South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations (1) A licensee may
apply to the Authority to be accredited as an accredited licensee in respect
of a particular prescribed activity of environmental significance carried on
at premises occupied by the licensee.
(2) An application for
accreditation must be made in a manner and form approved by the Authority and
accompanied by any information required by the Authority.
(3) Subject to this
regulation, the Authority may grant accreditation if satisfied that—
(a) the
activity is being carried on at the premises to a high level of environmental
performance; and
(b) that
performance can be maintained for the duration of the term of the licence.
(4) In determining the
level of environmental performance for the purposes of subregulation (3),
the Authority may take into consideration the following:
(a) the
licensee's record of compliance with the Act and statutory instruments under
the Act;
(b)
whether the licensee has an environment improvement programme in place in
respect of the activity;
(c) any
other matter it considers relevant.
(5) The Authority must
not grant accreditation unless satisfied that the licensee has in place in
respect of the activity the following:
(a) an
environment management system approved by the Authority;
(b) an
environmental audit and compliance program approved by the Authority.
(6) The Authority
must, within 14 days of granting an application for accreditation,
publish a notice in the Gazette specifying the name of the accredited
licensee, the premises at which the accredited activity is carried on and the
nature of that activity.
(7) An accreditation
may, with the approval of the Authority, be transferred simultaneously with
the transfer of a licence under section 49 of the Act.