The National Measurement Institute (NMI) is

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

's peak

measurement Measurement is the quantification of attributes of an object or event, which can be used to compare with other objects or events. In other words, measurement is a process of determining how large or small a physical quantity is as compared ...

body responsible for biological, chemical, legal and physical measurement and is currently administered within the Australian Government's

Department of Industry, Innovation and Science The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources was a department of the Australian Government responsible for consolidating the Government’s efforts to drive economic growth, productivity and competitiveness by bringing together indu ...

History

NMI was created in 2004 from an

amalgamation Amalgamation is the process of combining or uniting multiple entities into one form. Amalgamation, amalgam, and other derivatives may refer to: Mathematics and science * Amalgam (chemistry), the combination of mercury with another metal **Pan am ...

of the National Measurement Laboratory, itself formerly a facility within the

CSIRO The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is an Australian Government The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government, is the national government of Australia, a federal parliamentar ...

, with the National Standards Commission and the Australian Government Analytical Laboratories. On 1 July 2010, NMI assumed responsibility for trade measurement under a national system.

Role

NMI is Australia's peak measurement organisation, responsible for the national measurement

infrastructure Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and priv ...

, and for maintaining Australia's primary standards of measurement. NMI carries out in-depth research programs and provides the legal and technical framework for disseminating measurement standards for the

Australian economy Australia is a highly developed country with a mixed-market economy. As of 2022, Australia was the 14th-largest national economy by nominal GDP (Gross Domestic Product), the 20th-largest by PPP-adjusted GDP, and was the 22nd-largest goods ...

. Working with industry and government, it provides measurement expertise,

calibration In measurement technology and metrology, calibration is the comparison of measurement values delivered by a device under test with those of a calibration standard of known accuracy. Such a standard could be another measurement device of know ...

services, chemical and biological analyses an
pattern approval testing
NMI works to support Australia's standards and conformance infrastructure. The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Metrologist is Dr Bruce Warrington

References

External links

Official website
{{authority control Standards organisations in Australia category:2004 establishments in Australia