Environmental Protection Act 1994

This section applies if the chief executive recognises an accreditation program for an agricultural ERA.

The recognition is granted on the following conditions—

a person may only be accredited, however described, under the program if the person, in carrying out the agricultural ERA, does not contravene an agricultural ERA standard that applies to the agricultural ERA;

the owner of the program must make and keep records about decisions made to accredit persons under the program;

the owner of the program must keep an up-to-date register of persons who have been accredited under the program that contains, for each person—

the person’s name, ACN or ABN (if any) and contact details; and

the address of the land on which the person carries out the agricultural ERA; and

the term of the accreditation; and

the conditions (if any) imposed on the person’s accreditation; and

another matter prescribed by regulation;

the owner of the program must give the chief executive a copy of the register mentioned in paragraph (c) each year, within 10 business days after the anniversary of the program’s recognition;

the condition stated in subsection (3);

another condition imposed by the chief executive.

If an agricultural ERA standard that applies to the agricultural ERA changes, the owner of the recognised accreditation program must—

review the program for consistency with the changed standard; and

if the program is not consistent with the changed standard, within 3 months after the changed standard is approved under section 318D—

amend the program so it is consistent with the changed standard; and

give a copy of the amended program to the chief executive.

The chief executive may impose conditions on the recognition of an accreditation program when—

the recognition is granted; or

amendment of the recognised accreditation program is approved.