SCHEDULE 1 - Duties of operator of public weighbridge

Regulation 25

1.    Due care to be exercised

An operator is to exercise due care in the performance of his or her functions under the Act and these regulations.

2.    Entry in tare mass book

An operator who measures the tare mass of a vehicle without issuing a measurement ticket is to 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.    Measurement tickets - completion and issue

(1) An operator –

(a) is to 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; and

(b) is to, 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; and

(c) is to issue a measurement ticket immediately after its completion unless it is required to be retained after cancellation or for issue under clause 5(2)(a) of this Schedule; and

(d) is not to complete or issue a measurement ticket except for the purpose of complying with paragraph (b) or (c) or clause 5(2)(a) of this Schedule; and

(e) on completing a measurement ticket for 2 linked but separately registered vehicles, is to enter the registration figures and letters for both vehicles; and

(f) is to 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 is to 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 is to, 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 of the ticket completed by the operator.

(4) An operator is not to 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.    Issue of measurement ticket – tare mass only

An operator who issues a measurement ticket recording only the tare mass of a vehicle is to 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 5mm high.

5.    Issue of measurement ticket – loaded vehicle

(1) An operator who measures the mass of a loaded vehicle of which the tare mass has been determined is to immediately complete, and issue a copy of, an appropriate measurement ticket.

(2) An operator who measures the mass of a loaded vehicle of which the tare mass has not been determined is to –

(a) immediately record the gross mass on the next consecutive measurement ticket and issue a 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 5mm high.

(3) An operator is not to 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 under clause 4 , 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.    Axle load measurement

(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 is to 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; and

(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.    Copies of measurement tickets

(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 is to, on payment of the licensee's fee, supply a copy of the measurement ticket.

(2) An operator is not to 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 supplied 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 5mm 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 5mm high.

(5) Except for any requirement as to time, and except for an 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.    Inspector may require measurement to be made

An operator, if required to do so by an inspector exercising the functions of an inspector, is to make without charge a measurement relating to a loaded or unloaded vehicle.