TO PROVE THAT POLICE SPEED DETECTION DEVICES ARE NOT
UNIFORMLY PATTERN APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL REGULATORY
APPROVAL AUTHORITIES & ARE ILLEGALLY BEING USED BY STATE &
TERRITORY GOVERNMENT REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
In the particular case of all SPEED DETECTION DEVICES. They are NOT PATTERN APPROVED
by the National Standards Commission, (NSC) the Regulatory Approval Authority. Because of
not having a Pattern that has been Approved by an accredited organisation, the devices do not
have Transparency nor Accuracy of measurement, nor do they have uniform Traceability to
Australian hierarchy standards of measurements, ie: The Australian Legal units of measurement of
a physical quantity. To ensure Traceability & Accuracy, the calibration at each level should be
carried out by an appointed, accredited organisation, using approved equipment, traceable
standards and appropriately trained personnel. Traceability is necessary both to ensure that all
measurements are derived from and are consistent with the primary standards, as well as meet the
legal requirements of Section 10, of the National Measurement Act, (As seen in NSC
Information Leaflets No 25 & No 4, Legal Metrology & Pattern Approval Design Criteria.)
Therefore, devices used for regulatory purposes must be suitably Approved.
What’s more, the Institution for Re-verification of the instruments is not an appointed authority
by The National Standards Commission and does not comply with the requirements of Section 10
of the Act, Traceability, or the Criteria of Pattern Approval?
This is obviously apparent according to the National Standards Commissions Leaflets,
listed in the Appendix.
It is particularly Evident in Leaflet No 4 LEGAL METROLOGY, Pages 1 through 5.
& Leaflet No 25 The National Measurement ACT. Pages 1 thru 4.
A Recent Legal Decision
In 1995, a Western Australian Fisheries prosecution concerning under size lobsters failed because
the Magistrate Ruled that the evidence that the lobsters were under size, relying on the use of a
Sheridan gauge, was inadmissible because it could not be shown that the measurements were
taken in accordance with the National Measurement Act 1960. Fisheries appealed and on 4th
April 1996, Mr Justice Owen of the WA Supreme Court disallowed the appeal with the
concluding remarks: ”In my opinion section 10 of the Nation Measurement Act must be complied
with when measurements are being taken for any legal purpose. The language of the section is in
clear and imperative terms. The evidence was, in my opinion, properly excluded and I can discern
no error in the Magistrate’s decision to dismiss the complaint.”
Section 10 of the National Measurement Act 1960 is explicit in its terms
and the formalities which are to attend that performance.
Measurements to be ascertained in accordance with appropriate standards of measurement,
certified reference materials, or certified measuring instruments.
SECTION 10 Quotes: - When, for any legal purpose, it is necessary to ascertain whether a
measurement of a physical quantity for which there are Australian legal units of
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