Temperature correction regulation commenced in Australia with the introduction of the Trade Measurement (Fuel Measurement) Regulations 2002, which came into effect in Victoria from 1 December 2002. Other States and Territories followed Victoria's lead in 2003 with very similar regulation. These regulations were introduced to improve certainty and transparency in the volume measurement of petrol and diesel.

Fuel expands and contracts with changes in temperature. Temperature correction is the process of converting a volume of fuel at ambient temperature to a volume in litres that fuel would occupy if its temperature was 15 degrees Celsius (L15). Temperature correction forms part of broader trade measurement regulation.

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