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Biosecurity Act 2014
sec.470Nonconformance audit
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### sec.470 Nonconformance audit
This section applies if—
the chief executive receives under section 474 , in a period of 1 year, at least 3 audit reports in relation to audits of an accredited certifier’s activities as an accredited certifier; and
each report shows the accredited certifier has not remedied a particular noncompliance in relation to the accredited certifier’s activities.
The chief executive may decide to conduct a nonconformance audit of the accredited certifier’s activities if the chief executive considers it appropriate to conduct the audit.
The nonconformance audit may be conducted by an auditor—
who is an employee of the department; or
decided by the chief executive.
The chief executive may recover the cost of conducting the nonconformance audit as a debt payable by the accredited certifier to the State.
(sec.470-ssec.1) This section applies if— the chief executive receives under section 474 , in a period of 1 year, at least 3 audit reports in relation to audits of an accredited certifier’s activities as an accredited certifier; and each report shows the accredited certifier has not remedied a particular noncompliance in relation to the accredited certifier’s activities.
(sec.470-ssec.2) The chief executive may decide to conduct a nonconformance audit of the accredited certifier’s activities if the chief executive considers it appropriate to conduct the audit.
(sec.470-ssec.3) The nonconformance audit may be conducted by an auditor— who is an employee of the department; or decided by the chief executive.
(sec.470-ssec.4) The chief executive may recover the cost of conducting the nonconformance audit as a debt payable by the accredited certifier to the State.
- (a) the chief executive receives under section 474 , in a period of 1 year, at least 3 audit reports in relation to audits of an accredited certifier’s activities as an accredited certifier; and
- (b) each report shows the accredited certifier has not remedied a particular noncompliance in relation to the accredited certifier’s activities.
- (a) who is an employee of the department; or
- (b) decided by the chief executive.