7Approved inspection services

7 Approved inspection services (1) The Authority may, by instrument, approve a person or body to be an approved inspection service. (2) The Authority must not give approval under subsection (1) unless— (a) it is satisfied that the person or body, or its agents or contractors can provide an adequate, appropriate and efficient inspection service and that the service will be provided by appropriately qualified persons; and (b) it has entered into an agreement or arrangement under this section with that person or body. (3) An approval— (a) may relate to inspection services generally or to the whole of Victoria; and (b) may be limited to particular areas or inspection services of a particular kind; and (c) may be subject to any condition or restriction that the Authority thinks fit. (4) An agreement or arrangement under this section— (a) must regulate the provision of an inspection service; and (b) may provide for consideration to be paid to or received by the Authority in respect of the giving of the right to provide that service; and (c) must regulate inspection charges to be made by the service, whether by setting up specific charges, a method of calculating charges, maximum or minimum charges or the waiver of charges; and (d) must provide that the agreement terminates if the Authority withdraws approval of the service; and (e) may contain any other provision agreed between the Authority and the service. (5) The Authority and an approved inspection service may, by agreement or arrangement (as the case requires) vary or terminate an agreement or arrangement under this section. (6) The Authority may, by instrument given to an approved inspection service, withdraw approval of the service, if satisfied that the service is in breach of a condition or restriction of the approval or of an agreement or arrangement under this section. (7) An approved inspection service may, in accordance with its approval and the agreement or arrangement applying to it under this section, charge inspection fees for inspections carried out by the service.