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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Administration - Accredited persons

30D: Revocation of accreditation

You could also call this:

“When and how the government can take away someone's special permission to do certain jobs”

The Secretary has the power to take away someone’s accreditation as an accredited person. This can happen if the person doesn’t meet the requirements anymore, doesn’t follow the rules, doesn’t do their job well enough, or has been found guilty of breaking a specific law.

The Secretary can also remove a person’s name from a letter of accreditation if that person doesn’t follow the rules, doesn’t do their job well enough, or has been found guilty of breaking a specific law.

Before the Secretary can do either of these things, they must give the person a chance to explain their side of the story.

If the Secretary does take away someone’s accreditation or remove their name from a letter of accreditation, that person is no longer considered an accredited person from that day on.

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Part 5 Administration
Accredited persons

30DRevocation of accreditation

  1. Subject to subsection (3), the Secretary may at any time revoke the accreditation of any person as an accredited person if the Secretary is satisfied that the person—

  2. no longer meets all the requirements for accreditation prescribed by regulations made under this Act; or
    1. has failed to comply with any condition imposed by the Secretary in respect of that person's accreditation; or
      1. has failed to exercise or perform the powers, functions, and duties of an accredited person to a satisfactory standard; or
        1. has been convicted of an offence against section 32(fa).

          1. Subject to subsection (3), where the Secretary is satisfied that any person whose name is specified in a letter of accreditation pursuant to section 30A(2)—

          2. has failed to comply with any condition imposed by the Secretary in respect of that letter of accreditation; or
            1. has failed to exercise or perform the powers, functions, and duties of an accredited person to a satisfactory standard; or
              1. has been convicted of an offence against section 32(fa),—
                  1. the Secretary may remove that person's name from that letter of accreditation.

                1. The Secretary shall not revoke the accreditation of any person pursuant to subsection (1), or remove the name of any person from a letter of accreditation pursuant to subsection (2), unless the Secretary has first given that person an opportunity to be heard.

                2. Where the Secretary revokes the accreditation of any person pursuant to subsection (1), or removes the name of any person from a letter of accreditation pursuant to subsection (2), that person shall be deemed, from the date of that revocation or removal, not to be an accredited person for the purposes of this Act.

                Notes
                • Section 30D: inserted, on , by section 13 of the Weights and Measures Amendment Act 1991 (1991 No 9).