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Biosecurity Act 2014
sec.435ECriteria for approving operator
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### sec.435E Criteria for approving operator
The chief executive may approve a person to operate an approved biosecurity accreditation scheme only if satisfied the person—
has the necessary expertise and experience to implement and operate the scheme; and
is a suitable person to operate the scheme; and
can implement and operate the scheme effectively and comply with any proposed approval conditions.
The chief executive must—
ensure an audit is conducted of the applicant’s biosecurity accreditation system, or proposed biosecurity accreditation system, relevant to the application; and
consider the results of the audit when deciding whether to grant the approval.
s 435E ins 2017 No. 7 s 105
(sec.435E-ssec.1) The chief executive may approve a person to operate an approved biosecurity accreditation scheme only if satisfied the person— has the necessary expertise and experience to implement and operate the scheme; and is a suitable person to operate the scheme; and can implement and operate the scheme effectively and comply with any proposed approval conditions.
(sec.435E-ssec.2) The chief executive must— ensure an audit is conducted of the applicant’s biosecurity accreditation system, or proposed biosecurity accreditation system, relevant to the application; and consider the results of the audit when deciding whether to grant the approval.
- (a) has the necessary expertise and experience to implement and operate the scheme; and
- (b) is a suitable person to operate the scheme; and
- (c) can implement and operate the scheme effectively and comply with any proposed approval conditions.
- (a) ensure an audit is conducted of the applicant’s biosecurity accreditation system, or proposed biosecurity accreditation system, relevant to the application; and
- (b) consider the results of the audit when deciding whether to grant the approval.