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[Janet Hawtin]

On 7/31/07, Marghanita da Cruz <marghanita at ramin.com.au> wrote:
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> Janet,
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> There are specific definition of Australian Standards
> > ...Australian Standards(r) of public benefit and national interest ...
> <http://www.standards.org.au/>


Yes I am using the term public interest.
I am using it because it correllates with practice which ACS promotes.
http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=notice&temID=noticedetails&notID=672
(I have concerns about the implications and public costs of these processes
separately but have responded to those before)

I cannot imagine a context where the public interest more directly applies
in professional practice.
The standards documents refer to transparency, consensus, representation of
all persons materially impacted and national interest. Our opportunities to
participate now and in the future are shaped by the quality of standard we
are able to ensure.

Janet