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Biosecurity Act 2014
sec.442Auditor’s functions
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### sec.442 Auditor’s functions
The functions of an auditor are as follows—
to advise the chief executive about the capacity of persons applying to enter into compliance agreements to comply with the agreements;
to conduct audits of the businesses of the other parties to compliance agreements;
to conduct audits of applicants’ ICA systems, or proposed ICA systems, relevant to applications for grants of accreditation under chapter 15 ;
to conduct audits of accredited certifiers’ activities as accredited certifiers;
to conduct audits of applicants’ biosecurity accreditation systems, relevant to applications for approval to operate approved biosecurity accreditation schemes under chapter 15 ;
to conduct audits of approved operators’ operation of approved biosecurity accreditation schemes;
to prepare, under sections 471 to 474 , reports of audits conducted by the auditor;
to give the chief executive information requested by the chief executive about audits conducted by the auditor;
any other function prescribed under a regulation about auditing in relation to compliance agreements or accreditation.
s 442 amd 2017 No. 7 s 107
- (a) to advise the chief executive about the capacity of persons applying to enter into compliance agreements to comply with the agreements;
- (b) to conduct audits of the businesses of the other parties to compliance agreements;
- (c) to conduct audits of applicants’ ICA systems, or proposed ICA systems, relevant to applications for grants of accreditation under chapter 15 ;
- (d) to conduct audits of accredited certifiers’ activities as accredited certifiers;
- (e) to conduct audits of applicants’ biosecurity accreditation systems, relevant to applications for approval to operate approved biosecurity accreditation schemes under chapter 15 ;
- (f) to conduct audits of approved operators’ operation of approved biosecurity accreditation schemes;
- (g) to prepare, under sections 471 to 474 , reports of audits conducted by the auditor;
- (h) to give the chief executive information requested by the chief executive about audits conducted by the auditor;
- (i) any other function prescribed under a regulation about auditing in relation to compliance agreements or accreditation.