National Measurement Laboratory
National Standards Laboratory · CSIRO National Measurement Laboratory
1938 – 1 July 2004
The CSIR (later CSIRO) laboratory in Sydney that maintained Australia's primary standards of physical measurement and provided measurement research and calibration services.
How it came into existence
Established in about 1938 by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research as the National Standards Laboratory, part of CSIR's extension into research for secondary industry, and housed in the grounds of the University of Sydney. It was later known as the National Measurement Laboratory.
- National standards of physical measurement
Changes during its life
- 19 May 1949Became part of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization when CSIR was reconstituted.
How it ended
Merged on 1 July 2004 with the National Standards Commission and the Australian Government Analytical Laboratories to form the National Measurement Institute.
Main functions
- Maintenance of Australia's primary standards of physical measurement
- Calibration services for industry and laboratories
- Measurement science research
- Realisation of the SI units
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Education, Science and Training.
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Sources
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