Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

NATIONAL TRADE MEASUREMENT REGULATIONS 2009 (SLI NO 233 OF 2009) - REG 4.45

         (1)   This regulation applies to prepacked frozen fish that has surface ice on any part of the fish.

         (2)   For the purposes of the Act, the mass of prepacked frozen fish in a package must be measured using the following steps:

                (a)    measure and record the mass of a sieve;

               (b)    immediately after removing the package from cold storage, remove the fish from the package and:

                          (i)    if the fish does not exceed the capacity of the sieve , complete the steps mentioned in subregulation (3); or

                         (ii)    if the fish exceeds the capacity of the sieve, complete the steps mentioned in subregulation (4).

         (3)   If the fish does not exceed the capacity of the sieve:

                (a)    put the fish in the sieve and put the sieve containing the fish in a water bath containing an amount of water at least 8 times the volume of the fish at a temperature of 25ºC ± 5ºC; and

               (b)    keep the fish immersed in the water bath until the surface ice has been removed from the fish; and

                (c)    remove the sieve containing the fish from the water bath; and

               (d)    keep the sieve at an angle of about 20 from the horizontal for at least 2 minutes but not more than 2 minutes 15 seconds to allow water to drain from the fish; and

                (e)    if practicable, remove excess water from the fish by using a cloth or a paper towel; and

                (f)    measure and record the combined mass of the sieve and the fish; and

                (g)    deduct the recorded mass of the sieve from the recorded combined mass of the sieve and the fish to find the mass of the fish.

         (4)   If the fish exceeds the capacity of the sieve:

                (a)    divide the fish into lots that do not exceed the capacity of the sieve in any way that is convenient for complying with this subregulation; and

               (b)    for fish in a lot that has surface ice on it, complete the steps mentioned in paragraphs (3) (a) to (g); and

                (c)    for fish in a lot that does not have surface ice on it, directly measure and record the mass of the fish; and

               (d)    add together the mass of fish recorded under paragraphs (b) and (c) to find the mass of the fish.

         (5)   If the fish does not exceed the capacity of the sieve, the mass of the fish is the mass as worked out under paragraph (3) (g).

         (6)   If the fish exceeds the capacity of the sieve, the mass of the fish is the mass as worked out under paragraph (4) (d).

         (7)   In this regulation:

fish :

                (a)    means all or part of, or any number of, or any combination of, any cold-blooded aquatic vertebrate or invertebrate; and

               (b)    includes shellfish; and

                (c)    does not include an amphibian or a reptile.

frozen means kept in storage at a maximum temperature of 0ºC.

International Standard means a standard made or published by the International Organisation for Standardisation, Geneva.

sieve , for measuring fish from a package, means a circular wirecloth sieve:

                (a)    with a diameter of:

                          (i)    if the measurement marking on the package is not more than 500 g -- 200 mm; or

                         (ii)    if the measurement marking on the package is more than 500 g -- 300 mm; and

               (b)    with a mesh aperture size of 2.36 mm; and

                (c)    that complies with the requirements for wirecloth sieves in:

                          (i)    Australian Standard AS 1152-1993: Specification for test sieves; or

                         (ii)    International Standard ISO 3310-1:2000 (E): Test sieves -- Technical requirements and testing.