27Accredited laboratories

27 Accredited laboratories

(1) For the purposes of the definition of accredited laboratory in subsection 58B(8) of the Act, the following are accredited laboratories for the purposes of the Act: (a) a laboratory in Australia that is accredited by NATA; (b) subject to subsection (2), 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 that: (i) is accredited by NATA; and (ii) has more than one laboratory, or similar undertaking, that uses joint resources. (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), a national laboratory 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 17011:2017 Conformity assessment—requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies, second edition, published by the International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, as in force at the commencement of this instrument.