Crime scene investigation and third party quality systems accreditation: Australia’s experience

During the early 1990s the senior managers of Australian and New Zealand Forensic Laboratories representing the forensic science management community in Australia and New Zealand, provided the vital leadership and impetus to the newly formed National Institute of Forensic Science of Australia for the formation of the Forensic Science Accreditation programme managed by the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia through its Forensic Science Accreditation Advisory Committee.