AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS REGULATIONS

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

No. 8 of 1975

	These Regulations amend the existing Regulations made under the Machinery Ordinance 1949-1966 by replacing all imperial units of measurement with metric units of measurement and by increasing fees payable for inspections made under the Regulations.

	The Schedule specifying fees payable for inspections of Boilers and Pressure Vessels has not merely been converted to metric units, but has been replaced by a new schedule based on metric measurements and specifying fees compatible with those being charge in New South Wales.