Laws and regulation
NMI is responsible for leading, developing and maintaining Australia’s measurement system. We ensure that Australia’s measurement system can be trusted.
We administer laws for:
- defining legal units of measurement
- regulating the buying and selling of goods and services by weight or other measurements
- pattern approval and use of measuring instruments for trade
- testing and verification of measuring instruments
- pre-packaged articles including labelling requirements
- the appointment of legal metrology authorities
- licensing businesses that verify trade measuring instruments
- licensing public weighbridges used for trade.
Products and services
We also deliver critical measurement products and services to a wide range of stakeholders including:
- government
- industry
- science and technology partners.
These include:
- physical measurement standards and services
- chemical and biological measurement standards and services
- testing and analysis services
- pattern approval.
Other programs
We work with industry, researchers and government, as well as our international partners. Our goal is to address some of Australia’s biggest societal and economic challenges.
Our specialised measurement capabilities also support applications in advanced manufacturing, defence and security, and many other areas important to Australia.
Some of our focus sectors include:
We also support a range of measurement activities for Australian stakeholders such as:
- measurement training and assessment
- vocational placements and work experience for students
- awarding the National Measurement Awards.
NMI also has targets to enhance trade, investment and economic growth while evolving capability to serve key economic sectors.