Media Releases · July 29, 2020 Quantum Physicist and defence scientist take out top NMI awards on World Metrology DayWorld Metrology Day is celebrated annually on 20 May. It commemorates the international Metre Convention, signed in 1875 to establish a global measurement system for trade and innovation. This year’s theme for the day was ‘Measurements… Read more
Media Releases · July 29, 2020 Scope of Accreditation extension requestsAll requests to extend the scope of accreditation of a facility must be received in writing from the Authorised Representative. To facilitate the proposed extension the following supporting information should be provided with the request in… Read more
Media Releases · July 29, 2020 Taiwan Accreditation Foundation (TAF) visitIn late 2019, Mr Ho-Hsun Chin (Angus) from the Taiwan Accreditation Foundation visited NATA to observe how Point of Care Testing (PoCT) accreditation is managed and assessed in Australia. NATA arranged for Angus to accompany the… Read more
Media Releases · July 29, 2020 Technical Assessor ForumsVARIATIONS TO SCOPES OF ACCREDITATION IN CIVIL CONSTRUCTION In January and February this year, NATA conducted Technical Assessor forums to which all Civil Construction Technical Assessors and relevant Authorised Representatives were invited. Key issues concerning visits… Read more
Media Releases · July 29, 2020 World Accreditation Day 2020World Accreditation Day (WAD) was established by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) in 2009. Its purpose is to raise awareness of accreditation related activities and their impact on the daily… Read more
Media Releases · July 29, 2020 World Metrology DayWorld Metrology Day is an annual celebration of the signing of the Metre Convention on 20 May 1875 by the representatives of 17 nations. The Convention set the framework for global collaboration in the science of… Read more
Media Releases · July 21, 2020 NATA Young Scientist of the year award (NYSYA) 2020REGISTRATIONS FOR THE NATA YOUNG SCIENTIST OF THE YEAR COMPETITION 2020 ARE NOW CLOSED Download Competition Eligibility and Guidelines PDF Download NYSYA 2020 Poster Registration – Closed Competition – closes Friday 25 September 2020 Competition Eligibility and Guidelines… Read more
Media Releases · July 8, 2020 New ISO/IEC 17025 and 15189 criteria document uploadedLegal – Annex Policy for the transition of medico-legal drug testing accreditation from ISO 15189 to ISO/IEC 17025 has been recently uploaded on the website. Please note the updated document is not effective until October 2020. The… Read more
Media Releases · July 2, 2020 NATA Rules updatedNATA Rules and NATA Rules Amendment sheet has been recently updated on the website. The documents can be downloaded from the ‘Accreditation Information’ section of our website; Accreditation Information > General NATA documents > NATA Rules… Read more
Media Releases · June 29, 2020 Metrology Society of Australasia (MSA) Conference 2020The MSA’s biennial conference will be held from 3 – 5 March 2020 at the Angliss Conference Centre in Melbourne and is a must-attend for professional metrologists, engineers, scientists, technicians and measurement experts. NATA will have… Read more
