Biosecurity Act 2023

The director‑general may require that a biosecurity auditor carry out an audit (a biosecurity audit) in relation to an authorisation‑holder, for 1 or more of the following purposes:

to assess an authorisation‑holder’s eligibility to hold their permit, registration or approval;

to assess the authorisation‑holder’s compliance, or capability of complying, with this Act;

to identify ways to improve the authorisation‑holder’s compliance with this Act.

A certifier authority or auditor authority—

must require a biosecurity audit of a person the authority has approved as a biosecurity certifier or biosecurity auditor if requested in writing by the director‑general; and

may otherwise require a biosecurity audit of a person the authority has approved as a biosecurity certifier or biosecurity auditor.