Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) In this
section —
"approved auditor", in relation to an audit, means
a person approved by the Chief Officer under subsection (5);
"audit" includes an investigation.
(2) The Chief Officer
may direct a person who is involved in the control or management of a
dangerous goods site to engage and pay for an approved auditor to conduct an
audit into and report to the Chief Officer about all or any of the
following —
(a) the
risk to people, property or the environment from dangerous goods on the site;
(b) the
safety of the whole or a part of the site, or of any building, structure,
plant, equipment or thing on the site, or of any activities on the site;
(c) the
adequacy and effectiveness of any safety management document relating to the
site;
(d) a
dangerous goods incident or a dangerous situation on the site.
(3) The direction
must —
(a)
state the reasons for and the objectives of the audit;
(b)
specify the matters in subsection (2) to be audited; and
(c) set
a date on or before which the report is to be given to the Chief Officer.
(4) The Chief Officer
may at any time amend or cancel a direction given under this section.
(5) For the purposes
of this section the Chief Officer may approve a person as an auditor in
relation to an audit if the Chief Officer is satisfied the person —
(a) has
qualifications and experience that are appropriate to the audit;
(b) is
independent of the site where the audit is to be conducted and of any business
conducted there; and
(c) is
able to conduct the audit and to prepare a report in accordance with the
direction given as to the audit.