Our Mission
The fundamental mission of the DCLA is to protect consumers, and consumer confidence, when buying diamonds.
An essential element of this confidence is providing accuracy and transparency in diamond grading. The DCLA grades to the internationally accepted standards set by the International Diamond Council (IDC) and the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO), and continues to provide the supreme level of assurance to both the public and the diamond industry.
DCLA pledges to deliver services of superior quality in our continuing effort to guarantee unsurpassed standards for diamond certification.
DCLA strives to be a pillar of integrity, ethics, professionalism, and knowledge. We are committed to continuing our growth as Australia’s foremost diamond grading laboratory dedicated to consumer protection.
The diamond trading floor that gives all diamond buyers direct access to DCLA guaranteed diamonds from Australian diamond dealers.
latest news
Monday 8 February, 2010
FRAUDULENT GIA DIAMOND CERTIFICATE FOUND
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has identified and seized a bogus diamond grading report appearing recently in Hong Kong.
Friday 26 June, 2009
'HOW TO BUY A DIAMOND' WORKSHOP SATURDAY 25 JULY
Diamond buying made easy...register now for the next 2-3 hour hands-on workshop covering diamond quality and diamond buying taught by the Diamond Certification Laboratory of Australia.
Wednesday 17 June, 2009
SYNTHETIC DIAMONDS ON THE MARKET IN AUSTRALIA?
A synthetic diamond has been identified by the DCLA, on the heels of the recent discovery of numerous treated diamonds in Australia.