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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.322AChief executive may require environmental audit about recognised accreditation program for agricultural ERA
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### sec.322A Chief executive may require environmental audit about recognised accreditation program for agricultural ERA
The chief executive may, by written notice (also an audit notice ), require the owner of a recognised accreditation program for an agricultural ERA to—
commission an audit (also an environmental audit ) about a stated matter concerning the accreditation program; and
whether the conditions of recognition of the accredited program have been complied with
give the administering authority an environmental report about the audit.
However, an audit notice may be given under subsection (1) only if the chief executive is satisfied the audit is necessary or desirable.
s 322A ins 2019 No. 28 s 11
amd 2024 No. 30 s 61 sch 1
(sec.322A-ssec.1) The chief executive may, by written notice (also an audit notice ), require the owner of a recognised accreditation program for an agricultural ERA to— commission an audit (also an environmental audit ) about a stated matter concerning the accreditation program; and whether the conditions of recognition of the accredited program have been complied with give the administering authority an environmental report about the audit.
(sec.322A-ssec.2) However, an audit notice may be given under subsection (1) only if the chief executive is satisfied the audit is necessary or desirable.
- (a) commission an audit (also an environmental audit ) about a stated matter concerning the accreditation program; and Example of a matter— whether the conditions of recognition of the accredited program have been complied with
- (b) give the administering authority an environmental report about the audit.