person to engage in fraudulent conduct in connection with the measurement of anything by using a public weighbridge; or

               (d)    conspire with a person who engages in fraudulent conduct in connection with the measurement of anything by using a public weighbridge.

         (2)   A person who engages in conduct that contravenes paragraph (1) (a), (b), (c) or (d) 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 .