61Accreditation authority approval guidelines

#### 61 Accreditation authority approval guidelines 61 Accreditation authority approval guidelines > > (1) The Secretary must adopt guidelines relating to the approval of bodies corporate as accreditation authorities for the purposes of this Act. > > > (2) The guidelines may make provision for or with respect to the following— > > > > > (a) the suitability of a body corporate to be approved as an accreditation authority, including the qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience required, > > > > > (b) the insurance required to be held by an accreditation authority, > > > > > (c) the matters to be set out in an accreditation scheme, > > > > > (d) any other matters prescribed by the regulations. > > > (3) The Secretary is to make the guidelines publicly available. > > > (4) The Secretary may amend or replace the guidelines. > > > (5) The Secretary may adopt different guidelines with respect to the approval of accreditation authorities that grant different classes of accreditation. > > > (6) A reference in this Act to the accreditation authority approval guidelines with respect to the approval of a body corporate as an accreditation authority is, if the Secretary has adopted different guidelines with respect to different classes of accreditation, a reference to the guidelines relevant to the class of accreditation that the body corporate would grant if it were to be approved.