(1) Before varying a conformity assessment body determination under this Division, the Secretary must:
(a) notify the Australian conformity assessment body in writing that the Secretary proposes the variation and set out the reasons for it; and
(b) give the body a reasonable opportunity to make submissions to the Secretary in relation to the proposed variation.
(2) The Secretary must not make a decision relating to the proposed variation until the Secretary has had regard to any submissions the body makes under paragraph (1)(b).
(3) This regulation does not apply if the body applied for the variation.