Rail Safety National Law (Queensland)
sec.68Application for variation of accreditation
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sec.68 Application for variation of accreditation
An accredited person may, at any time, apply to the Regulator for variation of the accreditation. An accredited person must apply to the Regulator for variation of the accreditation if— the applicant proposes to vary the scope and nature of the railway operations in respect of which the applicant is accredited; or the applicant no longer has the competence or capacity to manage risks to safety associated with the railway operations in respect of which the applicant is accredited; or any other variation is proposed in respect of the railway operations in respect of which the applicant is accredited that should be reflected in the accreditation. An application for variation must be made in the manner and form approved by the Regulator and— must specify the details of the variation being sought; and must contain the prescribed information. The Regulator may require an accredited person who has applied for a variation— to supply further information requested by the Regulator; and to verify by statutory declaration any information supplied to the Regulator. Section 66 applies to an application for variation as if a reference in that section to accreditation were a reference to variation of accreditation. s 68 amd 2023 No. 14 (SA) s 6 (sec.68-ssec.1) An accredited person may, at any time, apply to the Regulator for variation of the accreditation. (sec.68-ssec.2) An accredited person must apply to the Regulator for variation of the accreditation if— the applicant proposes to vary the scope and nature of the railway operations in respect of which the applicant is accredited; or the applicant no longer has the competence or capacity to manage risks to safety associated with the railway operations in respect of which the applicant is accredited; or any other variation is proposed in respect of the railway operations in respect of which the applicant is accredited that should be reflected in the accreditation. (sec.68-ssec.3) An application for variation must be made in the manner and form approved by the Regulator and— must specify the details of the variation being sought; and must contain the prescribed information. (sec.68-ssec.4) The Regulator may require an accredited person who has applied for a variation— to supply further information requested by the Regulator; and to verify by statutory declaration any information supplied to the Regulator. (sec.68-ssec.5) Section 66 applies to an application for variation as if a reference in that section to accreditation were a reference to variation of accreditation.
- (a) the applicant proposes to vary the scope and nature of the railway operations in respect of which the applicant is accredited; or
- (b) the applicant no longer has the competence or capacity to manage risks to safety associated with the railway operations in respect of which the applicant is accredited; or