11Pre‑accreditation audit and the audit process

11 Pre‑accreditation audit and the audit process

(1) For paragraph 6 (1) (c), the applicant must agree to be audited for the purpose of the Federal Safety Commissioner determining if he or she is satisfied that the applicant has appropriate WHS policies and procedures and safe work practices (see paragraph 6 (1) (d)). (2) For paragraph 6 (1) (c), the audit process that the applicant must agree to is as follows: (a) if the applicant is a constitutional corporation—a Federal Safety Officer (FSO) will carry out the audit exercising the powers set out in section 63 of the Act (the section 63 powers) in relation to the premises mentioned in section 63 of the Act; (b) if the applicant is not a constitutional corporation—an FSO will carry out the audit exercising equivalent powers to the section 63 powers in relation to the following premises: (i) premises or building sites over which the applicant exercises control (as long as the premises are not premises covered by subsection 63 (4) of the Act); (ii) premises or building sites that the occupier agrees to the FSO entering for the purposes of exercising the powers.

Note: See Chapter 7 of the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Regulations 2005 for matters relating to the exercise of section 63 powers.