Biosecurity Act 2014

This section applies if—

the chief executive receives under section 472, in a period of 1 year, at least 3 audit reports in relation to audits of the business of the other party to a compliance agreement; and

each report shows the other party has not remedied a particular noncompliance in relation to the business.

The chief executive may decide to conduct a nonconformance audit of the business if the chief executive considers it appropriate to conduct the audit.

The nonconformance audit may be conducted by an auditor—

who is an employee of the department; or

decided by the chief executive.

The chief executive may recover the cost of conducting the nonconformance audit as a debt payable by the other party to the State.