160Regulations may prescribe matters relating to accreditation and approval

160 Regulations may prescribe matters relating to accreditation and approval

(1) The regulations may prescribe matters relating to accreditation and approval, including, but not limited to:

(a) the accreditation of persons to perform roles prescribed by regulations made for the purposes of this paragraph; and

(b) the approval of training organisations.

(2) Examples of matters that the regulations may deal with are:

(a) the standards that are to be met by persons who seek to be accredited or approved; and

(b) who is responsible for determining whether a person meets the standards; and

(c) how accreditation is to be recognised (for example, by establishment of a register or other method); and

(d) the standards and other obligations that persons must continue to meet to remain accredited or approved; and

(e) who is responsible for monitoring compliance with ongoing requirements in the regulations; and

(f) the consequences of accredited persons and approved training organisations failing to comply with the provisions of this Law; and

(g) the obligations of accredited persons and approved training organisations in relation to the monitoring of their compliance; and

(h) how and by whom an accredited person may have his or her accreditation (or recognition of that accreditation) varied, suspended or revoked; and

(i) how and by whom an approved training organisation may have its approval varied, suspended or revoked; and

(j) review of decisions to refuse, vary, suspend or revoke accreditation (or recognition of accreditation) or approval; and

(k) the process for handling complaints involving accredited persons or approved training organisations; and

(l) who may deliver recognised training to accredited persons or approved training organisations; and

(m) auditing accredited persons or approved training organisations.

(3) Before the Governor‑General makes the first regulations for the purposes of subsection (1)(a) providing for the accreditation of persons to perform the role of a surveyor of vessels, the Commonwealth Minister must be satisfied that:

(a) the COAG Council has been consulted in relation to the proposed regulations; and

(b) the COAG Council has agreed to the making of the proposed regulations.