21Accredited laboratories

21 Accredited laboratories

(1) For subsection 58B(8) of the Act, the following are accredited laboratories: (a) a laboratory in Australia that is accredited by NATA; (b) a laboratory in another country that is accredited by the national laboratory accreditation body operating in the country where the laboratory is located; (c) an organisation of more than 1 laboratory or similar undertaking that uses their joint resources and is accredited by NATA. (2) For paragraph (1)(b), a national accreditation body must: (a) be a member of the International Laboratory Accreditation Corporation; and (b) accept the accreditation standards of that Corporation; and (c) comply with ISO/IEC Guide 58:1993 Calibration and testing laboratory accreditation systems—general requirements for operation and recognition, first edition, published by the International Organization for Standardization, Geneva.