National Measurement Act 1960

A public weighbridge licence is subject to the following conditions:

a condition that the weighbridge mentioned in the licence is to be located at the place stated in the licence;

a condition that the public weighbridge licensee must ensure that, if the weighbridge mentioned in the licence is made available as a public weighbridge, it is not operated by any person other than:

the public weighbridge licensee; or

an employee of the public weighbridge licensee; or

a person who has contracted with the public weighbridge licensee to operate the weighbridge; or

an employee of a person mentioned in subparagraph (iii);

if the public weighbridge licensee is an individual—a condition that the public weighbridge licensee must not personally operate the weighbridge mentioned in the licence unless competent to do so;

a condition that the public weighbridge licensee must not employ a person to operate the weighbridge mentioned in the licence unless the person is competent to do so;

a condition that the public weighbridge licensee must not contract with another person to operate the weighbridge mentioned in the licence unless:

where the contractor will operate the weighbridge personally—the contractor is competent to do so; and

where an employee of the contractor will operate the weighbridge—the employee is competent to do so;

such other conditions as may be prescribed.

The condition mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to the operation of a weighbridge if:

the weighbridge is approved in writing by the Secretary for direct operation by the public; and

the public weighbridge licensee ensures that:

the weighbridge is not operated otherwise than in accordance with that condition; and

the weighbridge is operated only during such periods and in accordance with such conditions as specified in the approval.