Corporate Body

Standards Association of Australia (1929 - 1988)

From
1929
North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
To
1988
Functions
Advisory or regulatory body
Location
North Sydney, New South Wales

Summary

Established in 1929, taking over the work of the 'Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association' and the 'Australian Commonwealth Association of Simplified Practice', the Standards Association of Australia prepared standards for all types of goods and services.

It received a Royal Charter of Incorporation in 1950.

In 1988 the Standards Association of Australia became Standards Australia.

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Timeline

 1922 - 1929 Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association
 1927 - 1929 Australian Commonwealth Association of Simplified Practice
       1929 - 1988 Standards Association of Australia
             1988 - Standards Australia

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Published resources

Books

  • Higgins, Winton, Engine of Change: Standards Australia since 1922 (Blackheath, N.S.W.: Brandl & Schlesinger, 2005), 390 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Hammond, Ian, 'Car capsule keeps a baby safe', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 57 (1) (1985), 16-17. Capsule devolved in conjunction with SAA technical committee on vehicle occupant restraint. Details
  • Institution of Engineers Australia, 'Tenth Annual Report [1929]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 2 (1930), 123-127. 'Standards Association of Australia - Institution of Engineers Australia to be represented on the Council by: Sir Henry Barraclough, Mr R J Boyd, Sir George Julius, Mr D F J Harricks, Mr A J Gibson, and Senator J D Millen', p.124. Details
  • Institution of Engineers Australia, 'Twenty-third Annual Report [1942]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 15 (1943), 35-51. 'Engineering Standardisation - The Institution [of Engineers Australia] has been represented on the Council of the Standards Association during 1942 by: Sir Henry Barraclough, Mr R J Boyd, Mr H G Carter, Colonel W D Chapman, Mr A J Gibson and Mr T H Upton', p.38. Details

Resources

See also

Ailie Smith, Ken McInnes

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