24Appointment and monitoring of PBS assessors under Assessor Accreditation Rules

24 Appointment and monitoring of PBS assessors under Assessor Accreditation Rules

24 Appointment and monitoring of PBS assessors under Assessor Accreditation Rules

(1) The Regulator may do the following in relation to a person—

(a) appoint the person as a PBS assessor;

(b) renew the person’s appointment as a PBS assessor;

(c) deal with complaints against the person as a PBS assessor;

(d) suspend the person’s appointment as a PBS assessor;

(e) terminate the person’s appointment as a PBS assessor;

(f) if the person is appointed as a PBS assessor—monitor and audit the person.

(2) The Assessor Accreditation Rules apply to the Regulator and the person in relation to a matter mentioned in subsection (1)—

(a) as if—

(i) a reference to the Panel, Chairperson of the Panel or Secretariat were a reference to the Regulator; and

(ii) a reference to an assessor were a reference to a PBS assessor; and

(iii) a reference to the Scheme were a reference to this Part; and

(iv) a reference to an accreditation were a reference to an appointment; and

(b) with any other necessary or appropriate modifications.