National Measurement Regulations 1999

On application under regulation 46, the certifying authority:

may examine the reference material; and

may certify the reference material; and

if the material is certified—must issue a certificate for the material to the applicant; and

may issue a copy of the certificate to anyone else whom the authority considers should be given the copy.

A certifying authority may certify a reference material other than on application.

If the reference material is certified under the supervision of a certifying authority, the authority may certify the material.

Certification of the reference material is subject to a condition stated in the certificate.

The certifying authority must not certify the reference material unless the material bears a mark that identifies the particular material.

Certification of the reference material must be conducted in an appropriate manner, having regard to the nature of the material to be certified.

The certifying authority must mark the Australian certified reference material with the date of certification.