About
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Secretariat: SA
Committee Manager: -
Chairperson (until end 2023):Dr Linzi Wilson-Wilde
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ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:
- Creation date: 2012
Scope
Standardization and guidance in the field of Forensic Science. This includes the development of standards that pertain to laboratory and field based forensic science techniques and methodology in broad general areas such as the detection and collection of physical evidence, the subsequent analysis and interpretation of the evidence, and the reporting of results and findings.
Excludes
- Generic quality management standards dealt with by ISO/TC 176;
- Conformity assessment guidelines dealt with by the ISO committee on conformity assessment (CASCO).
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This committee contributes with 3 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goal:
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 272
The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 272:
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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| ISO/CASCO | Committee on conformity assessment | ISO |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37 | Biometrics | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/TC 106/SC 3 | Terminology | ISO |
| ISO/TC 171/SC 2 | Document file formats, EDMS systems and authenticity of information | ISO |
| ISO/TC 276 | Biotechnology | ISO |
| ISO/TC 292 | Security and resilience | ISO |
Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 272
ISO/TC 272 can access the documents of the committees below:
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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| ISO/CASCO | Committee on conformity assessment | ISO |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 | Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37 | Biometrics | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/TC 171/SC 2 | Document file formats, EDMS systems and authenticity of information | ISO |
| ISO/TC 292 | Security and resilience | ISO |
Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
| Acronym | Title | Category |
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| ILAC | International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation | A |
ISO/TC 272 - Secretariat
SA [Australia]
Standards Australia
Level 10, The Exchange Centre 20 Bridge Street
Sydney 2000 NSW
Australia
Sydney 2000 NSW
Australia
Tel: +61 2 9237 6000
Email: intsect@standards.org.au
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