That depends on the law, and I don't know where to find Australian law. The dimensions on the rubber bands and ropes might be legal if they are considered descriptors and the net contents are specified by count (275 rubber bands, 3 ropes), However, the rubber bands are sold by mass, with approx. count. That would even be illegal under US law (maybe). They appear to be consumables used outside the home so under the UPLR. As a pre-packaged product sold by standard mass, they need to be dual or metric-only.
I didn't check everything, but everything I checked on the site appears to be inches, feet, and pounds. The altimeter is feet only. Apparently sky-diving is a foot-pound sport in Australia. Perhaps Pat can turn them in for a reward. Also, "descriptor" dimensions are a bit of red herring. It may be a loophole in the labeling laws, and price is not linearly proportional to dimension, but a 6" sub costs less than a 12" sub, and 24" TV costs less than a 42" TV. Who are they kidding? The exemption might make sense for fasteners and pipes, which don't fit together if they don't match, but not in most cases. ________________________________ From: "Ressel, Howard (DOT)" <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, January 25, 2011 8:19:56 AM Subject: [USMA:49597] Re: More dumbing down via NPR So I guess that web site is in blatant volition of the law, that’s unfortunate. From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pat Naughtin Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 4:54 PM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:49592] Re: More dumbing down via NPR Dear Howard, As I understand it, it is illegal to trade using old pre-metric measuring words. Cheers, Pat Naughtin Geelong, Australia On 2011/01/25, at 00:10 , Ressel, Howard (DOT) wrote: One doesn’t have to search very far to see that the change to metric will indeed take decades or a generation. See the attached page I found by chance, it’s an Australian web site. Pat Naughtin LCAMS Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, see http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html Hear Pat speak at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lshRAPvPZY PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com/ to subscribe.
