ISMS SCHEME SCOPE EXTENSION

The scheme is based on the ISO/IEC 27000 family of standards which help organisations keep information assets secure. To reflect the importance of privacy, this ISMS Scheme scope extension is referred to as the ‘PIMS Scheme’.

ISO/IEC 27001 is the best-known standard in the family, providing requirements for an information security management system, thus helping organisations ensure that their information is securely managed.

As part of assistance measures for persons looking for work, the Australian Government engages private service providers under contractual arrangements that include compliance with information security requirements for both participant and Australian Government information.

The ‘object of conformity’ for the scheme is the information security management systems (ISMS) and environment of contracted service providers, of which the Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE, ‘the Department’) engages to assist persons prepare for and look for work.

The Scheme was developed by WorkSafe New Zealand and JAS-ANZ to provide a framework for the safe operation of some adventure activities in New Zealand. The scheme is based on the certification of operators to the Safety Audit Standard for Adventure Activities: Requirements for a Safety Audit of Operators.

The scheme is based on ISO 55001:2014, Asset management – Management systems – Requirements. This standard specifies requirements for an asset management system within the context of an organisation. It can be applied to all types of assets and by all types and sizes of organisations. Assets can be anything from tangible and physical items such as rails, trains and vehicles to the more intangible such as the reputation of a company. All of these bring value to a company and need to be managed effectively to make the most of that value.

In 2010, Australia introduced a scheme called the Free Trade Agreement Certificate of Origin (FTA CoO) Recognition Scheme to formally accredit bodies to issue Certificates of Origin (CoO) to Australian exporters under Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). 

The Australian Government Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development’s Registered Automotive Workshop Scheme (RAWS) allows for the import and supply of used specialist or enthusiast vehicles to Australia. Under this scheme only a registered automotive workshop can import a used vehicle into Australia. Note: RAWS arrangements do not apply for vehicles manufactured before 1 January 1989 or vehicles imported under the Personal Import Scheme.

The scheme helps organisations meet customers' quality requirements and relevant regulatory requirements, while also enhancing customer satisfaction and achieving continual improvement of performance.

Certification standards recognised under the scheme are:

The Information Technology Service Management Systems certification scheme was developed to support certification of an organisation’s service management system (SMS) to ISO/IEC 20000-1 – Information technology - Service management - Part 1: Service management system requirements. Compliance with ISO/IEC 20000-1 is aimed at improving service management through providing requirements for the design, transition, delivery and improvement of services, thereby providing value for both the customer and the service provider.

The scheme is based on the ISO 27000 family of standards which help organisations keep information assets secure.

ISO/IEC 27001 is the best-known standard in the family, providing requirements for an information security management system, thus helping organisations ensure that their information is securely managed.

Applicant CABs will need to comply with ISO/IEC 27006:2015/Amd.1:2020 - Information technology - Security techniques - Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of information security management systems.