13Pre‑accreditation audit unnecessary in certain circumstances

13 Pre‑accreditation audit unnecessary in certain circumstances

(1) The Federal Safety Commissioner may accredit an applicant under section 8 without a pre‑accreditation audit of the applicant having been carried out if: (a) the applicant is, or has been, an accredited person; and (b) a post‑accreditation audit of the applicant has been carried out; and (c) the Commissioner considers that it is appropriate to accredit the applicant without carrying out a pre‑accreditation audit, having regard to: (i) the findings of the post‑accreditation audit; and (ii) any other matters that the Commissioner considers relevant. (2) Also, the Federal Safety Commissioner may accredit an applicant under section 8 without a pre‑accreditation audit of the applicant having been carried out if: (a) another person that is an accredited person has been subject to a pre‑accreditation audit or a post‑accreditation audit; and (b) at the time the applicant made the application, the other person’s WHSMS and the applicant’s WHSMS were the same; and (c) the Commissioner considers that it is appropriate to accredit the applicant without a pre‑accreditation audit of the applicant, having regard to: (i) the findings of the audit mentioned in paragraph (a); and (ii) any other matters that the Commissioner considers relevant.

Note: An applicant for accreditation must agree to a pre‑accreditation audit being carried out even if there is a possibility that the Federal Safety Commissioner will accredit the applicant relying on this section (see paragraph 8(1)(b)).