National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Westest QLD Pty Ltd
Site
B2B Cairns Laboratory
Accreditation No.
19218
Site No.
26145
Date of Accreditation
21 Aug 2026
Address
Shed 11, 202-204 McCormack St
Manunda, QLD 4870
Australia
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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| Establishment of annex facilities | Materials defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Determinations defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Techniques defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | ||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar consistence in situ | Concrete, grout and mortar | Slump flow | Cone |
AS 1012.3.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar properties | Concrete, grout and mortar | Compressive strength | Cylinder |
AS 1012.9 |
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| Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions |
AS 1012.12.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing | Concrete, grout and mortar | Specimen manufacture and curing | Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; In situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens |
AS 1012.8.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Sieve analysis | Fines ratio |
AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A, MR (Qld) Method Q253 |
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| Liquid limit | Casagrande; Cone |
AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2AS 1289.3.9.2, MR (Qld) Method Q104A, MR (Qld) Method Q104D |
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| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q106 |
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| Plastic limit; Plasticity index; Weighted plasticity index | Casagrande; Cone |
AS 1289.3.2.1, AS 1289.3.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q105, MR (Qld) Method Q252 |
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| Moisture content | Drying oven; Relative moisture content |
AS 1289.2.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q250 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Oversize material | Oversize material treatment |
MR (Qld) Method Q143 |
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| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142A |
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| Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD); Compaction to nominated levels | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q144A,MR (Qld) Method Q145A |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Compaction control | Hilf | AS 1289.5.7.1 | |
| Characteristic field density values | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q020 |
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| Density - In situ | Sand-cone |
AS 1289.5.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141B |
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| Density - In situ; Moisture - In situ | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1 |
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| Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio; Relative compaction | Calculation; Measured |
AS 1289.5.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q140A |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in situ penetration | Soils | Penetration - In situ | Dynamic cone |
AS 1289.6.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q114B |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties | Soils | Bearing ratio | Remoulded specimens |
AS 1289.6.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q113C |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil sample preparation | Soils | Preparation of disturbed samples | Not applicable |
AS 1289.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q101, MR (Qld) Method Q101A, MR (Qld) Method Q101B, MR (Qld) Method Q101D, MR (Qld) Method Q101J, MR (Qld) Method Q101H, MR (Qld) Method Q255 |
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| Sample collection | Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete | AS 1012.1 | |
| Soils | Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling; Site selection by spot sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.1, AS 1289.1.4.2,MR (Qld) Method Q050, MR (Qld) Method Q061 |
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| Not applicable | Disturbed sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling from a face; Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile; Disturbed soil sampling from a windrow; Disturbed soil sampling from an open-drive; Disturbed soil sampling in situ |
AS 1289.1.2.1, AS 1141.3.1,MR (Qld) Method Q060 |
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Accreditation No.
19218
Site No.
26145
Print date
23 Aug 2026