New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 209

209 Biosecurity certifier to be given opportunity to make submissions about cancellation

(1) Before cancelling 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 cancel 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 cancellation, 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 must specify a deadline for the making of a submission to the accreditation authority about the proposed cancellation that is at least 30 days after the notice of the proposed cancellation is given to the biosecurity certifier.

(3) An accreditation authority is not required to give notice under this section of a proposed cancellation if--

(a) the accreditation of the biosecurity certifier is suspended and either--

(i) the biosecurity certifier was given an opportunity to make a submission about the suspension before the suspension took effect, or

(ii) the biosecurity certifier was given an opportunity to make a submission about the suspension after the suspension took effect, and the period specified by the accreditation authority for the making of that submission has ended, or

(b) the biosecurity certifier has applied for cancellation of accreditation.