Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand
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Standards and conformance underpin almost every aspect of our daily lives, from the accuracy of our watches to ensuring the quality of our drinking water and upholding safety in our workplaces. It also plays a vital role in enabling Australian businesses to trade successfully overseas.
The mission of the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ) is to enhance national, trans-tasman and international trade via accreditation to achieve international recognition for the excellence of Australian and New Zealand goods and services.
JAS-ANZ was established in 1991 by the Australian and New Zealand governments to strengthen the trading relationship between the two countries and with other countries.
The JAS-ANZ Treaty requires JAS-ANZ to operate a joint accreditation system and to deliver on four goals relating to Integrity and Confidence, Trade Support, Linkages and International Acceptance.
JAS-ANZ is a not for profit, self-funding international organisation. It is non-discriminatory in that it will accept applications from conformity assessment bodies (CABs) operating anywhere in the world.
JAS-ANZ offers accreditation programs and will work together with regulatory bodies to create certification schemes in areas including, but not limited to:
JAS-ANZ offers accreditation for the following programmes:
JAS-ANZ has accredited 67 conformity assessment bodies (as of June 2009) who have certified over 50,000 organisations in over 20 countries.
JAS-ANZ is a member of the International Accreditation Forum
(IAF) and the Association of Accredited Certification Bodies (AACB).
The mission of the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ) is to enhance national, trans-tasman and international trade via accreditation to achieve international recognition for the excellence of Australian and New Zealand goods and services.
JAS-ANZ was established in 1991 by the Australian and New Zealand governments to strengthen the trading relationship between the two countries and with other countries.
The JAS-ANZ Treaty requires JAS-ANZ to operate a joint accreditation system and to deliver on four goals relating to Integrity and Confidence, Trade Support, Linkages and International Acceptance.
JAS-ANZ is a not for profit, self-funding international organisation. It is non-discriminatory in that it will accept applications from conformity assessment bodies (CABs) operating anywhere in the world.
JAS-ANZ offers accreditation programs and will work together with regulatory bodies to create certification schemes in areas including, but not limited to:
- Business processes and improvement
- Environment
- Food Safety
- Health and Human Services.
JAS-ANZ offers accreditation for the following programmes:
- Management systems certification such as quality management systems (AS/ NZS ISO 9001), environmental management systems (AS/ NZS ISO 14001) and others
- Product certification such as Codemark, Watermark and others
- Personnel certification
- Inspection
- Greenhouse Gas validation and verification
JAS-ANZ has accredited 67 conformity assessment bodies (as of June 2009) who have certified over 50,000 organisations in over 20 countries.
JAS-ANZ is a member of the International Accreditation Forum
International Accreditation Forum
The International Accreditation Forum, Inc. is the world association of Conformity Assessment Accreditation bodies and other bodies interested in conformity assessment in the fields of management systems, products, services, personnel and other similar programs of conformity assessment...
(IAF) and the Association of Accredited Certification Bodies (AACB).