25Secretary may approve persons to be accrediting authorities

#### 25 Secretary may approve persons to be accrediting authorities Approval (1) The Secretary may, in writing, grant an approval to a person to perform the functions of granting and withdrawing accreditation under section 26 if the Secretary is satisfied that: (a) the person is internationally recognised as a suitable person to perform those functions; and (b) the person will perform those functions in an independent and impartial way; and (c) the person will perform those functions effectively; and (d) the person has appropriate internal controls and complaints processes. (2) The Secretary must, as soon as practicable after granting the approval to the person, give written notice of the approval to the person. Revocation of approval (3) The Secretary must, in writing, revoke an approval granted to a person under this section if the Secretary ceases to be satisfied of the matter mentioned in paragraph (1)(a), (b), (c) or (d) in relation to the person. (4) The Secretary must, as soon as practicable after revoking an approval granted to a person under this section, give written notice of the revocation to: (a) the person; and (b) each accredited certification body granted an accreditation by the person under section 26 that is in force; and (c) each person granted a certificate of compliance by the body. (5) The notice must specify the day the revocation takes effect, which must not be earlier than the day after the notice is given to the person. Period approval is in force (6) An approval granted under this section: (a) comes into force on the day the notice is given under subsection (2); and (b) unless revoked earlier, remains in force indefinitely. Approval not a legislative instrument (7) An approval under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.