Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996
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National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008)NoticesNational Norms and Standards for the Sorting, Shredding, Grinding, Crushing, Screening, Chipping or Baling of General Waste, 2017Chapter 3 : Management of Facilities that Sort, Shred, Grind, Crush, Screen, Chip or Bale General Waste11. Auditing |
| (1) | Internal audits must be conducted bi-annually by the waste facility owner and on each occasion a report must be compiled for record purposes. |
| (2) | The waste facility owner must appoint a suitably qualified independent auditor to undertake external audits biennially. |
| (3) | A competent authority may prescribe auditing formats and methodologies to be applied by the external auditor. |
| (4) | The external audit report must— |
| (a) | Detail the extent of compliance with the conditions of these standards for the reporting period; |
| (b) | Specify non-compliances identified and rectified prior to the audit; |
| (c) | Contain recommendations regarding non-compliance or potential non-compliance ; and |
| (d) | Specify target dates for the implementation of the recommendations and whether corrective action taken for the previous audit non-compliances was adequate. |
