47Approval of accreditation standards

47 Approval of accreditation standards

47 Approval of accreditation standards

(1) An accreditation authority must, as soon as practicable after developing an accreditation standard for a health profession, submit it to the National Board established for the health profession.

(2) As soon as practicable after a National Board receives an accreditation standard under subsection (1), the Board must decide to—

(a) approve the accreditation standard; or

(b) refuse to approve the accreditation standard; or

(c) ask the accreditation authority to review the standard.

(3) If the National Board decides to approve the accreditation standard it must give written notice of the approval to—

(a) the National Agency; and

(b) the accreditation authority that submitted the standard to the Board.

(4) If the National Board decides to refuse to approve the accreditation standard—

(a) it must give written notice of the refusal, including the reasons for the refusal, to the accreditation authority that submitted the standard; and

(b) the accreditation authority is entitled to publish any information or advice it gave the Board about the standard.

(5) If the National Board decides to ask the accreditation authority to review the standard it must give the authority a written notice that—

(a) states that the authority is being asked to review the standard; and

(b) identifies the matters the authority is to address before again submitting the standard to the Board.

(6) An accreditation standard approved by a National Board must be published on its website.

(7) An accreditation standard takes effect—

(a) on the day it is published on the National Board’s website; or

(b) if a later day is stated in the standard, on that day.