24Accreditation of marine surveyors

24 Accreditation of marine surveyors

(1) The National Regulator must accredit an applicant to perform the role of marine surveyor in one or more categories of surveying applied for if: (a) the application for the accreditation was made in accordance with section 22; and (b) any requirement by the National Regulator under section 23 has been met; and (c) the National Regulator is satisfied that the criteria mentioned in section 25 are met in relation to the applicant. (2) If, in order to be satisfied of the matters in subsection (1), the National Regulator considers that it is necessary to limit the applicant’s accreditation, the National Regulator may: (a) accredit the applicant in a category of surveying and limit the work in that category that the applicant may perform; or (b) accredit the applicant subject to other limitations or conditions. (3) An accreditation: (a) comes into force on the day specified in the accreditation document issued under section 27, or, if no day is specified, on the day on which that document is issued; and (b) remains in force for 5 years. (4) The National Regulator may refuse to accredit a person to perform the role of marine surveyor in one or more categories of surveying applied for if the requirements mentioned in subsection (1) are not met.

Note: A decision to refuse to accredit a person to perform the role of marine surveyor in one or more categories of surveying is a reviewable decision (see section 47).