The National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) is the recognised national accreditation authority for analytical laboratories and testing service providers in Australia.[1] It is an independent, not-for-profit organisation, governed by a board of directors that has representation from NATA members, industry, government and professional bodies.
NATA was established in 1947 in response to a call for the formation of a national testing services body to ensure the munitions which the government was manufacturing during the Second World War met a sufficiently high standard.
In 1988, NATA's role as an accreditation body was recognised by the Australian Government in a Memorandum of Understanding[2] which was renewed in 2014.
Its head office is situated in Rhodes, New South Wales and it has offices in four other capital cities of Australia. It employs 180 staff and over three thousand volunteer technical experts who assist NATA in the assessment of facilities and on its various technical committees.[3]
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- ^ "About NATA". National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2015.