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Environment Protection Act 2017
190Functions of environmental auditors
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190 Functions of environmental auditors
(1) An environmental auditor has the following functions—
(a) to conduct preliminary risk screen assessments and environmental audits;
(b) to prepare preliminary risk screen assessment statements, preliminary risk screen assessment reports, environmental audit statements and environmental audit reports;
(c) to perform any function conferred on an environmental auditor under this or any other Act;
(d) to perform any prescribed function of an environmental auditor.
(2) In carrying out any function of an environmental auditor under this or any other Act, an environmental auditor must have regard to—
(a) any guidelines issued by the Authority under section 203; and
(b) any relevant environment reference standard made under Part 5.2; and
(c) any relevant compliance code made under Part 5.3; and
(d) any prescribed matter.
S. 191 inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 7 (as amended by Nos 27/2019 ss 12−30, 3/2020 ss 42–44, 47/2020 s. 26).