, in relation to a measuring instrument, means a pattern approved for the measuring instrument under section 19A that:

(a) is currently in force; or

has the meaning given by section 18JJ.

are sampling procedures prescribed for the purposes of Subdivision 3‐C of Division 3 of Part VI.

are test procedures prescribed for the purposes of Subdivision 3‐C of Division 3 of Part VI.

is the threshold prescribed for the purposes of Subdivision 3‐C of Division 3 of Part VI.

includes a substance.

includes the external Territories.

means a reference material that has been certified in accordance with the regulations.

means:

(a) a unit of measurement prescribed for the purposes of subsection 7A(1); or

means a standard of measurement that is maintained, or caused to be maintained, by the Chief Metrologist as an for the purposes of subsection 8(1).

means a standard of measurement that is maintained, or caused to be maintained, by the Chief Metrologist as an for the purposes of subsection 8(2) and that has been verified, in accordance with the regulations, by means of, by reference to, by comparison with or by derivation from an Australian

means a machine that follows a pre‐determined program for automatically measuring articles in pre‐determined quantities as part of the packing process.

means premises or a part of premises:

(a) used for the importation, packing, storage or sale of articles or utilities sold, or to be sold, by measurement; or

(b) on which a measuring instrument is used for trade; or

means a vehicle:

(a) used for the transportation of articles or utilities sold, or to be sold, by measurement (whether packed in advance ready for sale or otherwise); or

(b) on which a measuring instrument is used for trade; or

means a measuring instrument that has been certified in accordance with the regulations.

means a reference material that has been certified in accordance with the regulations.

means the mentioned in section 18A.

means a body corporate established for a public purpose by or under a law of the Commonwealth.

, in relation to a thing (in this definition called the

basic thing

) by means of which a measurement of a physical quantity may be made, includes another thing (whether or not forming part of the basic thing) where:

, in relation to premises, a part of premises or a vehicle, means the person apparently in control of the premises, the part of the premises or the vehicle.