National Measurement Institute

Formed on 1 July 2004 under amendments to the National Measurement Act 1960 by merging the National Standards Commission, CSIRO's National Measurement Laboratory and the Australian Government Analytical Laboratories, in the Industry, Tourism and Resources portfolio.

Legislation: National Measurement Act 1960

1. 3 December 2007Moved to the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research portfolio.
2. 1 July 2010Took over the administration of trade measurement from the states and territories under a national system.
3. 14 December 2011Moved to the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education portfolio.
4. 25 March 2013Moved to the Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education portfolio.
5. 18 September 2013Moved to the Department of Industry portfolio.
6. 23 December 2014Moved to the Department of Industry and Science portfolio.
7. 21 September 2015Moved to the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science portfolio.
8. 1 February 2020Moved to the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources portfolio.
9. 1 July 2022Moved to the Department of Industry, Science and Resources, of which it is a division.

• Maintenance of Australia's primary standards of measurement
• Legal metrology and pattern approval of measuring instruments
• National trade measurement administration (from 2010)
• Chemical and biological analysis and testing
• Calibration services
• Reference materials and proficiency testing

In the portfolio of Department of Industry, Science and Resources.

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