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About
If you have an appeal or complaint about a certification audit or certification activities, you can submit it here. Submissions are reviewed through a fair and objective procedure, and we will inform you of the outcome and actions taken.
Our staff will review your submission and reply within 10 days of submission with its status and the next steps or the outcome.
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What can be submitted
- Appeals against the audit process or audit results
- Appeals against certification decisions or handling
- Complaints about an auditor's conduct of the audit
- Complaints about our handling or service
- Issues with procedure, schedule or audit scope
- Other matters relating to certification that need improvement
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Handling procedure
- 1Appeal or complaint received
- 2Review and fact-finding
- 3Action and correction
- 4Result communicated
You are fully protected
Appeals and complaints are handled fairly and objectively, and the personal information and details of the person submitting are protected according to our rules.
- Your identity and submission are not disclosed beyond the staff handling it
- Raising an appeal or complaint never affects your audit or certification decision
- Staff who were not involved in the audit review it independently
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