Section 459 — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: Appointment of auditor and carrying out of audit

(1) If the Minister gives the holder of an environmental authority a notice under section 458, the holder must appoint an environmental auditor and arrange for the auditor to carry out an environmental audit in accordance with the notice. (2) The holder of an environmental authority must not contravene subsection (1). Civil penalty: 500 penalty units. (3) The holder must not appoint an officer or employee of the holder to be an environmental auditor. (4) The holder must not appoint a person to be an environmental auditor unless the Minister has approved the person for such appointment before the appointment is made. (5) An appointment of a person as an environmental auditor made otherwise than in accordance with subsections (3) and (4) has no effect.