Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00025:body:0:p7
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as described in the exposition) independent audits to monitor:
           (i) the MTO's maintenance training standards; and
           (ii) the integrity of assessments done by the MTO; and
           (iii) compliance with and adequacy of the MTO's procedures; and
3. a remedial, corrective and preventative plan that includes:
           (i) a feedback system of audit findings to the accountable manager and each responsible manager; and
           (ii) a way of ensuring that the feedback system includes the taking of any necessary corrective action by the MTO; and
4. a system for regular review of the quality management system to ensure its continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness, including assessment of opportunities for improvement and the need for changes to the quality system.
      (c) For subparagraph (b) 2, the quality management system must provide for the audit to be performed by a suitably qualified person who is independent of the person with responsibility for the MTO's quality management system.

        147.A.135 Assessments
      (a) An MTO's assessment staff must ensure the security of all assessment questions.
      (b) If a student is found to have cheated in an assessment, the MTO must:
1. declare the student's assessment void; and
2. not permit the student to take any assessment for at least 12 months from the day of the declaration; and
3. give CASA notice, in writing, of the details of the cheating within 28 days of the making of the declaration; and
4. upon request, provide CASA with further information about the cheating.
      (c) If a member of the teaching staff of an MTO provides assessment answers to a student being assessed or otherwise assists a student to cheat, the MTO must:
1. disqualify the person from being an assessor; and
2. declare the assessment void in accordance with the MTO's control procedures; and
3. give CASA notice, in writing, of the details of the incident, including the name of the staff member, within 28 days of the disqualification; and
4. provide CASA with such further information about the incident as CASA requests.
      (d) In paragraph 147.A.135 (b), cheating includes any student found during an assessment to be cheating, or in possession of material pertaining to the assessment subject other than the assessment papers and associated authorised documentation.
      (e) An MTO must have a control procedure for declaring assessment void in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (c).

        147.A.137 Conducting assessment
      (a) An MTO must:
1. not conduct an assessment unless it is approved to conduct the corresponding training; and
2. conduct an assessment for each maintenance training course that it provides.
      (b) An MTO must ensure that the assessment for a course is provided in accordance with Subparts C and D.

        147.A.138 Qualifications on completion of course
      (a)  An MTO