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Environmental Protection Act 1994
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### sec.318YE Conditions of recognition
This section applies if the chief executive recognises an accreditation program for an agricultural ERA.
The recognition is granted on the following conditions—
a person may only be accredited, however described, under the program if the person, in carrying out the agricultural ERA, does not contravene an agricultural ERA standard that applies to the agricultural ERA;
the owner of the program must make and keep records about decisions made to accredit persons under the program;
the owner of the program must keep an up-to-date register of persons who have been accredited under the program that contains, for each person—
the person’s name, ACN or ABN (if any) and contact details; and
the address of the land on which the person carries out the agricultural ERA; and
the term of the accreditation; and
the conditions (if any) imposed on the person’s accreditation; and
another matter prescribed by regulation;
the owner of the program must give the chief executive a copy of the register mentioned in paragraph (c) each year, within 10 business days after the anniversary of the program’s recognition;
the condition stated in subsection (3) ;
another condition imposed by the chief executive.
If an agricultural ERA standard that applies to the agricultural ERA changes, the owner of the recognised accreditation program must—
review the program for consistency with the changed standard; and
if the program is not consistent with the changed standard, within 3 months after the changed standard is approved under section 318D —
amend the program so it is consistent with the changed standard; and
give a copy of the amended program to the chief executive.
The chief executive may impose conditions on the recognition of an accreditation program when—
the recognition is granted; or
amendment of the recognised accreditation program is approved.
s 318YE ins 2019 No. 28 s 10
(sec.318YE-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive recognises an accreditation program for an agricultural ERA.
(sec.318YE-ssec.2) The recognition is granted on the following conditions— a person may only be accredited, however described, under the program if the person, in carrying out the agricultural ERA, does not contravene an agricultural ERA standard that applies to the agricultural ERA; the owner of the program must make and keep records about decisions made to accredit persons under the program; the owner of the program must keep an up-to-date register of persons who have been accredited under the program that contains, for each person— the person’s name, ACN or ABN (if any) and contact details; and the address of the land on which the person carries out the agricultural ERA; and the term of the accreditation; and the conditions (if any) imposed on the person’s accreditation; and another matter prescribed by regulation; the owner of the program must give the chief executive a copy of the register mentioned in paragraph (c) each year, within 10 business days after the anniversary of the program’s recognition; the condition stated in subsection (3) ; another condition imposed by the chief executive.
(sec.318YE-ssec.3) If an agricultural ERA standard that applies to the agricultural ERA changes, the owner of the recognised accreditation program must— review the program for consistency with the changed standard; and if the program is not consistent with the changed standard, within 3 months after the changed standard is approved under section 318D — amend the program so it is consistent with the changed standard; and give a copy of the amended program to the chief executive.
(sec.318YE-ssec.4) The chief executive may impose conditions on the recognition of an accreditation program when— the recognition is granted; or amendment of the recognised accreditation program is approved.
- (a) a person may only be accredited, however described, under the program if the person, in carrying out the agricultural ERA, does not contravene an agricultural ERA standard that applies to the agricultural ERA;
- (b) the owner of the program must make and keep records about decisions made to accredit persons under the program;
- (c) the owner of the program must keep an up-to-date register of persons who have been accredited under the program that contains, for each person— (i) the person’s name, ACN or ABN (if any) and contact details; and (ii) the address of the land on which the person carries out the agricultural ERA; and (iii) the term of the accreditation; and (iv) the conditions (if any) imposed on the person’s accreditation; and (v) another matter prescribed by regulation;
- (i) the person’s name, ACN or ABN (if any) and contact details; and
- (ii) the address of the land on which the person carries out the agricultural ERA; and
- (iii) the term of the accreditation; and
- (iv) the conditions (if any) imposed on the person’s accreditation; and
- (v) another matter prescribed by regulation;
- (d) the owner of the program must give the chief executive a copy of the register mentioned in paragraph (c) each year, within 10 business days after the anniversary of the program’s recognition;
- (e) the condition stated in subsection (3) ;
- (f) another condition imposed by the chief executive.
- (i) the person’s name, ACN or ABN (if any) and contact details; and
- (ii) the address of the land on which the person carries out the agricultural ERA; and
- (iii) the term of the accreditation; and
- (iv) the conditions (if any) imposed on the person’s accreditation; and
- (v) another matter prescribed by regulation;
- (a) review the program for consistency with the changed standard; and
- (b) if the program is not consistent with the changed standard, within 3 months after the changed standard is approved under section 318D — (i) amend the program so it is consistent with the changed standard; and (ii) give a copy of the amended program to the chief executive.
- (i) amend the program so it is consistent with the changed standard; and
- (ii) give a copy of the amended program to the chief executive.
- (i) amend the program so it is consistent with the changed standard; and
- (ii) give a copy of the amended program to the chief executive.
- (a) the recognition is granted; or
- (b) amendment of the recognised accreditation program is approved.