The World of Standards

Standards Australia is Australia’s National Standards Body, with a 97-year history in developing and adopting standards to meet Australia’s economic, social and community needs. We facilitate Australian participation in International Standards development, as Australia’s voice and vote to both the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and IEC International Electrotechnical Commission). We do not enforce, regulate or certify compliance with these Standards.

SA form technical committees by bringing together relevant parties and stakeholders. Through a process of consensus, these committees develop standards for Australia’s net benefit. We also undertake stakeholder engagement activities to support Australian government agencies and industry partners, with identifying, developing and adopting standards for the Australian context.

Speakers:

Richard Lambert

Richard is a Program Manager at Standards Australia who oversees the standards development process across several sectors. With a background in operations and a business degree, Richard works with managers of Standards Australia’s committees to deliver standards development projects. This includes a range of national standards and standards on the international level as a Committee Manager for ISO.

Kara Chan

Kara has a degree in Political Science and Policy and is a Project Management Professional (PMP). She has nearly a decade of international experience in the energy industry, and has lead work in conservation and energy management and renewable energy. Kara manages the Energy and Electrotechnology, Oil and Gas, and Mining sector engagement at Standards Australia.