Western Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ( GENERAL ) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 118

118 .         Decision on application

        (1)         Subject to subregulation (3), the regulator must grant an accreditation if satisfied about the matters referred to in subregulation (2).

        (2)         The regulator must be satisfied that —

            (a)         the applicant —

                  (i)         is qualified to conduct the competency assessment to which the application relates; and

                  (ii)         is able to conduct the competency assessment to which the application relates competently; and

                  (iii)         is able to ensure compliance with any conditions that will apply to the accreditation;

                or

            (b)         the applicant holds a current equivalent accreditation under a corresponding WHS law.

        (2A)         For the purposes of subregulation (2)(a)(i), an applicant is qualified to provide the competency assessment if —

            (a)         the applicant’s competencies, skills and knowledge are in accordance with the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015 (Commonwealth); and

            (b)         the applicant holds a current high risk work licence for the class of high risk work to which the competency assessment relates; and

            (c)         the applicant has acquired, through training and work experience, the skills necessary to assess a person’s competency to carry out high risk work of that class.

        (3)         The regulator must refuse to grant an accreditation if satisfied that —

            (a)         the applicant is disqualified under a corresponding WHS law from holding an equivalent accreditation; or

            (b)         the applicant, in making the application, has —

                  (i)         given information that is false or misleading in a material particular; or

                  (ii)         failed to give any material information that should have been given.

        (4)         If the regulator decides to grant the accreditation, it must notify the applicant within 14 days after making the decision.

        (5)         If the regulator does not make a decision within 120 days after receiving the application or the additional information requested under regulation 117, the regulator is taken to have refused to grant the accreditation applied for.

        (6)         [not used]

        Note for this regulation:

                A refusal to grant accreditation (including a refusal under subregulation (5)) is a reviewable decision (see regulation 676).