Div 5Accreditation of third party service providers

Division 5—Accreditation of third party service providers 30—Accreditation process (1) The Minister must not grant an accreditation unless satisfied— (a) that the applicant has appropriate skills, qualifications, knowledge or experience to properly carry out the activities authorised by the accreditation; and (b) that the applicant satisfies any other requirements for accreditation prescribed by the regulations. (2) The Minister may establish various classes of accreditation for the purposes of this Act. (3) An accreditation may, according to its terms, be limited as to the matters to be covered by the accreditation. 31—Authority conferred by accreditation An accreditation may authorise the person named in the accreditation to do any 1 or more of the following (subject to, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the accreditation): (a) to conduct tests on radiation sources; (b) to undertake activities to assess compliance with this Act or any requirements prescribed by the regulations; (c) to issue certificates of compliance or certificates of competency in relation to matters regulated under this Act; (d) to conduct courses of training leading to qualifications to hold a licence or registration under this Act; (e) to carry out such other activities as may be determined or approved by the Minister. 32—Reliance on professional advice The Minister may, in the exercise of a function under this Act, rely on a certificate issued by a person who holds an accreditation under this Division. 33—Offences (1) A person who is not an accredited person under this Division must not hold themself out as, or pretend to be, the holder of an accreditation under this Division. (2) A person must not alter or permit to be altered any information or statement in a certificate issued by an accredited person for the purposes of this Act unless— (a) the alteration is authorised in writing by the accredited person who issued the certificate; or (b) the alteration is made in prescribed circumstances. (3) A person must not, in issuing a certificate of compliance or a certificate of competency for the purposes of this Act, make or cause to be made a statement that is false or misleading in a material particular.