79Requirements for an accreditation scheme

#### 79 Requirements for an accreditation scheme 79 Requirements for an accreditation scheme > > (1) An accreditation scheme for an accreditation authority must set out the following— > > > > > (a) the procedures that the accreditation authority will follow with respect to the receipt of applications for accreditation, the assessment of those applications and the granting or refusal of accreditation, > > > > > (b) the fees (if any) that the accreditation authority will charge, > > > > > (c) the process by which aggrieved persons can seek a review of decisions of the accreditation authority, > > > > > (d) the procedures that the accreditation authority will follow with respect to the handling of complaints made against the holders of accreditations for which the accreditation authority is the regulating accreditation authority, > > > > > (e) the procedures that the accreditation authority will follow with respect to investigating potential misconduct by any holder of accreditation and the disciplinary action that will be taken by the accreditation authority if misconduct is found, > > > > > (f) any matter required to be set out in the accreditation scheme by the regulations or the accreditation scheme approval guidelines. > > > (2) An accreditation scheme must provide for the following— > > > > > (a) a merit based assessment process for the accreditation of persons, > > > > > (b) a process by which an aggrieved person can obtain an independent review of a decision of the accreditation authority to refuse to grant accreditation, suspend or cancel accreditation, take disciplinary action or impose a condition on accreditation, > > > > > (c) any matter prescribed by the regulations.