Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00974:reg:45
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00974
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 45
Character Range: 59724–60708

45  National Regulator may conduct audits
 (1) The National Regulator may, at any time:
 (a) conduct an audit; or
 (b) request another person, in writing, to conduct an audit;
of a matter mentioned in subsection (2) in relation to a survey of a domestic commercial vessel by an accredited marine surveyor.
 (2) The matters that may be audited are the following:
 (a) recommendations made by the surveyor in relation to an application by a person for the issue of a certificate of survey for a domestic commercial vessel, or in relation to a periodic survey of a domestic commercial vessel, and the documents accompanying the recommendation;
 (b) the processes followed by the surveyor to conduct a marine survey;
 (c) the conduct of the surveyor's surveying under a Quality Management System of ISO 9001: 2008 or an equivalent management system, or in accordance with processes approved by the National Regulator;
 (d) the records kept by the surveyor in accordance with section 40.