152Decision to require compliance audits

152 Decision to require compliance audits

(1)  The Secretary, or an accreditation authority, must have regard to the following in making a decision about whether to require the compliance audit or the frequency of compliance audits:

(a) the person’s audit frequency policy;

(b) the compliance history of the audit target;

(c) any previous biosecurity audits performed in relation to the audit target that the person considers relevant (including any deficiencies identified in those audits);

(d) any information provided to the person by authorised officers about compliance with this Act;

(e) any other matters that the person considers relevant.

(2)  An accreditation authority (other than the Secretary) must require a compliance audit to be performed in relation to a person if –

(a) it is directed to do so by the Secretary; or

(b) it is required to do so under the conditions of its approval as an accreditation authority.

(3)  If the Secretary directs an accreditation authority to require a compliance audit, subsection (1) applies to the decision of the Secretary to make such a direction as if it were a decision about whether to require the compliance audit.