New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 200

200 Application for renewal of accreditation

(1) A biosecurity certifier may apply to an accreditation authority for renewal of accreditation as a biosecurity certifier.

(2) An application must--

(a) be in a form approved by the accreditation authority, and

(b) include or be accompanied by any information or evidence of a kind prescribed by the regulations, and

(c) include or be accompanied by any other information or evidence that the accreditation authority reasonably requires to assess the application.

(3) The accreditation authority may require a fee to be paid for an application for renewal of accreditation.

(4) The accreditation authority may require the application fee to accompany the application.

(5) The amount of the application fee is--

(a) if the accreditation authority is the Secretary--the amount provided for by the regulations, or

(b) in any other case--the amount required by the accreditation authority.

(6) If an application for renewal of accreditation is duly made to an accreditation authority before the expiry of accreditation, accreditation is taken to continue in force until the accreditation authority notifies the applicant of a decision to grant or refuse the application.