The Testing Laboratory
Registration Council is a user-funded, not for profit, autonomous
Crown entity operating under the Testing Laboratory Registration
Act 1972 and amendments and the Crown Entities Act 2004. The responsible
minister is the Minister of Commerce.
Council
Functions
The general functions of the Council, as defined in the 2006 amendment
to the Testing Laboratory Registration Act, are:
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How this is achieved |
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To promote the development and maintenance
of good practice in conformity assessment; and to establish
and maintain a registration scheme for conformity assessment
bodies (except for certification bodies) that comply with
that practice
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The Council, operating as International
Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ), is New Zealand’s accreditation
authority for testing and calibration laboratories, radiology
services and inspection bodies.
Training courses covering all aspects of accreditation and
certification is provided by the New Zealand Quality College,
under IANZ management
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| To develop and maintain international
recognition and acceptance of the Council’s registration
scheme; and to maintain appropriate international relationships
consistent with the Council’s functions |
IANZ is New Zealand’s
representative at international and regional accreditation
co-operations; and signatory to the mutual recognition arrangements
for:
- International Laboratory Accreditation
Cooperation (ILAC) (laboratories)
- Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation
Cooperation (APLAC) (laboratories
and inspection bodies)
- European cooperation for Accreditation
(EA) (laboratories and inspection
bodies)
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| If the Council chooses, to provide
certification services. |
The Council’s subsidiary company, Telarc
SAI Limited, is an accredited certification body providing
quality, environmental, health and safety, health and disability
certification and other management systems certification to
international and sector standards. A division of Telarc SAI,
Quality
Health New Zealand, provides specialist auditing services
to the health sector.
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Council
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Annual
Audit
Audit New Zealand is the auditor of the Council's operations,
incorporating the activities of International Accreditation New
Zealand and Telarc SAI Limited and subsidiaries. Audits are undertaken
annually and results published in the Council's annual report to
Parliament.
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Reports
to Parliament
At the beginning of each financial year (1 July to 30 June),
the Council, in conjunction with the Minister of Commerce, presents
to Parliament a Statement of Intent detailing
its activities and financial budgets for the next three-year period.
At the end of each year, an Annual Report
on the achievements and financial status of the Council is published
and presented to Parliament.
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Council
membership
The
Council consists of nine members, five of whom are appointed by
the Minister of Commerce and the other four members by the Council.
A broad industry representation is provided to ensure appropriate
expertise for the Council’s activities.
Current
members of the Council are:
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Member
profiles
Dr
Robin Pratt
Dr Robin Pratt was trained as a chemical pathologist
and was previously a Telarc technical assessor. He was, until last
year, Chief Executive of Ngai Tahu Holdings Group and Chair of its
five subsidiaries. He was also the Chief Executive of the New Zealand
Blood Service from 1998-2002, and was Chief Operating Officer of
Medlab Ltd prior to that. He is a past director on the boards of
Shotover Jet Ltd, Whalewatch Kaikoura Ltd, and the MacDiarmid Institute
for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology.
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Jo
Brosnahan
Jo Brosnahan has a background in economic
geography and 15 years of knowledge and experience of working with
local governments, and the transport and infrastructure sectors.
She was Chief Executive of the Auckland Regional Council from 1996-2004,
and the Northland Regional Council from 1991-1996. She is the Chair
of Leadership New Zealand, and a member of, among others, the boards
of Landcare Research NZ Limited, Housing New Zealand, and NZ Business
Excellence Foundation.
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Nigel
Cann
Nigel Cann is a New Zealander based in Australia who has a background
in testing and accreditation procedures from his 14 years at BHP
Steel and from his current role as General Manager of manufacturing
at Australian Vinyls Corporation Ltd. For the past four years he
has been responsible for overseeing a major upgrade of all levels
of Australian Vinyls Corporation Ltd business management system
as required by the Environmental Protection Agency to reach the
National Association of Testing Authorities accreditation, which
is the Australian body equivalent to Testing Laboratory Registration
Council.
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Miriam
Dean QC
Ms Dean is a senior barrister who specialises in commercial litigation
and dispute resolution, with particular expertise in competition
and consumer laws. She has previously served as Deputy Chair of
the Commerce Commission, Director of the Competition Law and Policy
Institute of New Zealand, member of the Civil Aviation Authority
and Chair of Lawyers Engaged in Alternative Dispute Resolution.
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Dr
John Hay
Dr Hay is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute
of Environmental Science and Research (ESR), a position he has held
since January 2000. ESR is a Crown Research Institute with 400 science
and support staff providing service delivery and research services
in forensic, food safety, and public and environmental health to
government and private organisations throughout Australasia. Prior
to ESR, since 1972, he was involved in agricultural research having
worked in the field and laboratory for various divisions of the
DSIR. After gaining a PhD in plant breeding/physiology at University
College of Wales/Lincoln college in 1985, he lead and managed plant
cultivar projects for AgResearch Grasslands, for which he became
the General Manager in 1998.
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Dr
Richard Janes
Dr Richard Janes is a professional company director whose involvement
with the livestock industry and boards that are primarily export-focused
provides him good insight into how the Council can promote its services
to businesses. Currently, he holds directorship positions on Gallagher
Group Ltd, Castlepoint Station Ltd, CentrePort Ltd, and VARNZ. He
is Chair of Ocean Design Group Ltd and in 2004 was appointed to
ASURE Ltd as Deputy Chair. He has previously served as Chair of
VTL Group, Apple Exports Permits Committee, and Wools of New Zealand;
and Deputy Chair of Landcorp Farming Ltd and Merino NZ Ltd.
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Ms
Sarah Kennedy
Originally qualifying and working as a Veterinary Surgeon, Sarah
began specialising in nutrition and aquaculture and returned to
University to study marketing, management and business finance.
At the same time, she worked for NRM Ltd, progressing from Nutritionist/Aquaculture
Specialist through to General Manager. In 1995 and 1996 Sarah won
TVNZ Marketing Awards and was a finalist in the 1997 TVNZ Marketer
of the Year. Her next move was to Tegel Foods Ltd as Business Manager
– Retail Markets. This role was responsible for all the sales,
marketing and product development of chicken products into the New
Zealand Retail market.
Sarah joined Healtheries as Managing Director in 1998. During this
time Healtheries has continued to expand through organic growth
and acquisition which included the repurchase of the Healtheries
brand in Australia, McFarlane Laboratories, National Healthfoods
and Aussie Bodies Sports Nutrition Company. In 2003 Sarah completed
the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School.
As well as managing Healtheries Sarah is actively involved in the
Industry as an Executive Member of the NZNP and the Auckland Biotechnology
chapter of NZ Bio. She joined the Council in 2005, is a Board member
of Diocesan School for Girls, Osteoporosis of New Zealand and sits
on the Advisory Board of the Auckland University Business School.
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Dr
Campbell Kyle
Dr Campbell Kyle, MBChB, MMedSc, DipObst, FRCPA, PhD (Utah) was
appointed to the Testing Laboratory Registration Council on 3 September
2007. Dr Kyle is Clinical Director, Biochemistry/Immunology, Diagnostic
Medlab Limited, Auckland, In addition, Dr Kyle is Visiting Specialist,
Departments of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Auckland Hospital and
Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Molecular Medicine, University
of Auckland. He is a director of DNA Diagnostics Limited and currently
a member of the BPAC Laboratory Clinical Advisory Group (national
body guiding best laboratory practice in primary care).
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Brief History of the Testing Laboratory
Registration Council
Accreditation
in New Zealand was legislated for in 1972 with the passing of the
Testing Laboratory Registration Act. The Testing Laboratory Registration
Council was formally established on 1 January 1973, adopting Telarc
New Zealand as its operational name. Telarc New Zealand became the
second such body in the world and was closely modelled on the National
Association of Testing Authorities (NATA), the Australian accreditation
body that had been established in 1947.
The
first Telarc Registered Laboratory accreditations were granted to
New Zealand Aluminium Smelters and SGS Qualitest Division on 27
February 1975.
The
Council’s Act was amended in 1983, requiring the Council to
(also) promote the development and maintenance of good quality assurance
practices in the supply of goods and services, and to maintain a
registration scheme of those who comply with that practice. This
paved the way for the introduction to the ISO 9000 series of quality
management systems certification in New Zealand, one of the first
countries to do so.
In
1994, Radiology Services accreditation was established, followed
in 1995 by Inspection Body accreditation and, in 1996, ISO 14001
environmental management systems certification.
In
July 1997, management of the accreditation and certification functions
was separated. The name of the accreditation service was changed
to International Accreditation New Zealand.
IANZ also assumed management of the Council’s training division,
the New Zealand Quality
College.
The
Telarc name remained with the systems certification service, which
became Telarc Limited, a registered company with its own Board reporting
to the Council. Under the governance of the Board, Telarc Limited
expanded its services to include certification for health and disability,
food safety, and health and safety; and established a new assessment
programme, Customer 1st™.
In
April 2007, the New Zealand operations of SAI Global Limited were
merged with Telarc Limited; SAI Global acquired a 25% shareholding
in Telarc Limited, which changed its name to Telarc
SAI Limited.
In
July 2007, the operations at the New Zealand Council on Healthcare
Standards trading as Quality
Health New Zealand was acquired by Telarc SAI.
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Contact the Council
Please address all enquiries about the Council to:
Dr Llewellyn Richards
Director
Testing Laboratories Registration Council
Private Bag 28908, Remuera
Auckland 1541
Email: info@ianz.govt.nz
Tel: (09) 525 6655
Fax: (09) 525 2266
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