
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
New World Laboratories
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 - Aggregate binder adhesion | Aggregates | Resistance to stripping | Plate test | AS 1141.50  | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Bulk density | Not applicable | AS 1141.4 | |
| Shape | Flakiness | AS 1141.15, MRWA Method WA 216.1 | |||
| Shape | Average least dimension | AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.2, MRWA Method WA 215.1 | |||
| Particle size distribution | Not applicable |  AS 1141.11.1; MRWA Method WA210.1;  | |||
| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm | AS 1141.12 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Accelerated soundness index | AS1141.29 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt adhesion and stripping | Asphalts | Degree of particle coating | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2891.11 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt extraction and grading | Asphalts | Bitumen content and aggregate grading | Reflux | AS/NZS 2891.3.1, MRWA Method WA730.1 | |
| Rubber additive particle size distribution | Not applicable | Austroads Method AGPT/T143; MRWA Method WA236.1 | |||
| Rubber additive steel content | Not applicable |  Austroads Method AGPT/T143; MRWA Method WA237.1 | |||
| Preparation of granulated rubber additive | Not applicable | Austroads Method ATM-101, MRWA Method WA201.1 | |||
| Moisture content | Drying oven | AS/NZS 2891.10 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt mechanical properties | Asphalts | Marshall stability and flow | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2891.5, MRWA Method WA731.1 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt performance | Asphalts | Resilient modulus | Indirect tensile | AS/NZS 2891.13.1 | |
| Fatigue life | Flexural bending | Austroads Method AGPT/T274 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt specimen manufacture | Asphalts | Specimen conditioning | Handling and conditioning | MRWA Method WA705.1 (clause 6.2.1)  | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt volumetric properties | Asphalts | Maximum density | Water displacement | AS/NZS 2891.7.1, MRWA Method WA733.1 cl 5.1 & 6.1 | |
| Bulk density; Voids and density relationship | Not applicable | MRWA Method WA733.1 sections 5.2, 6.2, 6.3 | |||
| Bulk density of rubber additive; Bulk density of rubber particles | Not applicable | Austroads Method AGPT/T144; MRWA Method WA235.1 | |||
| Voids and density relationship | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2891.8, MRWA Method WA731.1 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics | Road pavements | Texture depth | Sand patch |  MRWA Method WA311.1; Austroads Method AGPT/T250;  | |
| Layer thickness | Not applicable | MRWA Method WA330.1 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil chemical properties | Soils | Calcium carbonate content | Not applicable | MRWA Method WA915.1 | |
| Organic matter | Loss on ignition (LOI) | ASTM D2974 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Sieve analysis | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.6.1; MRWA Method WA115.1; MRWA Method WA115.2  |  Including mobile testing capability | 
| Particle density | Gravimetric | AS 1289.3.5.2 | |||
| Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 1289.2.1.1; MRWA Method WA110.1  |  Including mobile testing capability | ||
| Linear shrinkage; Liquid limit; Plastic limit | Casagrande four point; Cone four point |  AS1289.3.1.1; AS1289.3.1.2; AS 1289.3.2.1;AS1289.3.3.1; AS1289.3.3.2;AS 1289.3.9.1; AS 1289.3.9.2;AS 1289.3.4.1 MRWA Method WA120.1;MRWA Method WA120.2;MRWA Method WA121.1;;MRWA Method WA122.1;MRWA Method WA123.1  | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD); Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort |  AS 1289.5.4.2 AS 1289.5.1.1, AS 1289.5.1.1, MRWA Method WA132.1, MRWA Method WA132.2  | |
| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort | AS 1289.5.2.1; MRWA Method WA133.1; MRWA Method WA133.2  |  Including mobile testing capability | ||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Emerson class | AS 1289.3.8.1 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil electrical properties | Soils | Electrical resistance | Not applicable | AS1289.4.4.1 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Compaction control; Density - In situ; Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio | Calculation; Hilf; Measured; Nuclear gauge; Statistical selection of reference values |  AS 1289.5.4.1,MRWA Method WA136.1 AS 1289.5.8.1,MRWA Method WA324.2 MRWA Method WA134.1 AS 1289.5.7.1 AS 1289.5.4.1,MRWA Method WA134.1 MRWA Method WA136.1  | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in situ penetration | Soils | Penetration in situ | Dynamic cone | AS 1289.6.3.2 | |
| Penetration in situ | Perth sand penetrometer | AS 1289.6.3.3 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties | Soils | Bearing ratio | Remoulded specimens | AS 1289.6.1.1; MRWA Method WA141.1 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil modulus and deformation | Soils | Resilient modulus | Permanent deformation |  Austroads Method AGPT/T053, MRWA Method WA142.2, MRWA Method WA142.3  | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil permeability | Soils | Permeability | Constant head for a remoulded specimen; Falling head for a remoulded specimen |  AS1289.6.7.1;AS1289.6.7.2 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment | Soils | Soil pre-treatment | Not applicable | AS 1289.1.1; MRWA Method WA105.1  |  Including mobile testing capability | 
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Cement content; Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined | AS 5101.4, MRWA Method WA143.1 | |
| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a bin; Aggregate from a conveyor belt; Aggregate from a conveyor belt - Mechanical samplers; Aggregate from a moving stream; Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a truck; Aggregate from a windrow | AS 1141.3.1, MRWA Method WA 200.1 | |
| Asphalts | Not applicable | Extraction of an asphalt core - Dry technique; Extraction of an asphalt core - Wet technique; Loose asphalt | MRWA Method WA701.1 | ||
| Soils | Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling | AS 1289.1.4.1, AS 1289.1.4.2, MRWA Method WA0.1 | ||
| Not applicable | Disturbed sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling by hand auger; Disturbed soil sampling from a face; Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile; Disturbed soil sampling from a truck; Disturbed soil sampling from a windrow; Disturbed soil sampling from an open stream; Disturbed soil sampling from an open-drive; Disturbed soil sampling in situ | AS 1289.1.2.1, MRWA Method WA100.1 | 
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis of bituminous materials - Composition | Bituminous materials | Non-aqueous volatiles | Calculation by difference | AS 2341.24 | |
| Residue on evaporation | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2341.23 | |||
| Rubber content | Not applicable | MRWA Method WA238.1 | |||
| Water content | Dean and Stark | AS 2341.9 | |||
| Analysis of bituminous materials - Properties | Bituminous materials | Rolling thin film oven (RTFO) | Effect of heat and air on a moving film of bitumen | AS/NZS 2341.10  | |
| Breaking behaviour | Setting time | AS 2341.29 | |||
| Sieve residue | Sieve analysis | AS 2341.26 | |||
| Sedimentation | Not applicable | AS 2341.27 | |||
| Particle charge | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2341.22 | |||
| pH of bituminous emulsions | Classical | AS 2341.32 | |||
| Sample handling and conditioning | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2341.21; Austroads Method AGPT/T102  | |||
| Penetration of bitumen | Not applicable | AS 2341.12  | |||
| Softening point | Ring and ball | AS 2341.18  | |||
| Torsional recovery | Not applicable | Austroads Method AGPT/T122  | |||
| Viscosity | Rotational | AS/NZS 2341.4  | |||
| Segregation of bituminous materials | Not applicable | Austroads Method AGPT/T108  | |||
| Viscosity | Brookfield viscometer | Austroads Method AGPT/T111  | |||
| Softening point | Ring and ball | Austroads Method AGPT/T131 | |||
| Viscosity | Dynamic - Capillary tube | AS/NZS 2341.2  | |||
| Sample collection | Bituminous materials | Not applicable | Not applicable | MRWA Method WA700.1 | 
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annex facility | 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 |  Karara Mining Wet TSF 2B Construction Annex Facility, Site 27068 is established from 30 April 2025 until 28 February 2026 for L178 – Wet TSF 2B Construction – Civil and Earthworks, Contractor: Wolf Contracting Australia Pty Ltd, Contract No.: NWL210225_WC. | 
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Accreditation No.
21093
Site No.
25290
Print date
04 Nov 2025