Steering Committee means the body that oversees the development and administration of NatHERS, currently the Energy Working Group of the Council of Australian Governments Energy Council. The Steering Committee has currently established and delegated responsibility for scheme administration to the NatHERS Administrator and responsibilities for implementation of the NatHERS Strategic Plan to the Buildings Committee of the Council of Australian Governments Energy Council. Technical Notes means the procedures detailed in the NatHERS Software Technical Notes published on for entering a characteristics into NatHERS Software in Regulatory building’s Mode. Universal Certificate means an official certificate using templates approved by the NatHERS Administrator and generated by the NatHERS Software detailing data from the Assessment. Assessor Accreditation Assessor qualification The Certificate IV in NatHERS Assessment (CPP41212) is the qualification approved for persons seeking accreditation with an AAO as an Assessor. From 1 January 2016, all Assessors will be required to hold a Certificate IV in NatHERS Assessment to maintain their accreditation. Further information about the course can be found at . Requirements for accreditation of Assessors A person (Applicant) may apply to an AAO to be accredited as an Assessor. An AAO may accredit an Applicant as an Assessor where the Applicant meets all of the following requirements: the Applicant has completed the required qualification in accordance with section 3.1; the Applicant has notified the AAO of any current or previous accreditation with another AAO; the Applicant has nominated to the AAO the software tools they will use, and the AAO has confirmed this to the Applicant (see section 3.5); the Applicant agrees that they will comply with the Assessor Code of AAO’s Practice; the Applicant agrees that, when using NatHERS Software to demonstrate compliance with a of the NCC, they will create and Jurisdiction’s application use Universal Certificates if the software has functionality to do so; and the Applicant agrees that they will conduct their Assessments in a way which ensures the health and safety of themselves, and others, so far as reasonably practicable and which complies with all relevant workplace health and safety laws in the Jurisdictions in which they operate. Where an Applicant applies to have their accreditation as an Assessor reinstated following cancellation by an AAO as a Disciplinary Action, or voluntarily withdrawal of their accreditation prior to Disciplinary Action taking effect, the AAO must seek
Steering Committee means the body that oversees the development and administration of NatHERS, currently the Energy Working Group of the Council of Australian Governments Energy Council. The Steering Committee has currently established and delegated responsibility for scheme administration to the NatHERS Administrator and responsibilities for implementation of the NatHERS Strategic Plan to the Buildings Committee of the Council of Australian Governments Energy Council. Technical Notes means the procedures detailed in the NatHERS Software Technical Notes published on for entering a building’s characteristics into NatHERS Software in Regulatory Mode. Universal Certificate means an official certificate using templates approved by the NatHERS Administrator and generated by the NatHERS Software detailing data from the Assessment. Assessor Accreditation Assessor qualification The Certificate IV in NatHERS Assessment (CPP41212) is the qualification approved for persons seeking accreditation with an AAO as an Assessor. From 1 January 2016, all Assessors will be required to hold a Certificate IV in NatHERS Assessment to maintain their accreditation. Further information about the course can be found at . Requirements for accreditation of Assessors A person (Applicant) may apply to an AAO to be accredited as an Assessor. An AAO may accredit an Applicant as an Assessor where the Applicant meets all of the following requirements: the Applicant has completed the required qualification in accordance with section 3.1; the Applicant has notified the AAO of any current or previous accreditation with another AAO; the Applicant has nominated to the AAO the software tools they will use, and the AAO has confirmed this to the Applicant (see section 3.5); the Applicant agrees that they will comply with the AAO’s Assessor Code of Practice; the Applicant agrees that, when using NatHERS Software to demonstrate compliance with a Jurisdiction’s application of the NCC, they will create and use Universal Certificates if the software has functionality to do so; and the Applicant agrees that they will conduct their Assessments in a way which ensures the health and safety of themselves, and others, so far as reasonably practicable and which complies with all relevant workplace health and safety laws in the Jurisdictions in which they operate. Where an Applicant applies to have their accreditation as an Assessor reinstated following cancellation by an AAO as a Disciplinary Action, or voluntarily withdrawal of their accreditation prior to Disciplinary Action taking effect, the AAO must seek
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