52Authorised body may issue approvals—the Act, s 20(b)

52 Authorised body may issue approvals—the Act, s 20(b)

52 Authorised body may issue approvals—the Act, s 20(b)

(1) The Competent Authority may authorise the following persons to issue approvals under sections 48 and 51—

(a) an engineer holding a university qualification in mechanical engineering,

(b) a laboratory accredited by NATA,

(c) a NSW government agency or statutory body representing the Crown.

(2) In giving its authorisation, the Competent Authority may impose, in relation to the authorisation, a condition it considers appropriate in relation to the issuing of approvals by the person.

(3) In issuing an approval, in addition to complying with a condition imposed under subsection (2), the person must also—

(a) comply with any relevant requirements imposed by Part 6 of the ADG Code in relation to the issuing of the approval, and

(b) give the Competent Authority, in relation to the approval, all of the information listed in section 208.

(4) If a person is authorised to issue approvals under this section—

(a) a reference in section 46, 48 or 51 to the Competent Authority applies as if it were a reference to the person, and

(b) a reference to the Competent Authority in Part 17, Division 1 or 4, to the extent the Division deal with approvals, applies as if it were a reference to the person, and

(c) a reference in this Regulation to an approval under section 48 or 51 includes a reference to an approval given by the person under section 48 or 51 as applied by paragraph (a), and

(d) section 260(c), (d) and (h) apply as if a reference in section 260 to the Competent Authority were a reference to the person.

(5) The Competent Authority may withdraw an authorisation granted under this section at any time.

(6) The withdrawal of an authorisation does not affect an approval issued by the person before the withdrawal took effect.