17Post‑accreditation audit

17 Post‑accreditation audit

(1) For the purposes of paragraph 15(1)(c), an accredited person must agree to post‑accreditation audits being carried out under this section. Audits of constitutional corporations, the Commonwealth and corporate Commonwealth entities (2) If the accredited person is a constitutional corporation, the Commonwealth or a corporate Commonwealth entity, a Federal Safety Officer is to carry out the audit exercising powers under Division 3 of Part 3 of Chapter 7 of the Act.

Note: That Division gives an officer certain powers for the purpose of ascertaining whether a constitutional corporation, the Commonwealth or a corporate Commonwealth entity that is an accredited person has complied, or is complying, with conditions of the accreditation.

Audits of other accredited persons (3) A Federal Safety Officer is to carry out a post‑accreditation audit of an accredited person who is neither a constitutional corporation nor the Commonwealth nor a corporate Commonwealth entity in accordance with an agreement between the accredited person and the Federal Safety Commissioner on the way in which the post‑accreditation audit will be carried out. (4) A Federal Safety Officer is to carry out on particular premises an activity involved in a post‑accreditation audit of an accredited person who is neither a constitutional corporation nor the Commonwealth nor a corporate Commonwealth entity only with the consent of the occupier of the premises.