A000422 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2000-05-11 human Ailie Smith; Ken McInnes updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A000422b.htm corporateBody Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association AACR2 Australian Engineering Standards Association Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association (ACESA) 1922 1929 Start Place Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Advisory or Regulatory Body Association The Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association was established by the Minister for Trade and Customs, on 7th October 1922, to work in co-operation with the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry, under the Science and Industry Act 1920. In 1929 its became the Standards Association of Australia.

Its Main Committee comprised representatives nominated by the:
- Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry;
- six State Governments;
- Institution of Engineers Australia;
- Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy; and
- Australian Chemical Institute.

When established, the functions of the Main Committee were:-
(a) To decide what standardization work shall be undertaken;
(b) To appoint members of the sectional committees or panels to which the work of preparing specifications will be intrusted;
(c) To arrange for the carrying out of research work on the recommendations of the sectional committees;
(d) To receive and deal with the reports and recommendations of sectional committees;
(e) To arrange for the publication of the specifications through a standing committee;
(f) To keep in touch with 'Engineering Standards' organizations in other countries;
(g) To control finance through a standing committee.

It took over responsibility for many previously established standards, such as the Electrical Wiring standards initially developed by the Electrical Association of Australia, and later by the Institution of Engineers Australia.

 Hawken, Roger William Hercules (1878 - 1947)

Representative of the Queenland Government, on the Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association 1922-1929

 Hill, Thomas (1867 - 1944)

Representative of the Commonwealth 1926 -

 Hebblewhite, William Rayner (1885 - 1966)

First full-time officer, and later Director, 1924-1953

 IEC National Committee of Australia

ACESA supported the operations of the Australian National Committee

 Australian National Committee of the World Power Conference (1925 - )

ACESA supported the operations of the Australian National Committee

 Bell, Marcus (1881 - 1934)

Representative of the Australian Chemical Institute, on the Council of the Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association 1924 -

 Brain, Orlando William Cornelius (1866 - 1936)

Representative of the Institution of Engineers Australia, on the Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association 1922-1926

 Julius, George Alfred (1873 - 1946)

Representative of the Institution of Engineers Australia, on the Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association 1922 - 1926

 Warren, William Henry (1852 - 1926)

Representative of the Institution of Engineers Australia, on the Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association 1922-

 Department of Trade and Customs, Commonwealth of Australia (1901 - 1956) Gibson, Alexander James (1876 - 1960)

Representative of the Institution of Engineers Australia, on the Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association 1922-

 Strickland, Tom Percival (1875 - 1955)

Chairman, Sectional committee on railways and tramways 1923 - c1929

 Butters, John Henry (1885 - 1969)

Representative of the Tasmanian Government, on the Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association 1922-

 Owen, Percy Thomas (1862 - 1927)

Representative of the Institute of Science and Industry, on the Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association 1922-

 Wainwright, William Edward (1873 - 1959)

Representative of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, on the Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association 1922-

 Power, Frederick Danvers (1861 - 1955)

Representative of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, on the Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association 1922-

 Leighton, Arthur Edgar (1873 - 1961)

Representative of the Australian Chemical Institute, on the Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association 1922-

 Tindale, Harold

Representative of the Australian Chemical Institute, on the Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association 1922-

 Knibbs, George Handley (1858 - 1929)

Foundation Chairman

 Boyd, Robert James (1876 - 1953)

Representative of the Institution of Engineers Australia, on the Council of the Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association 1929.

 Bradfield, John Job Crew (1867 - 1943)

Representative of the Institution of Engineers Australia, on the Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association 1922-.

 Standards Association of Australia (1929 - 1988)

Trove

 'Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Seventh Annual General Meeting [March 1927] and Seventh Annual Report [1926] Institution of Engineers Australia Seventh Annual General Meeting [March 1927] and Seventh Annual Report [1926] 1927 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 7 xvi-xli Journal Article: Third Annual General Meeting [March 1923] and Third Annual Report [1922] Institution of Engineers Australia Third Annual General Meeting [March 1923] and Third Annual Report [1922] 1924 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 3 xiv-xxxix Journal Article: Standardisation in Australia - A review of the work of the Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association Hebblewhite, W. Rayner Standardisation in Australia - A review of the work of the Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association 1929 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 1 1 31-33 Book: Engine of Change: Standards Australia since 1922 Higgins, Winton Engine of Change: Standards Australia since 1922 Blackheath, N.S.W. Brandl & Schlesinger 2005 Newspaper Article: Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association Rodgers, Arthur S Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association 1922 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 1922 82 1755 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000