New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 194

194 Responsible accreditation authority

(1) An accreditation authority that grants accreditation to a person as a biosecurity certifier is the
"responsible accreditation authority" in relation to that accreditation.

(2) An accreditation authority ceases to be the responsible accreditation authority in relation to an accreditation if the accreditation is renewed by another accreditation authority. In that case, the accreditation authority that renews the accreditation becomes the responsible accreditation authority in relation to the accreditation.

(3) The Secretary is entitled, but is not required, to exercise any of the functions of the responsible accreditation authority in relation to an accreditation granted or renewed by an accreditation authority.

(4) If an accreditation authority ceases to be an accreditation authority in relation to accreditation generally or a class of accreditation, the functions of the responsible accreditation authority in relation to any accreditation, or accreditation of that class, that has already been granted or renewed by that accreditation authority may be exercised by--

(a) any accreditation authority approved by the Secretary to exercise the functions of the accreditation authority in respect of the accreditation or class of accreditation concerned, or

(b) if no accreditation authority has been so approved, the Secretary.