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(1) If a person is, or has been, the project proponent for an eligible offsets project, the Regulator may appoint a registered greenhouse and energy auditor as an audit team leader to carry out an audit of the person's compliance with one or more aspects of this Act or the associated provisions.
(2) The Regulator must give written notice to the person of a decision to appoint an audit team leader under subsection (1). The notice must:
(a) specify the audit team leader; and
(b) specify the period within which the audit is to be undertaken; and
(c) specify the type of audit to be carried out; and
(d) specify the matters to be covered by the audit; and
(e) be given to the person at a reasonable time before the audit is to be undertaken.
Note: For the conduct of an audit under this section, see section 75 of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 .
(3) The person must provide the audit team leader, and any persons assisting the audit team leader, with all reasonable facilities and assistance necessary for the effective exercise of the audit team leader's duties under this Act.
Ancillary contraventions
(4) A person must not:
(a) aid, abet, counsel or procure a contravention of subsection (3); or
(b) induce, whether by threats or promises or otherwise, a contravention of subsection (3); or
(c) be in any way, directly or indirectly, knowingly concerned in, or party to, a contravention of subsection (3); or
(d) conspire with others to effect a contravention of subsection (3).
(5) Subsections (3) and (4) are civil penalty provisions .
Note: Part 21 provides for pecuniary penalties for breaches of civil penalty provisions.