New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 270

270 Grounds for suspension or cancellation of approval

(1) Each of the following constitutes grounds for suspending or cancelling approval to exercise the functions of an accreditation authority--

(a) the Secretary is of the opinion that the accreditation authority has contravened a requirement imposed by or under this Act,

(b) the Secretary is of the opinion that the accreditation authority is not a suitable person to be approved to exercise the functions of an accreditation authority,

(c) the Secretary receives information about the accreditation authority and the Secretary is of the opinion that, had the information been received at the time when the application for approval or renewal of the approval was made, the Secretary would have refused the application,

(d) any other grounds prescribed by the regulations.

(2) A decision about the suitability of a person for approval may be made having regard to any of the following--

(a) the fact that the accreditation authority has been found guilty of an offence under this Act or the regulations, or an offence under any other Act or law,

(b) a biosecurity audit,

(c) any matter prescribed by the regulations,

(d) any other circumstances that the Secretary considers relevant.

(3) In this Division--

"accreditation authority" includes a former accreditation authority.