Accreditation process

Subregulations (1) and (2) do not apply if the accreditation document is not in the accredited assessor’s possession because — (a) it has been returned to the regulator under regulation 126; or (b) the accreditation assessor has applied for, but has not received, a replacement accreditation document under regulation 127.

If the regulator grants an accreditation, it must issue to the applicant an accreditation document in the form determined by the regulator.

An accreditation document must include the following — (a) the name of the accredited assessor; (b) the class of high risk work to which the accreditation relates; (c) any conditions imposed on the accreditation by the regulator; (d) the date on which the accreditation was granted; (e) the expiry date of the accreditation.

If an assessor is accredited to conduct a competency assessment in relation to more than 1 class of high risk work, the regulator may issue to the accredited assessor 1 accreditation document in relation to some or all of those classes of high risk work.

If 2 or more of the classes of high risk work referred to in subregulation (3) represent levels of the same type of work, it is sufficient if the accreditation document contains a description of the class of work that represents the highest level.

An accredited assessor must keep the accreditation document available for inspection under the Act.

An accredited assessor must make the accreditation document available for inspection by any person in relation to whom the assessor is conducting, or is to conduct, a competency assessment.

After the date specified in a notice under subregulation (1), the regulator must — (a) if the applicant has made a submission in relation to the proposed refusal to grant the accreditation — consider that submission; and (b) whether or not the applicant has made a submission — decide whether to grant or refuse to…