Environmental Protection Act 1994

This section applies if—

an auditor prepares any of the following documents (each a relevant document)—

an environmental report about an audit under chapter 7, part 2, division 2;

a certification for a contaminated land investigation document under chapter 7, part 8;

a report or certification about an audit or evaluation of another matter or thing prescribed by regulation; and

the relevant document must be submitted, by the auditor or another person, to the administering authority.

The relevant document must be accompanied by a declaration by the auditor stating the following—

the auditor’s qualifications and experience relevant to the subject matter of the relevant document and any audit, investigation or evaluation to which the document relates;

if the relevant document is a report or certification mentioned in subsection (1)(a)(iii)—the document addresses the relevant matters for the audit or evaluation;

that the auditor has not knowingly included false, misleading or incomplete information in the relevant document;

that the auditor has not knowingly failed to reveal any relevant information or document to the administering authority;

the document is factually correct;

the opinions expressed in it are honestly and reasonably held.