National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
NTPFES
Site
Forensic Science Branch – Berrimah
Accreditation No.
15007
Site No.
15293
Date of Accreditation
15 Dec 2003
Contact
Dr Paula Louise Hawthorne P: +61 (08) 89221303
Availability
Services conditionally available to external clients
Supervision
Forensic
Scope of Accreditation
Forensic Science Branch – Berrimah
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Legal
Service | Product | Determinant |
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Analysis of controlled substances | Any item received | Drug identification |
Clandestine drug facility - Investigation | Collection; Drug and chemical identification; Presumptive testing | |
Plant material | Botanical identification - Cannabis | |
Crime scene investigations | Major crime scene; Non-crime related incidents (including suicides and natural disasters); Volume crime scene | Assessment and control; Determination of the nature and extent of the scene; Examination and interpretation of the scene; Exhibit collection; Explosion examination; Fingerprint development (dusting/powders); Fire and explosion examination; Fire examinations; Physical fit comparisons; Presumptive screening for blood; Recording and imagery; Serial number recovery; Shoe impressions; Tyre impressions |
Examination of fingerprints | Fingerprints | Identification |
Development | ||
Examination of tool marks | Any item received | Comparison of impressed marks; Comparison of striated marks |
Forensic biology - Examination of biological material | Any item received | Bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) |
Any item received | Collection, location and identification of biological material; Confirmatory testing for blood; Confirmatory testing for saliva; Confirmatory testing for semen; Presumptive screening for blood; Presumptive screening for saliva; Presumptive screening for semen | |
Hair | Examination of hair | |
Forensic toxicology | Blood | Alcohol testing |
Drugs in drivers; Drugs in living persons; Drugs of abuse | ||
Blood; Body fluids | Drugs in drivers; Drugs in living persons; Drugs of abuse | |
Non-biological liquids | Alcohol testing | |
Genetic analysis | Biological material | DNA profiling for relationship testing |
DNA profiling for criminal case work - Direct comparison |
Alice Springs Collection Site
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Legal
Service | Product | Determinant |
---|---|---|
Sample collection | Major crime scene; Non-crime related incidents (including suicides and natural disasters); Volume crime scene | Exhibit/Evidence collection; Exhibit/evidence sampling processes; Identification, examination, recording, collecting, transporting and storing of items; Secure exhibit/evidence storage; Secure exhibit/evidence transportation |
Katherine Collection Site
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Legal
Service | Product | Determinant |
---|---|---|
Sample collection | Major crime scene; Non-crime related incidents (including suicides and natural disasters); Volume crime scene | Exhibit/Evidence collection; Exhibit/evidence sampling processes; Identification, examination, recording, collecting, transporting and storing of items; Secure exhibit/evidence storage; Secure exhibit/evidence transportation |
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Accreditation No.
15007
Site No.
15293
Print date
02 Nov 2024
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