South Australian Current Regulations

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATIONS 2023 - REG 51

51—Eligibility for accreditation

        (1)         A person is eligible for accreditation as a site contamination auditor if the person—

            (a)         has the qualifications, experience, knowledge, understanding and ability set out in subregulation (2); and

            (b)         is a fit and proper person to be accredited.

        (2)         An applicant for accreditation must—

            (a)         have a tertiary qualification approved by the Authority in a relevant discipline; and

            (b)         have a total of at least 8 years of experience in the assessment and remediation of site contamination; and

            (c)         have knowledge and understanding at a level satisfactory to the Authority of—

                  (i)         the provisions of the Act and these regulations relating to site contamination assessment, remediation, audits and auditors; and

                  (ii)         codes of practice, guidelines and standards prepared or approved by the Authority that apply to site contamination assessment, remediation, audits and auditors; and

                  (iii)         the field of site contamination assessment and remediation; and

            (d)         have a demonstrated ability to put the knowledge and understanding referred to in paragraph (c) into practice, to a degree satisfactory to the Authority.

        (3)         For the purposes of determining whether a person is eligible for accreditation under subregulation (1), the Authority may, without limitation, take into account the following:

            (a)         any recommendations made in relation to the person by an accreditation committee;

            (b)         any offence committed by the person against the Act, these regulations or legislation similar to these regulations in force in another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth;

            (c)         any offence punishable by imprisonment committed by the person;

            (d)         the cancellation or suspension of accreditation or similar authority held by the person, or the disqualification of the person from practising as a site contamination auditor, under these regulations or under legislation similar to these regulations in force in another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth;

            (e)         whether, during the period of 10 years preceding the application for accreditation, the person has been an undischarged bankrupt or subject to a composition or deed or scheme of arrangement with or for the benefit of creditors.