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### sec.471 Report about audit for entering into compliance agreement
An auditor must, within 14 days after completing an audit of the business of a person applying to enter into a compliance agreement, give a report about the audit to the following unless the auditor has a reasonable excuse—
the applicant;
the chief executive.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
The report must include all of the following information—
the auditor’s name;
the days the audit started and ended, and the time spent conducting the audit;
the address of, or other information sufficient to identify, the place at which the audit was conducted;
details of the activities audited;
whether, in the auditor’s opinion, the applicant has or has not implemented procedures for the applicant’s business that provide a way for preventing or managing exposure to all biosecurity risks relating to the biosecurity risk matter for the business;
the reasons that the auditor considers the applicant has or has not implemented procedures for the applicant’s business that provide a way for preventing or managing exposure to all biosecurity risks relating to the biosecurity risk matter for the business;
whether, in the auditor’s opinion, the applicant has or does not have the capacity to comply with the requirements of the compliance agreement;
the reasons that the auditor considers the applicant has or does not have the capacity to comply with the requirements of the compliance agreement;
other information prescribed under a regulation.
(sec.471-ssec.1) An auditor must, within 14 days after completing an audit of the business of a person applying to enter into a compliance agreement, give a report about the audit to the following unless the auditor has a reasonable excuse— the applicant; the chief executive. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.471-ssec.2) The report must include all of the following information— the auditor’s name; the days the audit started and ended, and the time spent conducting the audit; the address of, or other information sufficient to identify, the place at which the audit was conducted; details of the activities audited; whether, in the auditor’s opinion, the applicant has or has not implemented procedures for the applicant’s business that provide a way for preventing or managing exposure to all biosecurity risks relating to the biosecurity risk matter for the business; the reasons that the auditor considers the applicant has or has not implemented procedures for the applicant’s business that provide a way for preventing or managing exposure to all biosecurity risks relating to the biosecurity risk matter for the business; whether, in the auditor’s opinion, the applicant has or does not have the capacity to comply with the requirements of the compliance agreement; the reasons that the auditor considers the applicant has or does not have the capacity to comply with the requirements of the compliance agreement; other information prescribed under a regulation.
- (a) the applicant;
- (b) the chief executive.
- (a) the auditor’s name;
- (b) the days the audit started and ended, and the time spent conducting the audit;
- (c) the address of, or other information sufficient to identify, the place at which the audit was conducted;
- (d) details of the activities audited;
- (e) whether, in the auditor’s opinion, the applicant has or has not implemented procedures for the applicant’s business that provide a way for preventing or managing exposure to all biosecurity risks relating to the biosecurity risk matter for the business;
- (f) the reasons that the auditor considers the applicant has or has not implemented procedures for the applicant’s business that provide a way for preventing or managing exposure to all biosecurity risks relating to the biosecurity risk matter for the business;
- (g) whether, in the auditor’s opinion, the applicant has or does not have the capacity to comply with the requirements of the compliance agreement;
- (h) the reasons that the auditor considers the applicant has or does not have the capacity to comply with the requirements of the compliance agreement;
- (i) other information prescribed under a regulation.