(1) The Director-General must designate an employee of the Ministry to audit the provision of health care services of any kind by certified providers if, and only if, satisfied that—
(a) it is necessary or desirable to do so to enable providers or prospective providers who cannot find a convenient or appropriate auditing agency to audit their provision or likely future provision of health care services of any kind; and
(b) the Ministry—
(i) has in place effective systems for auditing the provision of services of that kind; and
(ii) has in place effective arrangements to avoid or manage any conflicts of interest that may arise in auditing the provision of services of that kind; and
(c) the person—
(i) has the technical expertise to audit the provision of services of that kind; and
(ii) will administer those systems and arrangements properly and competently, and in compliance with any conditions subject to which the designation is given; and
(iii) will comply with this Act.
(2) An auditing agency who is an employee of the Ministry may refuse to audit the provision of health care services by any person unless the person has paid the prescribed fee (if any).