Environmental Protection Act 1994

Before applying for renewal of the recognition of an accreditation program for an agricultural ERA, the owner of the program must have the management and operation of the program assessed under this section by a person approved by the chief executive.

On request by the owner of the program, the chief executive may approve a stated person to carry out the assessment if the chief executive is satisfied the person is—

appropriately qualified to carry out the assessment; and

not employed, engaged or otherwise involved in the operation or management of the program.

The matters assessed by the person must include—

the operation of the program in relation to providing the functions mentioned in section 318YB; and

the arrangements, procedures and controls that are in place for each of the functions.

The assessment must not be started earlier than 1 year before the term of the recognition ends.