16Audit process

16 Audit process

For paragraph 14 (1) (b), the audit process the accredited person must agree to is as follows: (a) if the person is a constitutional corporation or an accredited person undertaking building work in a Territory—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 person is not a person mentioned in paragraph (a)—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 accredited person 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.