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About > Testing
Laboratory Registration Council
| Functions | Members |
| Structure | Brief History |
| Annual Audit | Contact |
| Reports to Parliament | |
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
Council
Structure Chart Annual
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to Parliament Council
membership Current members of the Council are:
Member profilesDr
John Hay James
Hill 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. Dr
Campbell Kyle Elizabeth has spent over 20 years successfully commercialising
science outcomes and is actively involved in the New Zealand biotech
community, being Deputy Chair of NZBIO and a founding member of
NZBio - Auckland. She is currently Acting Director of Biocommerce
for the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology. She is
also an Executive Director of Innate Therapeutics, which is developing
immune modulators to target Multiple Sclerosis and other immune-based
diseases. Elizabeth is also the Deputy Chair of Canterbury Polytechnic
Institute of Technology and a member of Canterbury University’s
Technology Transfer Advisory Board. Prior to working for Wool Equities, Elizabeth has been involved in senior management of a number of New Zealand Biotech start-ups, including EnCoate and Neuren Pharmaceuticals. Before coming to New Zealand she worked for many years as a senior scientist for Pfizer, at their European headquarters. Elizabeth trained at Oxford University and holds a First Class Honours degree in Pharmacology. She was also a member of the New Zealand Biotechnology Taskforce. Susan has been a professional director for the past 15 years. Having trained and practiced as a pharmacist, Susan completed an MBA at London Business School. Susan then worked in management roles in New Zealand and the UK. She worked overseas for 10 years including strategy consulting for Boston based Index Group throughout Europe and USA. Susan is Deputy Chair of Airways Corporation and Chairman of Theta Systems Ltd. Her current directorships include Goodman NZ, Abano Healthcare Ltd, and Les Mills NZ Ltd. Previous Directorships include Ports of Auckland Ltd, Transpower NZ Ltd, Auckland Regional Holdings, Tower Health and Life, and America’s Cup Village Ltd. Susan has a keen interest in education and the environment, she is Deputy Chairman of the NZ Eco-Labelling Trust, a past Board Member of St. Cuthbert’s College and EECA, and a Fellow of the Institute of Directors. Howard Duff is the Principal of Aitch Limited, providing business consultancy services. He is an expert in operations management practices, having provided services both nationally and abroad. He has worked for entities including National Australia Bank Group, KPMG, and Bank of New Zealand, and has served on the governing board of Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ) for the past six years.
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. Contact the Council |