Site Auditors carry out independent reviews of the work of contaminated land consultants.
A statutory site audit is one of these independent reviews which are required by law.
A statutory site audit can only be carried out by site auditors accredited under legislation. New South Wales and Victoria have legislation to that affect.
The other states formally recognise the site auditors from New South Wales and Victoria for practice in their jurisdiction.
Queensland has a modified system, whereby they also recognise independent Third Party Reviewers (TPRs).
Western Australia has a formal audit scheme in their draft legislation.
The site audits are most often used either to facilitate property development requirements or in response to a formal notice from a regulatory body to remediate a facility.
These decisions have a significant potential impact on public health and/or the environment.
To this end, site auditors are considered to be the top level of contaminated land practitioners in the country.
They take on personal liability for the statements and reports that they make regarding the suitability of a site.
There exist specific requirements and guidelines for statutory site audits (and other non-statutory site audits) by which the site auditor must abide, including notification, adherence to applicable laws and guidelines and independence.
Failure to comply with the legal requirements as a site auditor can result in significant monetary fines to the site auditor.
OTEK has site auditors capable of performing statutory site audits.
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