Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

NATIONAL GREENHOUSE AND ENERGY REPORTING REGULATIONS 2008 - REG 6.64

         (1)   A registered greenhouse and energy auditor must not cease to be a fit and proper person.

         (2)   In determining whether a registered greenhouse and energy auditor has ceased to be a fit and proper person, the Regulator must have regard to the information and evidence mentioned in regulation 6.23 and the following:

                (a)    whether the auditor has been convicted of an offence against a law of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory or a foreign country (including a state or similar division of a foreign country) if the offence had an element of dishonesty;

               (b)    whether there has been, in respect of the auditor, any finding of civil liability for any breach of trust or other breach of fiduciary duty, dishonesty, negligence or recklessness in the course of the auditor's work as a registered greenhouse and energy auditor;

                (c)    whether the auditor:

                          (i)    is bankrupt or has applied to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors; or

                         (ii)    has compounded with creditors or made an assignment of remuneration for their benefit;

               (d)    whether the auditor made a statement that was false or misleading in a material particular:

                          (i)    in an application for registration; or

                         (ii)    in a report under regulation 6.69; or

                        (iii)    to a person conducting a review under regulation 6.26 or an inspection under regulation 6.40;

                (e)    whether the auditor has had his or her membership of a relevant professional body cancelled.