NNI

Australia

Measurement Instruments
The National Measurement Institute of Australia - NMI, affiliated to the Australian Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, is the Australian Government’s national authority on measurement. NMI plays an important role in the Australian economy by maintaining and regulating Australia’s measurement system, developing and maintaining national measurement standards, and delivering world-class measurement products and client services. Headquartered in New South Wales, there are laboratories and offices throughout the country.

Unless a class of instrument has been specifically exempted, the national legislation requires that every measuring instrument that is in use for trade be of a pattern approved by the Chief Metrologist. A certificate of approval is issued for each instrument pattern after it has satisfactorily completed its approval testing and assessment. It is an offence for an instrument which is not of an approved pattern (or specifically exempted from this requirement), to be used for trade purposes. The NMI can provide information on whether the instrument comes under the definition of in use for trade. The NMI has also established a nationwide network of trade measurement inspectors to supervise traders and service license holders.


Pattern Approval is where an impartial body examines the design of an instrument prototype against national or international standards. This determines the measurement accuracy of the instrument and whether the instrument retains this accuracy under a range of environmental and operating conditions. If the instrument passes the pattern approval process, NMI will issue a certificate of approval.

ATIC certification experts maintain close contact with NMI and have conducted systematic research on NMI standards. ATIC provides testing and certification services according to NMI standards for manufactures who is intended to commercialize their measurement instruments into Australian market.
 
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General Steps
Documents Preparation
ATIC assists manufacturers in preparing technical documents and submitting applications to NMI.
Testing
ATIC prepare testing plan and manufacture send testing samples to designated labs. ATIC follow up testing and reporting process.
Approval
After testing pass and application documents reviewed and satisfied, NMI will issue a certificate for pattern approval which is valid for 5 years.
Verification
Utility (electricity, water and gas) meters must be verified by a utility meter verifier after the approval certificate issued. The certificate of approval will state if you will need to seal a measuring instrument after verifying it. All seals must be tamper evident.

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Products and Standards
No. Products Standards
1 Length Measuring Instruments
NMI M1
2 Area Measuring Instruments
NMI M3
3 Spirit Dispensers
NMI M2
4 Automatic Tank Level Gauges
NMI R85
5Alimentary Product Flowmeters (Milk, Beer)
NMI R117
6Fuel Dispensers for Motor Vehicles
NMI R118
7Bulk Liquid-measuring Systems
NMI R105
8Non-automatic Weighing Instruments
NMI R76
9Automatic Weighing Instruments
NMI R106
10Milk Tanks
NMI M4
11Vehicle Tanks
NMI R71
12Liquefied Petroleum Gas Systems
NMI R117
13Compressed Natural Gas Systems
NMI R139
14Multi-dimensional Instruments
NMI R139
15Multi-dimensional Weighing Instruments
NMI R129
16Utility Electricity Meters
NMI M6
17Meters Intended for the Metering of Water in Full Flowing Pipes
NMI M10
18Meters Intended for the Metering of Water in Open Channels and Partially Filled Pipes
NMI M11
19Grain Protein Measuring Instruments
NMI M8
20Polarimetric Saccharimeters
NMI R14
21Evidential Breath Analysers
NMI R126
22Load Cells
NMI R60
23Fuel Dispenser Control Systems
NMI R118
24Fuel Dispenser Calculator/Indicators
NMI R118
25Point of Sale (POS) Systems
NMI M7

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