Corporate Body

Standards Australia (1988 - )

From: 1988
Homebush, New South Wales, Australia
Functions: Advisory or regulatory body
Website: http://www.standards.org.au
Location: Homebush, New South Wales

Summary

In 1988 Standards Australia replaced the Standards Association of Australia. Standards Australia is responsible for the preparation of Australian standards.

Timeline

1922 - 1929 Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association
1927 - 1929 Australian Commonwealth Association of Simplified Practice
1929 - 1988 Standards Association of Australia
1988 - Standards Australia

Related Corporate Bodies

IEC National Committee of Australia
Standards Australia supports the operations of the Australian National Committee

Related People

Tegart, William John McGregor (Greg) (1929 - 2023)
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Published resources

Books

Higgins, Winton, Engine of Change: Standards Australia since 1922 (Blackheath, N.S.W.: Brandl & Schlesinger, 2005), 390 pp. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16932907. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/147124154. Details
Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-642111. Details

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