Industry News · September 13, 2022 SA breaks through on water testingSA Water has announced that its independent business unit, the Australian Water Quality Centre (AWQC) has applied molecular testing technology to optimise water quality management. The Agency believes this to be a first for a laboratory… Read more
Industry News · September 7, 2022 Scope of Descriptors – Legal and Forensic updatedScope of Accreditation – Service Descriptors for Legal (including Forensic Science) document has been recently updated on the website Document can be downloaded from the Testing & Calibration ISO/IEC 17025 – Legal (including Forensic Science) –… Read more
Industry News · September 5, 2022 Final draft Standard FDIS for commentNATA is pleased to announce the release of the Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) for ISO 15189:2022. It is anticipated the formal publication of the new Standard will be toward the end of November 2022. Ahead… Read more
Industry News · August 9, 2022 NATA Lead Assessor testimonial Felix Tsang of 4Cyte Pathology “We are incredibly appreciative and impressed with the level of service, professionalism, and dedication throughout the accreditation process of our two new sites (BNE and GC airports). This by far exceeds all… Read more
Industry News · August 8, 2022 NATA accredited laboratories helping fight the Monkeypox virusTesting for the Monkeypox (MPX) virus has become more critical following the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring MPX a public health emergency of international concern and Australia declaring the situation a communicable disease incident of national… Read more
Industry News · August 8, 2022 ILAC / IAF Podcast Series – ‘Accreditation Matters’Inspired by the recent NATA Why Accreditation Matters webinar and live event, the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) and International Accreditation Forum (IAF) have launched a new podcast series called ‘Accreditation Matters.’ The first episode features… Read more
Industry News · August 8, 2022 NATA Accreditation #21 and #22: A history of the VicRoads (CRB/RCA) Materials Research DepartmentsWhen Dom Meadley retired from VicRoads in 2002 and joined NATA, he set himself the goal to write a history of the VicRoads (CRB/RCA) Materials Research Departments where he had been working for 37 years. The… Read more
Industry News · July 19, 2022 OECD Principles of GLP Recognition Application Document updatedOECD Principles of GLP Recognition Application Document has been recently updated on the website. The document can be downloaded from the ‘Accreditation’ section of the website; Accreditation Information / Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Accreditation – Accreditation Documents –… Read more
Industry News · July 11, 2022 Nominations open for NATA Board positionsCalls for nominations are now open for Member representatives to join the NATA Board of directors. In accordance with NATA’s constitution, the Board is seeking to fill three vacancies with the terms of directors Ms Tracey… Read more
Industry News · July 11, 2022 NATA’s Life Science Sector Our Life Sciences Sector provides accreditation services in the areas of: Agribusiness Animal Health Environment Food and Beverage Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Media OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practice The Life Sciences Sector covers a diverse range… Read more
