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What are standards?

“Standards are voluntary documents that set out specifications, procedures and guidelines that aim to ensure products, services, and systems are safe, consistent, and reliable."

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What is a standard?
Standards Australia

According to Standards Australia (2023) there are three categories of standards as follows:

Type of standards	Definition
International	Developed by ISO, IEC, and ITU for countries to adopt for national use.
National	Developed by a national standards body (like Standards Australia) or other accredited bodies.
Regional	Prepared by a specific region, such as the European Union’s EN standards.

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Standards Australia
Independent, not-for-profit organisation and the Australian member of ISO and IEC.

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Techstreet Enterprise provides access to all Australian standards, as well as a range of standards from the ASTM International, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), British Standards (BS) and more.

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