Complaints, investigations and audits of certifiers and accreditation authorities
106 Complaints, investigations and audits of certifiers and accreditation authorities
The Secretary may, whether or not the Secretary has received a complaint, investigate—
a registered certifier, former registered certifier, accreditation authority or former accreditation authority, or
the carrying out of certification work or the exercise of a function of an accreditation authority, or
any other matter that may constitute a breach of this Act or the regulations.
The Secretary may require that a complaint made to the Secretary about any matter referred to in subsection (1) (a)–(c) be in a form approved by the Secretary. However, the Secretary is not required to investigate a matter even if a complaint is made in the approved form.
The Secretary may conduct an audit of a registered certifier or an accreditation authority at any time.
This section does not limit any other power that the Secretary may have under this or any other Act or law to receive a complaint, investigate a matter or conduct an audit.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
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