Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

The CEO must cause a register of auditors to be kept for the purposes of this Act.

The CEO must register an individual in the register if:

the individual has applied for registration in accordance with regulations made for the purposes of subsection (4); and

the CEO is satisfied that it is appropriate to register the individual as an auditor, having regard to:

the individual’s qualifications, knowledge, expertise, competence and independence; and

any other matters as are prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subparagraph; and

any other matters the CEO considers relevant.

The CEO may impose conditions on an individual’s registration (see section 462J).

If the CEO is not satisfied that it is appropriate to register the individual as an auditor, the CEO must refuse to register the individual.

The regulations may provide for any of the following:

the form and content of the register;

publication of the register;

the form and content of applications for registration and the manner in which applications are to be made;

fees to be paid in connection with registration (including ongoing or recurrent fees to maintain registration);

requirements to be met in order to maintain registration;

review of registration;

suspension of registration in prescribed circumstances;

deregistration in prescribed circumstances;

inspection of the performance of registered auditors in conducting directed environmental audits;

inspection of the performance of registered auditors in conducting compliance audits;

inspection of the performance of registered auditors in conducting environmental audits required by conditions of approvals under Part 9;

other matters in connection with registration in the register.

A fee under paragraph (4)(d) must not be such as to amount to taxation.

The register is not a legislative instrument.