AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ORDINANCE 1967.

Explanatory Memorandum

No. 12 of 1967

	With the arrival of decimal currency, price computing scales, petrol pumps and similar trade machines require conversion for operation in the new currency.  As the conversion entails adjustments to the machines it is essential that they be reverified after conversion and before use.

	The Weights and Measures Ordinance 1929 – 1966 provides for reverification and restamping of any weights, measures or weighing or measuring machine which becomes defective as a consequence of wear or accident or has been mended or repaired.  The conversion process constitutes an alteration.

	The Ordinance at present, however, makes no provision for reverification of machines after alteration.

	The 1967 Ordinance provides for the inclusion of the alteration provisions so that a person shall not use an altered weight, measuring instrument until it has been restamped and that the person who alters the weight, measure, or measuring instrument shall destroy the existing weight, measure or instrument.

          C.R.K.
…………………..
(Minister’s Initials)