Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify requirements for accreditation or variation application
- Documentation and requirements relevant to the application for, or variation to, accreditation is accessed and interpreted
- Policies and objectives that express the organisation's commitment to regulatory compliance management are developed
- Plan is prepared for the development of compliance requirements
- Required resources are identified and maintained to support the plan and approval from relevant personnel is gained
- Framework for the regulatory compliance management system is established and implemented
- Scope of proposed compliance requirements and resources is determined in consultation with relevant personnel and regulatory compliance is integrated in to all relevant documentation
- Consultation process is documented, information on the regulatory compliance system and procedures is explained and ready access to this information by all relevant stakeholders is ensured
- Collate, compile and submit application for accreditation or variation
- Relevant documentation relating to governance, scope of operations, systems and procedures to meet application requirements is collected
- Endorsement and sign off of documents by relevant authorising officers is ensured
- Required resources to meet scope of operations are identified and documented
- Completed application with supporting evidence is verified prior to sign off by senior management
- Finalised application is submitted to the relevant jurisdiction regulatory body
- Requests for further details or additional information are acted upon in a timely manner