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Standards Australia has a strong history of facilitating solutions that meet the needs of consumers and industry. It remains committed to enhancing the social, environmental and economic well being of all Australians by providing an active forum for discussion, debate and consensus.

Current Forums & Events

Previous Forums & Events

Forum Invitation - Future directions of the Product Safety Framework (PSF): Tuesday, May 13, 2008 

Standards Australia has been working with industry, consumer organisations and regulators to develop and test a Product Safety Framework for infant nursery products. The forum will be held on Tuesday 13 May 2008.


2008 Australian International Design Awards - Presentation Night: Friday 30 May, 2008: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 

The Australian International Design Awards sets a global benchmark of quality in manufactured goods and raises standards by encouraging excellence in product design.


Emissions Trading Standards Round-Table: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Standards Australia will hold forums in Sydney and Canberra to discuss how they can contribute to Australia’s National Emissions Trading Scheme and where new Standards could play a role.


Employment Screening Handbook and Reference Checking Handbook for the Financial Services Industry: Thursday, October 11, 2007 

Standards Australia will host a cocktail function to celebrate the launch of its new Employment Screening Handbook (HB 323 - 2007) and the Reference Checking in the Financial Services Industry Handbook (HB 322 - 2007) that was developed in conjunction with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and a panel of industry experts.


Jewellery Industry Standards - Development Begins: Thursday, October 04, 2007 

Starting with a series of industry forums, three new Australian Standards will be developed by Standards Australia with the support of the jewellery industry’s peak body, the Australian Jewellery and Gemstone Industry Council (AIJC).


International Standardisation Meeting to be held in Sydney on EMC Standards and Power Quality: Monday, September 17, 2007 - Friday, September 28, 2007

Standards Australia will host around 300 international representatives from industry, government and academia in Sydney in September to discuss the development of international Standards in the area of power quality and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).


Invitation - Standards and Cultural Sector Resource Sharing - 8 August 2007: Monday, July 30, 2007 - Thursday, August 09, 2007

A one day information forum organised by Standards Australia aimed at policy makers and practitioners in the e-learning and collection fields (libraries, museums, galleries, archives), with a view to raising awareness of the importance of standards through a survey of the current state-of-the-art standards and frameworks development.


Standards Australia Nursery Product Safety Framework Forum: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 

For the past 12 months Standards Australia has been assisting Commonwealth and State Governments improve regulatory efficiency. An example of this is the work Standards Australia has undertaken with Industry and Government on the Nursery Product Safety Framework (PSF), a risk based approach to nursery products standardisation.


Standards Australia Regulation Forum: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 

Reducing the regulatory burden on business and regulatory efficiency for policy makers will be among the topics discussed at Standards Australia’s Regulation Forum.


Standards Australia Security Forum: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 

Standards Australia’s Security Forum covers Australian Standards that are currently under development and those that have been recently introduced to assist owners and operators of infrastructure protect their assets and the community


E-Health Standards Seminar: Monday, May 22, 2006 - Thursday, May 25, 2006


Semantic Technologies Forum: Friday, April 07, 2006 


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Databases, XML, Metadata registries, eBusiness and a Database / XML / Web Forum: Thursday, December 22, 2005 


Invitation to meet the CEO and Chairman: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 - Wednesday, November 09, 2005


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Luggage Forum - Outcomes: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 


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