Industry News · May 11, 2026 Rethinking Risk Management in NATA Accredited Organisations Risk management is central to competent laboratory operations and accredited conformity assessment. When applied well, it protects the validity of results, strengthens governance and supports confidence in NATA accreditation. It enables organisations to anticipate threats, make informed decisions and respond… Read more
Industry News · May 11, 2026 NATA Completes Transitions to ISO 15189:2022 and ISO/IEC 17043:2023 ISO 15189:2022 – Transition update The healthcare sector depends on reliable, consistent and competent diagnostic services. Accreditation to internationally agreed standards provides assurance that these services operate with the rigour, integrity and technical proficiency needed to support safe, effective patient care. NATA is therefore pleased… Read more
Industry News · May 11, 2026 Building Trust, One Measurement at a Time World Metrology Day, celebrated each year on 20 May, shines a light on something we often take for granted: Measurement. From our smart phones, internet and the medicines we trust, to the infrastructure we use and the goods we buy and sell, accurate measurement… Read more
Industry News · May 11, 2026 Everyday Heroes: The Volunteer Experts Behind NATA Accreditation Every NATA accreditation rests on one critical foundation: peer expertise. Behind every assessment, accreditation decision and confidence‑based outcome is a nationwide network of more than 2,500 volunteer Technical Assessors bringing real‑world knowledge directly into the accreditation process. Their impact is practical and immediate. Often unseen, these… Read more
Meetings & Presentations · April 21, 2026 2nd Meeting of the Respiratory Function Laboratories Accreditation Advisory CommitteeThe 2nd meeting of the Respiratory Function Laboratories Accreditation Advisory Committee will be held on Friday June 19th 2026. Whilst this is a closed meeting limited to Committee Members only, your comments and suggestions on what issues you would like to… Read more
Meetings & Presentations · April 21, 2026 33rd meeting of the Forensic Science Accreditation Advisory CommitteeThe 33rd meeting of the Forensic Science Accreditation Advisory Committee will be held on Thursday 25th June 2026. Whilst this is a closed meeting limited to Committee Members only, your comments and suggestions on what issues… Read more
Industry News · April 15, 2026 A New Global Identity for AccreditationGlobal Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated will now be known as Global ACI, marking the next step for the single international organisation bringing together ILAC and IAF. With a new name, visual identity and digital platform, Global ACI provides a clearer… Read more
NATA News · April 9, 2026 NATA Members Didn’t Expect This: Read Their Experience and your Story Could be Next There’s a quiet kind of brilliance in the work NATA accredits. It lives behind the scenes, measured, precise, often invisible. Not designed for applause, but for assurance. And yet, once a year, that quiet work steps into the… Read more
Industry News · April 8, 2026 Welcome Gold Sponsor Standards AustraliaAs the nation’s leading, independent standards body, Standards Australia defines, develops and maintains Australian Standards® that support safety, quality, and innovation. These standards rely on robust accreditation to ensure they are applied consistently and effectively in practice. Accreditation Matters provides… Read more
Industry News · April 8, 2026 Celebrating World Laboratory Day: Beyond White Coats and Test Tubes Today’s laboratories are as diverse as the challenges they help solve and many look nothing like the laboratories of the past. Modern laboratories can be found deep underground, filtering out cosmic radiation to study the origins… Read more
