Identical Adoption FAQs
Standards Australia has adopted the following ISO standards as Australian standards. In line with internationally recognised compliance and harmonisation, these standards also incorporate equivalent ISO (International Organization for Standardization) standards that have been scrutinised and ratified as meeting Australian requirements.
# | Title | Project Type | Designation | GS1 component |
1 | ISO/IEC 15459-1:2014 | Information Technology – Automatic Identification and Data Capture techniques – Unique Identification – Part 1 – Individual Transport Units | AS ISO/IEC 15459-1 | Serial Shipping Contain Code AI 00 |
2 | ISO/IEC 15459-4:2014 | Information Technology – Automatic Identification and Data Capture techniques – Unique Identification – Part 4 – Individual Products and Product Packages | AS ISO/IEC 15459-4 | GIAI 8004 GTIN 01 plus AI 21 serial |
3 | ISO/IEC 15459-5:2014 | Information Technology – Automatic Identification and Data Capture techniques – Unique Identification – Part 5 – Individual Returnable Transport Items | AS ISO/IEC 15459-5 | GRAI 8003 GIAI 8004 |
4 | ISO/IEC 15459-6:2014 | Information Technology – Automatic Identification and Data Capture techniques – Unique Identification – Part 6 – Groupings | AS ISO/IEC 15459 -6 | GTIN 01 GSIN 402 |
5 | ISO/IEC 15418:2016 | Information Technology – Automatic Identification and Data Capture techniques -GS1 Application Identifiers and ASC MH10 Data Identifiers and maintenance | AS ISO/IEC 15418 | Application Identifiers |
Standards Australia Identical Adoption
This suite of standards, has been developed in the area of Automatic Identification and Data Capture. The standards stipulate which identifier can be used for specific purposes and what attributes can be leveraged with the relevant identifiers.
As an example, you may want to identify an individual product or product package. The standard, AS ISO/IEC 15459-4, defines that you can use the GS1 identifier/key Global Trade Item Number to comply with the standard.
These standards can be purchased via Standards Australia sites that sell Australian Standards, these include SAI Global.
The GS1 standards that define the specifics around the identification are freely available at www.gs1au.org.
GS1 and ISO (International Organization for Standardization) share the same values and beliefs in the vital importance of neutral, voluntary, consensus based, market relevant global standards. ISO and GS1 have had a long standing working relationship and now Standards Australia and GS1 Australia are working together to support the national recognition of relevant standards for our country to support our local engagement in sectors where the reference of standards is critical.
Sectors such as Healthcare, Rail, Construction, Transport and Logistics have been consulted in the development of these standards. Topics related to the use of the GS1 system such as traceability, sustainability and the circular economy have been considered, where government is seeking to align locally and globally to achieve common approaches to key problems.
GS1 standards are not impacted by this release. They are, however, provided enhanced credibility and become more accessible, particularly to government, as a result of this process.
For this first release, we are focused on standards in the Automatic and Identification and Data Carrier space of standards. These identify the GS1 identifiers (keys) that apply in different use cases and stipulate the Application Identifiers present in our standards.
The GS1 standards themselves are not impacted; they continue to be managed within the GS1 standards process called the Global Standards Management Process (GSMP) and will continue to do so. The collaboration between ISO and GS1 recognizes the components of the standards to support emerging needs in highly regulated sectors, particularly in government.
This development gives confidence to GS1 members, and those who leverage GS1 standards day-to-day, to support the concept of adopting globally accepted, locally approved standards to support their business operations. It ensures alignment, protects existing investment and further leverages the use already implemented systems.
Yes, GS1 Australia is looking at other ISO standards that incorporate or reference GS1 standards and working with the Standards Australia process to have these referenced as Australian standards.