Laboratory Accreditation - Safety and Quality

National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPACC) – to find out about the standards and requirements that laboratories must meet in Australia in order to be accredited providers of Medicare rebateable services and to obtain copies of NPAAC publications, go to www.health.gov.au/npaac

National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) – to find out the accreditation status of a laboratory or to find out more about laboratory accreditation, go to www.nata.asn.au

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) – is the national body that leads and coordinates improvements in safety and quality in health care across Australia and and information about its activities is available at www.safetyandquality.gov.au. 

Standards Australia – an independent, not-for-profit organisation, recognised by the Australian Government as the peak non-government standards body in Australia. Standards Australia develops internationally aligned Australian Standards® and is the Australian member of ISO and IEC. Information about its activities including in the area of medical laboratory testing services is available at www.standards.org.au