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NATIONAL GREENHOUSE AND ENERGY REPORTING ACT 2007 - SECT 74A

Audits of persons providing information under section 20--other

  (1)   The Regulator may appoint a registered greenhouse and energy auditor as an audit team leader to carry out an audit of the compliance of a person required to provide information under section   20 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.

  (3)   The person must provide the audit team leader and any audit team members with all reasonable facilities and assistance necessary for the effective exercise of the audit team leader's duties under this Act.

Civil penalty:

  (a)   for an individual--50 penalty units; or

  (b)   otherwise--250 penalty units.

  (4)   If a person required to provide information under section   20 is given a notice under subsection   (2), the person must arrange for the audit team leader to carry out the audit.

Civil penalty:

  (a)   for an individual--50 penalty units; or

  (b)   otherwise--250 penalty units.



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