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May 31, 2015

Standards Australia update on standards being reviewed

Standards Australia logo and industry standards forum participation

Standards Australia has provided an updated Active and Approved Project listing. This reports that AS/NZS 1891.1, AS/NZS 1891.2, and AS/NZS 1891.3 Standards are currently in redrafting stage, whilst AS/NZS 5532 has a project approval by the committee to determine if a review will be conducted. Refer to www.standards.org.au for more details.

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