Full Membership of the Organisation Internationale de Métrologie Légale - Regulatory Impact and Compliance Cost Statement

August 2003

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Statement of Feasible Options That May Constitute Viable Means for Achieving the Desired Objectives

• Maintain the Status Quo
• Joint Funding by Government and Industry (the Preferred Option)

Maintain the Status Quo

• Fees of $72 per hour for the examination of weighing and measuring instruments submitted for approval to the Trading Standards Service.
• Fees of $78.75 per hour for contestable work such as standards calibration and audits on accredited persons.

The current fees do not fully recover the costs of processing approval applications. It is necessary to charge full costs associated with Trading Standards Service work to fund New Zealand becoming a full member of OIML, without a reduction in services to clients and consumers.

Joint Funding by Government and Industry (the Preferred Option)

• Government has agreed to fund 50% ($67,000) of the costs of OIML membership (CAB Min (03) 13/9 (12) refers);
• An increase in the hourly fee from $72 to $125 for the examination of weighing and measuring instruments submitted for approval to the Trading Standards Service;
• An increase in hourly fees from $78.75 to $125 for contestable work such as standards calibration and audits on accredited persons. [1]

[1] Accredited persons are organisations accredited by the Ministry to verify weighing and measuring equipment.

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