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Department of Justice and Community Safety

TRADE MEASUREMENT

 

The Trade Measurement Unit houses the ACT primary and tertiary physical standards of mass, length and volume. It also has the only tanker test facility on the Australian eastern seaboard and is used to test the accuracy of bulk delivery fuel and LPG tankers.

Inspectors from the Unit conduct random inspections of businesses to ensure measuring instruments used for trade are correct and accurate. Inspectors check packaged goods to ensure the correct content measurement and marking. They also license and audit private organisations that conduct repairs of measuring instruments.

 

General information

Trade measurement legislation regulates all business transactions that involve weight or
measure including:

  • the use of measuring instruments for trade
  • verification and certification of measuring instruments
  • measurement of liquor
  • beer glass standards
  • prepacked goods
  • licensing of servicing organisations and owners of public weighbridges.

 

Contact the Trade Measurement Unit

Contact the Trade Measurement Unit (click here for contact details) if you have queries regarding compliance with the Trade Measurement Act.

 

Penalties for selling short weight or measure?

Under the Trade Measurement Act 1991, the maximum penalty for selling short weight or measure is $20,000 for an individual or $100,000 for a company.