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3. New Agreement for
Joint Standards between New Zealand and Australia
The Chair of Standards New Zealand, Mr Richard Westlake, has
recently announced that a new Memorandum of Understanding for the
development of joint standards between Standards New Zealand and
Standards Australia International Limited has been signed.
The MoU replaces an agreement between the two national
standards bodies that has been in place since 1992.
The key points of the new MoU are:
- The term of the MoU will be three years with the
expectation that it would be reviewed prior to expiry and
continued beyond the three year period
- The workload for development of joint standards will be
split on the basis of expertise, the level of interest in each
country and equity
- An expectation that in the long term there will be a 85:15
split of the administration of development of joint standards
between Australia and New Zealand. This split reflects the
relative size of both countries economies and is consistent
with the previous agreement
- There will be a simple and effective process that ensures
stakeholders in both countries are consulted on joint standard
development and an administration function that minimises cost
and time required to ensure joint standards are developed in
response to market needs and the integrity of the standards
development process
- Both Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand may
adopt each other's national standards.
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