New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 240

240 Appointment policy

(1) An accreditation authority that has the power to appoint biosecurity auditors is required to adopt an appointment policy for the purposes of this Act.

(2) An appointment policy may make provision for or with respect to the following matters--

(a) the qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience required with respect to the conduct of biosecurity audits by biosecurity auditors appointed by the accreditation authority,

(a1) the suitability of individuals to carry out the function of conducting biosecurity audits for biosecurity auditors appointed by the accreditation authority,

(b) any other matters prescribed by the regulations.

(3) An accreditation authority is to make the appointment policy publicly available.

(4) An appointment policy adopted by an accreditation authority (other than the Secretary) has no effect unless it has been approved by the Secretary.

(5) An accreditation authority may amend or replace an appointment policy adopted by the accreditation authority.

(6) Subsection (4) applies in relation to the amendment or replacement of an appointment policy in the same way as it applies to the adoption of an appointment policy.

(7) However, subsection (4) does not apply to an amendment of an appointment policy if the accreditation authority certifies that the amendment--

(a) is minor in nature or for the purpose of correcting an error, or

(b) is necessary to reflect a change of a course (including a continuing professional development course) or qualification or of the provider of a course or qualification.

(8) An accreditation authority may adopt different appointment policies for different types of biosecurity auditors or biosecurity audits.

(9) A reference in this Act to an accreditation authority's appointment policy is a reference to the appointment policy as adopted by the accreditation authority, being, if the authority has more than one policy, the appointment policy that is relevant to the appointment or type of appointment concerned.