Queensland Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 318YE

318YE Conditions of recognition

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

(2) The recognition is granted on the following conditions—

(a) 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;

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

(c) 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—

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

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

(iii) the term of the accreditation; and

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

(v) another matter prescribed by regulation;

(d) 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;

(e) the condition stated in subsection (3) ;

(f) another condition imposed by the chief executive.

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

(a) review the program for consistency with the changed standard; and

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

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

(ii) give a copy of the amended program to the chief executive.

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

(a) the recognition is granted; or

(b) amendment of the recognised accreditation program is approved.