9Auditing of Code compliance

9 Auditing of Code compliance

9 Auditing of Code compliance

(1) The Minister may conduct or require an audit to be conducted to determine whether a retailer, exempt person or reticulator has complied with the Code.

(2) The Minister may require an audit under this section to be conducted by 1 of the following (an auditor)—

(a) a person nominated by the Minister,

(b) a person chosen by the retailer, exempt person or reticulator from a panel of persons nominated by the Minister,

(c) a person nominated by the retailer, exempt person or reticulator and approved by the Minister.

(3) The Minister may require the reasonable costs of the audit to be paid by the retailer, exempt person or reticulator.

(4) A person must not impersonate an auditor.

Maximum penalty for subsection (4)—

(a) for a corporation—500 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—50 penalty units.