(1) If the Inspector - General is satisfied that it is appropriate to do so, the Inspector - General may vary an annual review program.
(2) A variation of an annual review program must be in writing.
(3) The Inspector - General must consult the Director of Biosecurity and the Agriculture Minister before varying an annual review program. The Inspector - General may also consult any other person the Inspector - General considers appropriate.
(4) The Inspector - General is not subject to direction by the Agriculture Minister or the Director of Biosecurity in relation to a variation of:
(a) an annual review program; or
(b) the priority to be given to a particular review.
(5) If the Inspector - General varies an annual review program,
the varied review program must be published on the Inspector - General's
website.