National Measurement Act 1960
4BApplication of trade measurement provisions
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4B Application of trade measurement provisions
(1) Parts IV to XIII of this Act do not apply to a measurement, or an instrument used for the purposes of a measurement, to determine any of the following: (a) charges relating to telephone calls or the use of internet services; (b) the fare payable for use of a taxi; (c) the charge for the hire of a motor vehicle; (d) tyre pressures; (e) the expiration of time, or the calculation of time, for parking a vehicle. (2) Parts IV to XIII of this Act do not apply to a measuring instrument that is an automated packing machine. (3) Parts IV to XIII of this Act do not apply to a measurement for the purposes of: (a) reporting and disseminating information relating to greenhouse gas emissions, greenhouse gas projects, energy production and energy consumption under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007; or (b) reporting and disseminating information relating to greenhouse gas emissions or greenhouse gas projects under any other law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory; or (c) emissions trading under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory.