Any applicant for certification to a Scheme operated by ACRS must complete and submit this Certification Agreement at the same time as the application form and supporting documentation.
The Certification Agreement applies to:
(a) all schemes operated by the Authority;
(b) all applications for Certification to any scheme;
(c) all applications for changes to any existing Certification;
(d) all existing Certified Firms and Certification.
This Certification Agreement fulfils the requirements for certification agreements as specified in:
- AS/NZS ISO/IEC 17021:2011 Conformity assessment - Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems (which is the Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand identical direct text adoption of ISO/IEC 17021:2011);
- AS/NZS ISO/IEC 17065:2013 Conformity assessment - Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services (which is the Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand identical direct text adoption of ISO/IEC 17065:2012); and
- Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ) accreditation requirements.
This Certification Agreement is a legally enforceable agreement between the Authority and Client.
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CERTIFICATION AGREEMENT
For any application to be considered, an applicant firm must include this Certification Agreement with the application form.
This form is effective from 10 February 2016.
Current Version: December 2019
Updated 28 January 2020)
Certification Agreement (647 KB)