91EAudits of compliance

91E Audits of compliance S. 91E(1) amended by No. 10/2016 s. 151(a). (1) A safety management plan for a commercial trading port or a part of a commercial trading port must be audited by a person who is approved by the Minister in accordance with subsection (5) to determine whether— S. 91E(1)(c) amended by No. 10/2016 s. 151(b). (c) the port manager is complying with the safety management plan for the port or the part of the port. S. 91E(2) amended by Nos 10/2016 s. 151(a), 39/2018 s. 51(7). (2) An environment management plan for a commercial trading port or a part of a commercial trading port must be audited by an environmental auditor appointed under Division 1 of Part 8.3 of the **Environment Protection Act 2017** to determine whether— S. 91E(2)(c) amended by No. 10/2016 s. 151(b). (c) the port manager is complying with the environment management plan for the port or the part of the port. (3) A safety management plan for a local port must be audited by a person who is approved by the Minister in accordance with subsection (5) to determine whether— (c) the port manager is complying with the safety management plan for the port. S. 91E(4) amended by No. 39/2018 s. 51(7). (4) An environment management plan for a local port must be audited by a person who is approved by the Minister in accordance with subsection (5) or an environmental auditor appointed under Division 1 of Part 8.3 of the **Environment Protection Act 2017** to determine whether— (c) the port manager is complying with the environment management plan for the port. (5) After consulting the relevant Ministers, the Minister may approve a person to audit safety management plans for a commercial trading port or a local port, or an environment management plan for a local port, if the Minister is satisfied the person has the appropriate qualifications or experience in— (a) for safety management plans, safety assessment or safety management to conduct the audits; or (b) for environment management plans, environmental assessment or environmental management to conduct the audits. S. 91F inserted by No. 85/2003 s. 18, amended by No. 63/2007 s. 16, substituted by Nos 54/2012 s. 7, 25/2025 s. 40.