30Revocation of accreditation

30 Revocation of accreditation

(1) The Secretary must revoke the accreditation of a person as an assessor if: (a) the person has been convicted of an offence against Division 137 of the Criminal Code for the provision of false or misleading information or documents in, or in connection with, an application for a building energy efficiency certificate; or (b) the person has been convicted of an offence against Division 137 of the Criminal Code for the provision of false or misleading information in, or in connection with, an audit conducted under Part 4; or (c) the Secretary is satisfied that the person has otherwise provided false or misleading information in, or in connection with, a rating of the energy efficiency of a building on which another person might rely for any purpose; or (d) the person has been convicted of an offence against Division 137 of the Criminal Code for the provision of false or misleading information in, or in connection with, an application for accreditation or renewal of accreditation. (2) The Secretary may revoke the accreditation of a person as an assessor in the following circumstances: (a) the person has been found in proceedings for damages brought under section 20 not to have properly applied the assessment methods and standards determined under section 21 for the purposes of working out an energy efficiency rating or performing a lighting energy efficiency assessment for a building or an area of a building; (b) the Secretary is otherwise reasonably satisfied that the person has not properly applied the assessment methods and standards determined under section 21 for the purposes of working out an energy efficiency rating or performing a lighting energy efficiency assessment for a building or an area of a building; (c) the person has failed to comply with a condition of the person’s accreditation. (3) The Secretary must notify a person in writing of a decision to revoke the person’s accreditation.