Aged Standards Review

Standards Australia is committed to maintaining a contemporary, relevant, and internationally aligned catalogue of Australian Standards and other publications. The review of our aged documents, also known as systematic review, is one of the ways in which we give effect to that commitment by seeking committee member and broader stakeholder views on standards and other publications that have aged.

As part of the review, Standards Australia asks relevant technical committees with an active work program to review aged documents within their area of oversight. They decide whether these documents should be withdrawn, reconfirmed without changes, or revised. Where no active technical committee is available to provide input on the aged documents, we propose withdrawal of these documents, during a nine-week consultation period and consult a broad range of stakeholders. When documents are proposed for withdrawal, they will be listed under the ‘Open for consultation’ section of this page.

To keep our catalogue contemporary and relevant, we are currently seeking feedback on the proposed withdrawal of a number of aged documents that are due for systematic review, where no active technical committee is available to provide input.
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The consultation period is open for nine weeks, from Monday 24 November 2025 to Monday 26 January 2026.

If a document on the list is still being used in your industry or community and you object to its withdrawal, we want to hear from you. Please email the Aged Standards Team specifying which document (number and title) and reason for your objection.

Where objections to withdraw aged documents are raised, Standards Australia will assess the objections and, where necessary, undertake further consultation with relevant stakeholders, before reaching a final determination on the most appropriate action to be taken.

Where there are no objections, Standards Australia will progress with the withdrawal of the aged document.

To review the list, please see the spreadsheet.

The withdrawn status does not impact the document’s availability, or public’s ability to use the document. Withdrawn standards can still be purchased from our distributors.

The withdrawn status indicates that the standard is no longer relevant. Standards Australia will not undertake further work to maintain or update a withdrawn standard.

It is still possible for a withdrawn standard to be used within an industry or reference by a government if they choose to do so. One reason for this may be because there are no replacement technical documents readily available.

For further information, please contact us on 1800 035 822 or email us at AgedStandards@standards.org.au