[time-nuts] National Standards labs worldwide - specifically Australia

[Rex Moncur]

Hi David

Standards Australia performs a somewhat different function in that it does
not maintain reference standards or do testing but rather it produces
written standards such as for construction of buildings, electrical wiring
and food standards. Standards Australia is certainly authoritative in that
it is partly supported by a Government grant and has a range of specialist
committees with Industry and Government representation and the written
standards it produces are often referred to in Federal and State Government
legislation and then have the authority of Law. Reference standards are
maintained by a range of other bodies but the prime one is the National
Measurement Institute.

http://www.measurement.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx


In terms of the sort of measurement such as reflection of a 50 ohm load this
work is normally done by NATA (National Association of Testing Authorities)
accredited laboratories.

http://www.nata.com.au/nata/



73 Rex VK7MO