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Excise (Alcoholic Strength of Excisable Goods) Determination 2019
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Measuring and Equipment
5.7 The instruments used to measure the alcoholic strength of alcoholic excisable goods, including hydrometers, thermometers and weighing instruments, must conform to legal requirements pertaining to measurement.
5.8 The methods that may be used are:
5.8.1 gas chromatography
5.8.2 near infra-red spectrometry
5.8.3 distillation followed by the gravimetric measurement of the distillate or by measurement in a density meter; or
5.8.4 any other method capable of measuring the alcoholic strength of an alcoholic excisable good to an accuracy of plus or minus 0.2 percentage points of the actual strength.
5.9 Alcohol manufacturers producing less than 100,000 litres of fermented beverages (including beer) in a financial year may use a hydrometer and a formula to determine the alcoholic strength of each fermented beverage, provided the formula is supported by a documented testing process that shows the formula produces accurate results.