28Renewal of accreditation

28 Renewal of accreditation

(1) The National Regulator must renew an accreditation of an accredited marine surveyor if: (a) an application for renewal is made by the surveyor in accordance with subsection (2); and (b) the National Regulator is satisfied of the following matters: (i) the surveyor has maintained his or her professional competence in the category, or categories, of surveying in which the surveyor is accredited; (ii) the surveyor’s work has been found, during any audits conducted in accordance with section 45, to be satisfactory. (2) An application for renewal of accreditation must: (a) be in a form approved by the National Regulator; and (b) be made: (i) at least 3 months before the accreditation expires; or (ii) if the National Regulator allows a further period—by the end of the last day of that period; and (c) be accompanied by the application fee prescribed by subsection 50(2). (3) For paragraph (2)(b), the National Regulator must not allow a period of more than 12 months after the date on which the accreditation expires. (4) The National Regulator may refuse to renew an accreditation if the requirements mentioned in subsection (1) are not met.

Note: A decision to refuse to renew an accreditation is a reviewable decision (see section 47).