Standards
Key databases
- Techstreet EnterpriseProvides access to Australian and joint ISO/Australian and NZ/Australian Standards. It also features Australian standards drafts and amendments, and most Standards Australia handbooks.
ASTM International
British Standard Institution
National Standards Bodies
Standards Australia
Standards New Zealand (SNZ)Standards
The International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that acts 
as the global standard setter for valuation practice and the valuation profession.
You can access the International Valuation Standards here.
What is a standard?
"Standards are published documents setting out specifications and procedures designed to ensure products, services and systems are safe, reliable and consistently perform the way they were intended to. They establish a common language which defines quality and safety criteria." (Standards Australia).
Standards are developed by various bodies, agencies, trade, and professional associations. Some standards are voluntary. Others are enforced by legislation and are mandatory.