10Other matters taken into account in making decisions

10 Other matters taken into account in making decisions

(1) When making a decision under section 23DN of the Act in relation to premises, without limiting other sections in these Principles, the Minister may also take into account: (a) any other report, assessment or decision about accreditation which has been prepared or made at any time by an independent body or in the course of State accreditation which: (i) relates to the provision of pathology services at the premises; or (ii) relates to any persons employed or to be employed in or otherwise associated with or to be associated with the provision of pathology services at the premises; and (b) any circumstance that gives the Minister reasonable cause to believe that an approved pathology authority or an approved pathology practitioner who is, or may be, associated with the operation of the laboratory at the premises has breached an undertaking at any time; and (c) if applicable, the matters set out in section 13. (2) Paragraphs (1) (a) and (1) (b) apply whether or not the current applicant for approval or holder of approval was associated with the premises at the time of the report, assessment or decision or at the time of the events taken into account in the report, assessment or decision or at the time the circumstance arose.