Inquiry into Commonwealth Laboratories, November 1983

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INQUIRY INTO COMMONWEALTH LABORATORIES November 1983 Volume 1-Report and General Recommendations 1
INQUIRY INTO COMMONWEALTH LABORATORIES VOLUME 1 REPORT AND GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS NOVEMBER 1983 7
Contents 10
THE INQUIRY 11
INQUIRY INTO COMMONWEALTH LABORATORIES REVISED TERMS OF REFERENCE 12
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 16
RECOMMENDATIONS 20
1. SETTING THE SCENE: AN HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION 63
2. COMMONWEALTH LABORATORY SERVICES 76
3. SCOPE OF AND APPROACH TO INQUIRY 92
4. EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS 100
5. RATIONALISATION 112
6. FACILITIES 122
7. PROVISION OF LABORATORY SERVICES OUTSIDE THE COMMONWEALTH 150
8. THE AUSTRALIAN SYSTEM OF STANDARDS, ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE 167
9. MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES, STAFFING, MORALE AND THE PLACE OF RESEARCH IN SERVICE LABORATORIES 206
10. FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS 217
11. COSTING AND CHARGING 224
12. CONTROL OF COMMONWEALTH LABORATORY SERVICES 249
Appendix 1 ORIGINAL TERMS OF REFERENCE 254
Appendix 2 SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON THE STATE AND INDUSTRY LABORATORY SECTORS 256
Appendix 3 REPORTS OF OTHER COMMITTEES 258
Appendix 4 SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED 261
Appendix 5 CONSULTANTS 266
Appendix 6 CONSULTATIONS WITH PRIVATE INDUSTRY, PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS 267
Appendix 7 CONSULTATIONS WITH STATE AND TERRITORY GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES 269
Appendix 8 INSPECTIONS OF AND DISCUSSIONS AT COMMONWEALTH LABORATORIES 272
Appendix 9 SUMMARY OF ACTS AND ORDINANCES RELEVANT TO ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION 281
Appendix 10 NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL/CSIRO GUIDELINES FOR THE CARE AND USE OF ANIMALS FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES 282
Appendix 11 TEXTS OF MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THEIR RESPECTIVE STANDARDS INSTITUTIONS 283
Appendix 12 INDEX OF FIGURES, LISTS AND TABLES 292

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