Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (CERTIFICATION OF PLANT USERS AND OPERATORS) REGULATIONS 2000 (2000 NO 48) - REG 21

(1)      On receiving an application under regulation 20 , the commissioner must—

        (a)     issue a certificate of accreditation to the applicant stating the kinds of assessment that may be done under the certificate; or

        (b)     vary the certificate by issuing a new certificate with another endorsement accrediting the applicant to perform the kind of assessment applied for (the new certificate ); or

    b     refuse to accredit, or to vary the accreditation of, the applicant as an assessor.

(2)      The commissioner may refuse to issue a certificate of accreditation, or vary the accreditation of a person as an assessor, if satisfied that the applicant is not competent to be an assessor or to do the kind of assessments applied for.

(3)      If the commissioner varies a certificate, the holder of the certificate must surrender the previous certificate within 14 days after the new certificate is given to the holder.

Maximum penalty (subregulation (3)): 5 penalty units.