122Other audits

122 Other audits

Audit (1) If a person is, or has been, the project proponent for a registered biodiversity project, the Regulator may appoint a registered greenhouse and energy auditor as an audit team leader to carry out an audit of the person’s compliance with one or more aspects of this Act. (2) The Regulator must give written notice to the person of a decision to appoint an audit team leader under subsection (1). The notice must: (a) specify the audit team leader; and (b) specify the period within which the audit is to be undertaken; and (c) specify the type of audit to be carried out; and (d) specify the matters to be covered by the audit; and (e) be given to the person at a reasonable time before the audit is to be undertaken.

Note: For the conduct of an audit under this section, see section 75 of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.

(3) The person must provide the audit team leader, and any persons assisting the audit team leader, with all reasonable facilities and assistance necessary for the effective exercise of the audit team leader’s duties under this Act.

Civil penalty: 60 penalty units.

(4) Without limiting subsection (3), providing assistance that is reasonably necessary includes complying with any request under section 123 that relates to the audit. (5) Subsection (3) does not require a person to allow an audit team leader or a person assisting an audit team leader: (a) to enter premises; or (b) to take samples of any thing on premises; or (c) to inspect any thing on premises.