Average Quantity System - Australian Government

Description

You may be required to comply with the average quantity system if you intend to operate a business that sells goods by measurement or that manufactures, packs, imports or sells pre-packaged goods that have a constant nominal content.

Manufacturers, packers and importers can choose:

  • to continue with their current system of shortfall calculation based on the uniform trade measurement legislation
  • adopt the average quantity system.

Service type

Code of Practice

A code of practice is a set of rules which details how people in a certain industry should behave. A code of practice can be defined as a result of legislation or by industry regulators and bodies.

Other resources

Administering agency

Department of Industry, Science and Resources

National Measurement Institute

Contact details

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