Professional Standards Act 2005
41Compliance audits
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41 Compliance audits
(1) An audit (a "compliance audit") of the compliance of members, or of specified members or a specified class or classes of members, of an occupational association with the association's occupational standards and risk management strategies –
(a) may be conducted at any time by the Council or the association; and
(b) must be conducted by the association if requested to do so by the Council.
(2) If a compliance audit is conducted by the Council –
(a) the occupational association must give, and ensure that its members give, the Council any information or a copy of any document that the Council reasonably requests in connection with the conduct of the audit; and
(b) the Council must provide a copy of a report of the audit to the association and, if requested by the Minister, to the Minister; and
(c) the Council may recover the costs of the compliance audit from the occupational association.
(3) If a compliance audit is conducted by the occupational association, it must provide a copy of a report of the audit to the Council and, if requested by the Minister, to the Minister.