[1] NMI was created in 2004 from an amalgamation of the National Measurement Laboratory, itself formerly a facility within the CSIRO, with the National Standards Commission and the Australian Government Analytical Laboratories.
[2][3] On 1 July 2010, NMI assumed responsibility for trade measurement under a national system.
NMI carries out in-depth research programs and provides the legal and technical framework for disseminating measurement standards for the Australian economy.
Working with industry and government, it provides measurement expertise, calibration services, chemical and biological analyses and pattern approval testing.
NMI works to support Australia's standards and conformance infrastructure.