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BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 207
Biosecurity certifier to be given opportunity to make submissions about suspension
207 Biosecurity certifier to be given opportunity to make submissions about
suspension
(1) Before suspending the accreditation of a biosecurity certifier, an
accreditation authority must-- (a) give notice in writing to the
biosecurity certifier of the accreditation authority's intention to suspend
accreditation and the proposed grounds for doing so, and
(b) invite the
biosecurity certifier to make a submission to the accreditation authority
about the proposed suspension, and
(c) take into account any submission made
to the accreditation authority by the biosecurity certifier before the
deadline for the making of a submission.
(2) An accreditation authority is to
specify a deadline for the making of a submission to the
accreditation authority about the proposed suspension that is at least 30 days
after the notice of the proposed suspension is given to the
biosecurity certifier.
(3) An accreditation authority is not required to give
notice under this section of a proposed suspension if the
accreditation authority proposes to suspend the accreditation because the
accreditation authority is of the opinion that-- (a) the suspension relates to
a matter of critical non-compliance, or
(b) the biosecurity certifier has
issued a biosecurity certificate that is false or misleading in a material
particular or has otherwise engaged in fraudulent behaviour.
(4) However, if
the accreditation authority suspends accreditation of a biosecurity certifier
without giving prior notice to the biosecurity certifier, the
accreditation authority must-- (a) give the biosecurity certifier notice in
writing of the grounds for the suspension, and
(b) invite the
biosecurity certifier to make a submission to the accreditation authority
about the suspension by a specified deadline that is at least 30 days after
the notice is given to the biosecurity certifier.
(5) If the
biosecurity certifier makes a submission to the accreditation authority about
the suspension before the specified deadline, the accreditation authority
must-- (a) decide whether the suspension should be revoked or continued,
having regard to that submission, and
(b) give notice in writing of that
decision to the biosecurity certifier.
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