National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
Site
Sydney Processing Centre – Manufacturing
Accreditation No.
18808
Site No.
3363
Date of Accreditation
13 Mar 1992
Contact
Mr Andrew Tracy
P: +61 (03) 92520990
Availability
Services available to external clients
Supervision
Not Applicable
Scope of Accreditation
Sydney Processing Centre – Manufacturing
ISO 15189 (2022)
- This facility complies with the relevant National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) requirements.
Human Pathology
| Service | Product | Determinant |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studies | Serum | Protein - Total |
| Ferritin | ||
| Haematology - Full blood examination | Blood | Differential number; Erythrocyte count (red blood cell count, RBCC); Haematocrit (packed cell volume, PCV); Haemoglobin (Hb); Leucocyte count (white blood cell count, WBCC); Platelet count; Red blood cell index or indices |
| Morphology | ||
| Immunohaematology - Blood group antibody detection | Blood; Plasma; Serum | Duffy system; Kell system; M and N factors; Other blood group systems; Rh phenotypes |
| Immunohaematology - Blood grouping | Blood; Plasma; Serum | ABO; RhD |
| Immunohaematology - Identification and quantitation of blood group antibodies | Blood; Plasma; Serum | Red blood cell phenotyping |
| High titre anti-A and anti-B screening | ||
| Immunopathology - Quantitative and/or qualitative investigation of proteins | Serum | Detection and amount of paraproteins |
| Albumin; α1-Globulin; α2-Globulin; β-Globulin; β1-Globulin; γ-Globulin | ||
| Immunopathology - Quantitative investigations of immunoglobulins and immunoglobulins subclasses | Serum | Total immunoglobulin A; Total immunoglobulin G; Total immunoglobulin M |
| Microbiology - Bacteriology - Detection of pathogenic bacteria | Blood; Cord blood; Plasma; Platelet concentrates; Red cell concentrates | Bacteria; Pathogenic microorganisms |
| Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (viruses) | Cadaveric donor | Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA; Hepatitis C virus (HCV) viral RNA; Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA; Human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) RNA |
| Plasma | Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA; Hepatitis C virus (HCV) viral RNA; Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA; Human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) RNA | |
| Plasma; Serum | Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA; Hepatitis C virus (HCV) viral RNA; Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA; Human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) RNA | |
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitation | Cadaveric blood | Hepatitis B virus core antibody (anti-HBc) - Total |
| Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBs Ag); Hepatitis C virus (HCV); Human T-lymphotropic virus type I/II (HTLV-I/II); Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) p24 antigen; Human immunodeficiency virus type 1/2 (HIV-1/2) 1/2 antibodies; Syphilis Treponema pallidum antibody | ||
| Plasma | Hepatitis C virus (HCV); Human T-lymphotropic virus type I/II (HTLV-I/II) | |
| Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) p24 antigen; Human immunodeficiency virus type 1/2 (HIV-1/2) 1/2 antibodies | ||
| Plasmodium falciparum antibody; Plasmodium vivax antibody | ||
| Hepatitis C virus (HCV) | ||
| Plasma; Serum | Cytomegalovirus (CMV); Hepatitis B virus core antibody (anti-HBc) - Total; Hepatitis B virus surface antibody (anti-HBs) | |
| Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBs Ag); Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBs Ag) neutralisation; Hepatitis C virus (HCV); Human T-lymphotropic virus type I/II (HTLV-I/II); Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) p24 antigen; Human immunodeficiency virus type 1/2 (HIV-1/2) 1/2 antibodies; Syphilis Treponema pallidum antibody |
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Accreditation No.
18808
Site No.
3363
Print date
06 Jun 2026
END OF SCOPE