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STATUTORY RULES.

1961. No. 142.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (NATIONAL STANDARDS) ACT 1960.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Act 1960.

Dated this twenty-fifth day of December, 1961.

DE L’ISLE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

DONALD A. CAMERON

Minister of State for Health, acting for and on

behalf of the Prime Minister.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (NATIONAL STANDARDS) REGULATIONS.

Part I.—Preliminary.

Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Weights and Measures (National Standards) Regulations.

Parts.

2. These Regulations are divided into Parts, as follows:—

Part I.—Preliminary (Regulations 1-3).

Part II.—Units of Measurement.

Division 1.—Preliminary (Regulation 4).

Division 2.—Length (Regulations 5-6).

Division 3.—Area (Regulations 7-9).

Division 4.—Mass and Weight (Regulations 10-14).

Division 5.—Volume (Regulations 15-20).

Division 6.—Density (Regulations 21-23).

Division 7.—Time Interval (Regulations 24-26).

Division 8.—Frequency (Regulations 27-28).

Division 9.—Velocity and Speed (Regulations 29-31).

Division 10.—Acceleration (Regulations 32-34).

Division 11.—Force (Regulations 35-37).

Division 12.—Work and Energy (Regulations 38-40).

Division 13.—Power (Regulations 41-43).

Division 14.—Pressure (Regulations 44-46).

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 27th November, 1961.

2204/54.—Price 1s. 3d. 18/9.10.1961

Division 15.—Viscosity and Kinematic Viscosity (Regulations 47-48).

Division 16.—Electric Current (Regulations 49-50).

Division 17.—Electric Charge (Regulations 51-52).

Division 18.—Potential Difference and Electromotive Force (Regulations 53-55).

Division 19.—Electrical Resistance (Regulations 56-57).

Division 20.—Electrical Conductance (Regulations 58-59).

Division 21.—Electrical Capacitance (Regulations 60-61).

Division 22.—Electrical Inductance (Regulations 62-63).

Division 23.—Temperature (Regulations 64-65).

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
Name of Unit.	Length in Metres or Yards.	Abbreviation or Symbol.
	Metres.
International nautical mile.....	1 852......................	..
Kilometre................	1 000......................	km
Hectometre...............	100......................	..
Dekametre................	10......................	..
Metre...................	1......................	m
Decimetre................	0.1.....................	dm
Centimetre................	0.01....................	cm
Millimetre................	0.001...................	mm
Micron or micrometre........	0.000 001................	µ or µm
Millimicron or nanometre......	0.000 000 001.............	mµ or nm
Angstrom................	0.000 000 000 1............	Å or A
	Yards.
Admiralty nautical mile.......	2 026⅔.....................	..
Mile....................	1 760......................	..
Furlong..................	220......................	fur
Chain...................	22......................	ch
Link....................	.......................	lk
Fathom..................	2......................	fm
Yard....................	1......................	yd
Foot....................	⅓.....................	ft or ′
Inch....................	.......................	in or ″
Microinch................	.......................	µin

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
Name of Unit.	Area in Square Metres or Square Yards.	Abbreviation.
	Square Metres.
Square kilometre............	1 000 000...................	sq km or km2
Hectare..................	10 000...................	ha
Arc....................	100...................	a
Centiare.................	1..................	ca
Square metre..............	1..................	sq m or m2
Square decimetre...........	0.01................	sq dm or dm2
Square centimetre...........	0.000 1..............	sq cm or cm2
Square millimetre...........	0.000 001.............	sq mm or mm2
	Square Yards.
Square mile...............	3 097 600...................	sq mile
Acre....................	4 840...................	ac
Rood...................	1 210...................	rd
Square chain..............	484...................	sq ch or ch2
Perch...................	30¼.................	p
Square yard...............	1..................	sq yd or yd2
Square foot...............	⅑..................	sq ft or ft2
Square inch...............	.....................	sq in or in2

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
Name of Unit.	Mass or Weight in Kilogrammes or Pounds.	Abbreviation or Symbol.
	Kilogrammes.
Tonne or metric ton..........	1 000.......................	t
Quintal..................	100.......................	q
Myriagramme.............	10........................	..
Kilogramme...............	1.......................	kg
Hectogramme..............	0.1......................	..
Dekagramme..............	0.01.....................	..
Gramme.................	0.001....................	g
Decigramme..............	0.000 1...................	dg
Centigramme..............	0.000 01..................	cg
Milligramme..............	0.000 001..................	mg
Microgramme.............	0.000 000 001...............	µg or γ
	Pounds.
Ton....................	2 240.......................	..
Short ton.................	2 000.......................	sh tn
Hundredweight.............	112.......................	cwt
Cental...................	100.......................	ctl
Quarter..................	28.......................	qr
Stone...................	14.......................	..
Pound...................	1......................	lb
Ounce...................	.......................	oz
Dram...................	.......................	dr
Grain...................	.......................	gr

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
Name of Unit.	Mass or Weight in Grammes, Pounds or Grains.	Abbreviation or Symbol.
	Grammes.
Metric carat...............	0.2......................	CM
	Pounds.
Slug....................	32.174.....................	..
	Grains.
Troy ounce...............	480........................	oz tr
Pennyweight..............	24........................	dwt
Apothecaries ounce..........	480........................	℥ or oz apoth
Drachm..................	60........................	ʒ
Scruple..................	20........................	Э

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
Name of Unit.	Volume in Cubic Metres, Cubic Yards, Litres or Gallons.	Abbreviation or Symbol.
	Cubic Metres.
Cubic metre...............	1......................	cu m or m3
Cubic decimetre............	0.001...................	cu dm or dm3
Cubic centimetre............	0.000 001.................	cc or cm3
Cubic millimetre............	0.000 000 001..............	cu mm or mm3
	Cubic Yards.
Cubic yard................	1......................	cu yd or yd3
Cubic foot................	.......................	cu ft or ft3
Cubic inch................	.......................	cu in or in3
	Litres.
Kilolitre.................	1 000.......................	..
Hectolitre................	100.......................	..
Dekalitre.................	10.......................	..
Litre....................	1......................	l
Decilitre.................	0.1.....................	dl
Centilitre.................	0.01....................	cl
Millilitre.................	0.001...................	ml
	Gallons.
Gallon..................	1......................	gal
Quart...................	¼......................	qt
Pint....................	⅛......................	pt
Gill....................	.......................	..
Fluid ounce...............	.......................	fl oz or ℥
Fluid drachm..............	.......................	ʒ
Minim..................	.......................	♏ or min

First Column.	Second Column.
Name of Unit.	Volume in Gallons.
Hogshead...........................................	52
Barrel..............................................	35
Half-hogshead........................................	26
Kilderkin............................................	17
Bushel..............................................	8
Reputed quart.........................................	⅙
Reputed pint..........................................

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
Name of Unit.	Density in Kilogrammes per Cubic Metre, Kilogrammes per Litre, Pounds per Cubic Foot or Pounds per Gallon.	Abbreviation.
	Kilogrammes per Cubic Metre.
Gramme per cubic centimetre....	1 000.......................	g/cc or g/cm3
Kilogramme per cubic metre ....	1......................	kg/cu m or kg/m3
	Kilogrammes per Litre.
Kilogramme per litre..........	1......................	kg/l
Gramme per millilitre.........	1......................	g/ml
	Pounds per Cubic Foot.
Pound per cubic inch..........	1 728.......................	lb/cu in or lb/in3
Pound per cubic foot..........	l.......................	lb/cu ft or lb/ft3
	Pounds per Gallon.
Pound per gallon............	1......................	lb/gal
Pound per bushel............	⅛......................	lb/bus

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
Name of Unit.	Time Interval in Seconds.	Abbreviation.
Day.....................	86 400......................	d
Hour....................	3 600......................	h or hr
Minute...................	60.....................	min
Second...................	1.....................	s or sec
Millisecond................	0.001..................	ms
Microsecond...............	0.000 001...............	µs

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
Name of Unit.	Frequency in Cycles per Second.	Abbreviation.
Megacycle per second or megahertz	1 000 000....................	Mc/s or MHz
Kilocycle per second or kilohertz..	1 000....................	kc/s or kHz
Cycle per second or hertz.......	1....................	c/s or Hz
Revolution per minute.........	.....................	rev/min or rpm

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
Name of Unit.	Velocity and Speed in Metres per Second or Feet per Second.	Abbreviation.
	Metres per Second.
Metre per second............	1..........................	m/sec or mps
Kilometre per hour...........	..........................	kmph
Centimetre per second.........	0.01.......................	cm/sec or cmps
	Feet per Second.
Knot....................	..........................	kt
Mile per hour...............	..........................	mph
Foot per second.............	1..........................	ft/sec or fps
Foot per minute.............	..........................	ft/min or fpm

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
Name of Unit.	Acceleration in Metres per Second per Second.	Abbreviation.
Metre per second per second.....	1..........................	m/sec2
Centimetre per second per second.	0.01.......................	cm/sec2

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
Name of Unit.	Force in Newtons or Poundals.	Abbreviation.
	Newtons.
Kilogramme-force...........	9.806 65................	kgf
Newton..................	1.....................	N
Dyne....................	0.000 01................	dyn
	Poundals.
Ton-force.................	72 069.76....................	tonf
Kip.....................	32 174......................	..
Pound-force...............	32.174...................	lbf
Poundal..................	1.....................	pdl

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
Name of Unit.	Work and Energy in Joules or Foot poundals.	Abbreviation.
	Joules.
Kilojoule.................	1 000...................	kJ
Joule....................	1...................	J
Erg.....................	0.000 000 1............	..
Kilowatt-hour..............	3 600 000...................	kWh
Watt-hour.................	3 600..................	Wh
Kilocalorie................	4 186.8.................	kcal
Calorie...................	4.186 8..............	cal
Therm...................	105 506 000..................	..
British thermal unit...........	1 055.06................	Btu
	Foot poundals.
Horsepower-hour............	63 705 000.................	hph
Foot pound-force or foot-pound..	32.174...............	ft lbf or ft lb
Foot poundal...............	1..................	ft pdl

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
Name of Unit.	Power in Watts.	Abbreviation or Symbol.
Megawatt.................	1 000 000....................	MW
Kilowatt..................	1 000...................	kW
Watt....................	1...................	W
Milliwatt.................	0.001................	mW
Microwatt.................	0.000 001.............	µW

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
Name of Unit.	Pressure in Newtons per Square Metre, Pounds-force per Square Inch or Centimetres of Mercury.	Abbreviation.
	Newtons per Square Metre.
Atmosphere................	101 325	atm
Bar.....................	100 000	b
Kilogramme-force per square centimetre or kilogramme per square centimetre	98 066.5................	kgf/sq cm or kgf/cm2 or kg/sq cm or kg/cm2
Millibar..................	100.................	mbar or mb
Newton per square metre.......	1.................	N/sq m or N/m2
Dyne per square centimetre.....	0.1................	dyn/sq cm or dyn/cm2
	Pounds-force per Square Inch.
Kip per square inch...........	1 00017...............	kip/sq in or kip/in2
Kip per square foot...........	618...............	kip/sq ft or kip/ft2
Pound-force per square inch or pound per square inch	1.................	lbf/sq in or lbf/in2 or lb/sq in or lb/in2 or psi
Pound-force per square foot or pound per square foot	..................	lbf/sq ft or lbf/ft2 or lb/sq ft or lb/ft2 or psf
	Centimetres of Mercury.
Centimetre of mercury.........	1.................	cmHg
Millimetre of mercury.........	0.1................	mmHg

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
Name of Unit.	Viscosity in Poises or Kinematic Viscosity in Stokes.	Abbreviation.
Viscosity.
Poise....................	1.........................	P
Centipoise.................	0.01.......................	cP
Kinematic Viscosity.
Stokes...................	1.........................	S
Centistokes................	0.01.......................	cS

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
Name of Unit.	Electric Current in Amperes.	Abbreviation or Symbol.
Ampere..................	1.........................	A or amp
Milliampere...............	0.001.......................	mA
Microampere...............	0.000 001....................	µA

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
Name of Unit.	Potential Difference or Electromotive Force in Volts.	Abbreviation or Symbol.
Megavolt.................	1 000 000....................	MV
Kilovolt..................	1 000...................	kV
Volt.....................	1...................	V
Millivolt..................	0.001................	mV
Microvolt.................	0.000 001.............	µV

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
Name of Unit.	Electrical Resistance in Ohms.	Symbol,
Megohm..................	1 000 000....................	MΩ
Ohm....................	1...................	Ω
Microhm.................	0.000 001.............	µΩ

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
Name of Unit.	Electrical Capacitance in Farads.	Abbreviation or Symbol.
Farad....................	1.........................	F
Microfarad................	0.000 001....................	µF
Micromicrofarad or picofarad....	0.000 000 000 001..............	µµF or pF

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
Name of Unit.	Electrical Inductance in Henrys.	Abbreviation or Symbol.
Henry...................	1.........................	H
Millihenry.................	0.001.......................	mH
Microhenry................	0.000 001....................	µH

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
Name of Unit.	Illumination in Lumens per Square Foot.	Abbreviation.
Lumen per square foot.........	1.........................	lm/sq ft or lm/ft2
Foot-candela or foot-candle.....	1.........................	ft cd

First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
Name of Unit.	Luminance in Candelas per Square Foot.	Abbreviation.
Candela per square inch or candle per square inch	144........................	cd/sq in or cd/in2
Candela per square foot or candle per square foot	1.......................	cd/sq ft or cd/ft2
Foot-lambert...............	0.318 3...................	..