Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) If a measuring instrument is used for trade in order to measure a liquid, the person in possession of the measuring instrument or who makes it available for use for trade is guilty of an offence unless—
(a) the measuring instrument is, at least to the extent necessary for the purpose of permitting proper observation of its operation, artificially illuminated between sunset and sunrise and at any other time when illumination is necessary for that purpose; and
(b) in the case of a flow meter fitted with a zero re-setting device the flow meter is re-set to zero before the commencement of a measurement to be made by its use; and
(c) in the case of a sale of liquid measured by a driveway flowmeter, the existing readings of volume, price per litre and price are not erased until the sale has been completed.
(2) A person who is guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable to a penalty not exceeding 20 penalty units.