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Biosecurity Act 2014
sec.470DNonconformance audit
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### sec.470D Nonconformance audit
This section applies if—
the chief executive receives under section 474B , in a period of 1 year, at least 3 audit reports in relation to audits of an approved operator’s operation of an approved biosecurity accreditation scheme; and
each report shows the approved operator has not remedied a particular noncompliance in relation to operating the scheme.
The chief executive may decide to conduct a nonconformance audit of the approved operator’s operation of the scheme 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 approved operator to the State.
s 470D ins 2017 No. 7 s 108
(sec.470D-ssec.1) This section applies if— the chief executive receives under section 474B , in a period of 1 year, at least 3 audit reports in relation to audits of an approved operator’s operation of an approved biosecurity accreditation scheme; and each report shows the approved operator has not remedied a particular noncompliance in relation to operating the scheme.
(sec.470D-ssec.2) The chief executive may decide to conduct a nonconformance audit of the approved operator’s operation of the scheme if the chief executive considers it appropriate to conduct the audit.
(sec.470D-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.470D-ssec.4) The chief executive may recover the cost of conducting the nonconformance audit as a debt payable by the approved operator to the State.
- (a) the chief executive receives under section 474B , in a period of 1 year, at least 3 audit reports in relation to audits of an approved operator’s operation of an approved biosecurity accreditation scheme; and
- (b) each report shows the approved operator has not remedied a particular noncompliance in relation to operating the scheme.
- (a) who is an employee of the department; or
- (b) decided by the chief executive.