Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered RegulationsSCHEDULE 1 Regulation 25
DUTIES OF OPERATOR OF PUBLIC WEIGHBRIDGE
1. An operator shall exercise due care in the performance of his or her functions under the Act and these Regulations.
2. An operator who measures the tare mass of a vehicle without issuing a measurement ticket shall immediately enter in the tare mass book consecutively in the order in which each tare mass is measured the particulars required by the form of the book.
3. (1) An operator—
(a) shall complete and issue a measurement ticket only in the form appropriate for the measurement made and in accordance with the particulars required by the form and these Regulations;
(b) shall, except in the case of a tare mass entered in the tare mass book, complete a measurement ticket in its numerical order in the book or pad immediately after finding a measurement by use of the weighbridge;
(c) shall issue a measurement ticket immediately after its completion unless it is required to be retained after cancellation or for issue under paragraph 5 (2) (a) of this Schedule;
(d) shall not complete or issue a measurement ticket except for the purpose of complying with paragraph (b) or (c) or paragraph 5 (2) (a) of this Schedule;
(e) in completing a measurement ticket for 2 linked but separately registered vehicles, shall enter the registration figures and letters for both vehicles; and
(f) shall include in each measurement shown on a measurement ticket for a vehicle the measurement of the load supported by all axles.
(2) An operator who makes an error in completing a measurement ticket shall forthwith cancel, and retain in the book or pad, the measurement ticket and the duplicate or duplicates forming part of the book or pad.
(3) An operator shall, by the use of carbon paper or other effective means, make each duplicate that forms part of a book or pad of measurement tickets an exact copy of the original ticket completed by the operator.
(4) An operator shall not issue a measurement ticket that includes any matter additional to that required by these Regulations unless the additional matter—
(a) appears in a margin, at the foot, or on the reverse side, of the ticket; and
(b) is not inconsistent with, and does not qualify, the meaning or accuracy of the information on the ticket.
4. An operator who issues a measurement ticket recording only the tare mass of a vehicle shall alter the measurement ticket—
(a) by striking out the words “gross mass” and “net mass” on the ticket and writing in their place the words “tare mass only”; and
(b) by stamping across the face of the ticket the words “TARE MASS ONLY” in prominent capital letters not less than 5 mm high.
5. (1) An operator who measures the mass of a loaded vehicle of which the tare mass has been determined shall immediately complete and issue an appropriate measurement ticket.
(2) An operator who measures the mass of a loaded vehicle of which the tare mass has not been determined shall—
(a) immediately record the gross mass on the next consecutive measurement ticket and issue the ticket only after the tare mass of the vehicle has been determined; or
(b) issue a measurement ticket on which the gross mass has been recorded after—
(i) striking out the words “tare mass” and “net mass” on the ticket and writing in their place the words “gross mass only”; and
(ii) stamping across the face of the ticket the words “GROSS MASS ONLY” in prominent capital letters not less than 5 mm high.
(3) An operator shall not enter tare mass on the measurement ticket for a loaded vehicle unless the operator copies the tare mass from—
(a) an entry made in the tare mass book; or
(b) a tare mass measurement ticket issued;
not more than 24 hours earlier by the same operator or another operator using the same weighbridge or another weighbridge on the same premises.
6. (1) If the measurement to be made is not an end-and-end measurement but is only for the purpose of issuing a measurement ticket showing each load supported by separate axles, or groups of axles, of a vehicle, the operator of the weighbridge shall ensure that subclause (2) is complied with.
(2) This subclause is complied with if—
(a) the approaches to the weighbridge have a smooth and level surface which is paved with concrete or other approved material and is in the same horizontal plane as the top of the platform or platforms;
(b) the perimeter of the approaches is clearly indicated by painted marks or by other approved means; and
(c) at all times during the measuring—
(i) the wheels on one or more of the axles are located on the platform or platforms and the wheels on the other axles are located within the indicated perimeter of the approaches; and
(ii) the brakes, gears and other means capable of restricting the free movement of the vehicle are disengaged.
7. (1) If required to do so by—
(a) a buyer or seller of goods of which the measurement has been found by use of a weighbridge; or
(b) any other person who has an interest in the goods;
the operator of the weighbridge shall, on payment of the licensee's fee, supply a copy of the measurement ticket.
(2) An operator shall not supply a copy of a ticket under subclause (1) unless the copy complies with subclause (3) or (4).
(3) A copy of a measurement ticket complies with this subclause if it is issued from a book or pad of measurement tickets after being amended—
(a) by striking out its number and writing nearby the words “Copy of ticket No. ” (quoting the number of the ticket of which it is a copy); and
(b) by stamping across the face of the ticket the words “COPY ONLY” in prominent capital letters not less than 5 mm high.
(4) A copy of a measurement ticket complies with this subclause if it is issued from a book or pad printed in a form approved for the purpose of making those copies that includes on its face the words “COPY ONLY” in prominent capital letters not less than 5 mm high.
(5) Except for any requirement as to time and except for any inconsistency with this clause, these Regulations apply in relation to a copy measurement ticket in the same way as they apply to the ticket of which it is a copy.
8. An operator shall, if required to do so by an inspector exercising the functions of an inspector, make without charge a measurement relating to a loaded or unloaded vehicle.