Australian Government - Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research: National Measurement Institute

Legal metrology authorities appointed 

(Last published: 10 Feb 2010)

The list below gives details (and sometimes a link to the certificate of appointment) of authorities appointed in the following categories:

NMI is:

  • a certifying authority for standards of measurement generally
  • a verifying authority for standards of measurement generally
  • a verifying authority for reference standards of measurement

NATA accreditation

NATA accreditation is generally a prerequisite for appointment and reappointment of authorities and is a legal requirement for verifying authorities for utility meters. All of the authorities listed below are NATA accredited with the exception of SA Office of Consumer and Business Affairs.

Whilst these organisations can issue regulation 13 certificates under the national measurement legislation which have evidential status, measurement reports issued by these authorities are not acceptable for use in other NATA-accredited laboratories under the NATA rules.

Approving authorities for evidential breath-alcohol analysers

Traffic, Drug and Alcohol Section, Victoria Police
20 Dawson Street
BRUNSWICK VIC 3056

Approving authorities for electricity meters

EMC Technologies Pty Ltd
57 Assembly Drive
TULLAMARINE VIC 3043

UL International New Zealand Ltd (previously traded as Parkside Laboratories)
10 Vanadium Place, Middleton
CHRISTCHURCH New Zealand

Approving authorities for water meters

BrisbaneWater Engineering Services
27 Bunya Street
EAGLE FARM QLD 4009

Water Corporation of WA
PO Box 100
LEEDERVILLE WA 6902

Certifying authorities for grain protein measuring instruments

Agrifood Technology
260 Princes Highway
WERRIBEE VIC 3030

AusBulk
GPO Box 1568
ADELAIDE SA 5001

Cooperative Bulk Handling Limited
GPO Box L886
PERTH WA 6842

GrainCorp Operations Ltd
PO Box 19
MARONG VIC 3515

GrainCorp Operations Ltd
PO Box 176
TEMORA NSW 2666

GrainCorp Operations Ltd
PO Box 136
TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350

Certifying authorities for evidential breath-alcohol analysers

NSW Police Radar Engineering Unit
81–95 Portman Services Street
ZETLAND NSW 2017

Queensland Police Service
20 Pickering Street
ALDERLEY QLD 4051

Traffic, Drug and Alcohol Section, Victoria Police Force
20 Dawson Street
BRUNSWICK VIC 3056

Certifying authorities for aqueous ethanol solutions

Bio-Analytical Services
135 Wellington Road
SEFTON NSW 2162

Forensic Toxicology Section
Queensland Health Scientific Services
39 Kessels Road
COOPERS PLAINS QLD 4108

Certifying authorities for whole grain wheat

Agrifood Technology
260 Princes Highway
WERRIBEE VIC 3030

AusBulk
GPO Box 1568
ADELAIDE SA 5001

Cooperative Bulk Handling Limited
GPO Box L886
PERTH WA 6842

GrainCorp Operations Ltd
PO Box 19
MARONG VIC 3515

GrainCorp Operations Ltd
PO Box 176
TEMORA NSW 2666

GrainCorp Operations Ltd
PO Box 136
TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350

Verifying authorities for electricity meters

AMPY Email Metering
PO Box 2451
STRAWBERRY HILLS NSW 2012

Country Energy
PO Box 581
TAMWORTH NSW 2340

EDMI Pty Ltd
162 South Pine Road
BRENDALE QLD 4500

EnergyAustralia
14 Nelson Street
CHATSWOOD NSW 2067

ETSA Utilities, South Australia
PO Box 284
MARLESTON SA 5033

Formway Metering Services Pty Ltd
10 Millennium Circuit
GAVEN QLD 4211

Landis & Gyr Pty Ltd
65 Mills Road
BRAESIDE VIC 3195

Power Parameters Pty Ltd
83 Northern Road
HEIDELBERG WEST VIC 3081

Western Power Corporation
6 Hillary Place
FORRESTFIELD WA 6058

WF Energy Controls
Unit 28, 38–46 South Street
RYDALMERE NSW 2116

Verifying authorities for water meters

Actaris Pty Ltd
8 Rosberg Road
WINGFIELD SA 5013

Brisbane Water Engineering Services
27 Bunya Street
EAGLE FARM QLD 4009

Elster Metering Pty Ltd
55 Northcorp Boulevard
BROADMEADOW VIC 3047

Reliance Manufacturing Company
PO Box 305
FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4006

Verifying authorities for reference standards of measurement (sorted by state)

Australian Capital Territory

ACT Planning and Land Authority
16 Challis Street
DICKSON ACT 2602
Physical quantities: length

National Mapping Division, Geoscience Australia
PO Box 2
BELCONNEN ACT 2616
Physical quantities: position

New South Wales

AMPY Email Metering
PO Box 2451
STRAWBERRY HILLS NSW 2012
Physical quantities: electrical quantities

Department of Lands
GPO Box 15
SYDNEY  NSW  2001
Physical quantities: length

EnergyAustralia
14 Nelson Street
CHATSWOOD NSW 2067
Verifying authority: plane angle, time, frequency, energy, power

Metering and Measurement
5 Poplar Close
SPRINGFIELD NSW 2250
Physical quantities: volume

National Weighing and Instruments Pty Ltd
Unit 1, 88 Magowar Road
GIRRAWEEN NSW 2145
Physical quantities: mass

Newcastle Weighing Services Pty Ltd
104-114 Hannell Street
WICKHAM NSW 2293
Physical quantities: mass

NSW Office of Fair Trading
PO Box 44
LINDFIELD NSW 2070
Physical quantities: length, area, mass, volume, density, pressure, temperature

Precision Calibration Services
21–23 Daniel Street
WETHERILL PARK NSW 2164
Physical quantities: mass

WW Wedderburn Pty Ltd
PO Box 180
SUMMER HILL NSW 2130
Physical quantities: mass

Northern Territory

Department of Justice, Northern Territory Government
106 Reichardt Road
WINNELLIE NT 0820
Physical quantities: mass, length, volume, density

Queensland

Department of Natural Resources and Water
corner of Main Street and Vulture Street
WOOLLOONGABBA QLD 4102
Physical quantities: length

Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
383 Boundary Street
SPRING HILL QLD 4000
Physical quantities: mass, length, area, volume, density

Energex
46 Blinzinger Road
BANYO QLD 4014
Physical quantities: temperature, time interval, electrical quantities

Queensland Department of Main Roads
GPO Box 1412
BRISBANE QLD 4001
Physical quantities: length

WW Wedderburn Pty Ltd
68-70 Parramatta Road
UNDERWOOD QLD 4119
Physical quantities: mass

South Australia

ETSA Utilities
PO Box 284
MARLESTON SA 5033
Physical quantities: energy

Office of Consumer and Business Affairs (NOT ACCREDITED BY NATA)
PO Box 469
HINDMARSH SA 5007
Physical quantities: mass, length, area, volume, density

Tasmania

Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading
56A Gormanston Road
MOONAH TAS 7009
Physical quantities: mass, length, volume, density, temperature

Victoria

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
619 Lower Plenty Road
YALLAMBIE VIC 3085
Physical quantities: absorbed dose rate, air kerma rate

Agilent Technologies Australia Pty Ltd
347 Burwood Highway
FOREST HILL VIC 3131
Physical quantities: frequency

Division of Survey and Mapping
436 Lonsdale Street
MELBOURNE VIC 3000
Physical quantities: length

LPG Measurement Technology Pty Ltd
85A Canterbury Road
KILSYTH VIC 3137
Physical quantities: volume

NG Brown and Associates Pty Ltd
31 Jellico Drive
SCORESBY VIC 3179
Physical quantities: mass, volume

Trade Measurement Victoria
Level 17, 121 Exhibition Street
MELBOURNE VIC 3000
Physical quantities: length, mass, area, volume, density, temperature

Vipac Engineers and Scientists Pty Ltd
T/A Gas Technology Services
279 Normanby Road
PORT MELBOURNE VIC 3207
Physical quantities: volume, time

WW Wedderburn Pty Ltd
53 McClure Street
THORNBURY VIC 3071
Physical quantities: mass

Western Australia

Department of Land Administration
PO Box 2222
MIDLAND WA 6056
Physical quantities: length

Department of Consumer and Employment Protection
Unit 3, 321 Selby Street
OSBORNE PARK WA 6017
Physical quantities: mass, length, area, volume, density

Western Power Corporation
6 Hillary Place
FORRESTFIELD WA 6058
Physical quantities: capacitance, current, energy, frequency, inductance, plane angle, potential difference, power, resistance, time