Quality Policy

Vision

Certification Oceania’s vision is to be “the Certification Body of choice” for governments, non-government organisations and private sector organisations throughout Australia, New Zealand and the broader Oceania and South-east Asian regions.

Objectives

Our Quality Objectives are to:

1. maintain high ethical and professional business standards, exercising impartiality, objectivity and independence in delivery of assessment and auditing services, in accordance with ISO 17021 Conformity Assessment - Requirements for Bodies Providing Audit and Certification of Management Systems;

2. provide timely, friendly and responsive certification, accreditation, gap analysis and compliance services to organisations and businesses seeking national and international certification outcomes;

3. help organisations and businesses understand what services might best suit their needs and provide advice, information and support concerning options, alternatives, associated processes and expected timelines;

4. implement and fully comply with Certification Oceania’s Privacy, Confidentiality, Information Security Policies and Certification Scheme Rules;

5. comply with JAS-ANZ requirements, other accreditation bodies requirements and applicable legislative and regulatory requirements;

6. ensure that assessors are appropriately experienced and competent for the auditing tasks they are undertaking;

7. ensure appropriate resources are allocated for effective implementation of Certification Oceania’s Quality Management System policies and procedures;

8. ensure that management, staff and contracted assessors remain abreast of changes in relevant standards, legislation and industry standards; and

9. strive for customer satisfaction, repeat business and continual improvement.

Commitment

Our team of dedicated experts is:

1. responsible for the communication, enthusiastic promotion and implementation of this Quality Policy, and

2. accountable for the achievement of mutually beneficial quality outcomes in accordance with this Quality Policy.

Last updated: 9 December 2020

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