Quote Originally Posted by Bruce Sollitt View Post
I agree Roger. Although Crunch has also stated that, once issued, a COD cannot be rescinded. Which was the comment that prompted the enquiry as, if a precedent is established, it opens significant floodgates.
You can't have a situation where a COD has been issued in error and despite that it can't be rescinded. A COD is applied for by an applicant who provides information in support of the application to a vetting group. The COD is approved or decline on the basis of the information provided. If it is subsequently found the information provided is wrong (either by error or deliberately) then the basis of issue is flawed and it should be reassessed with the correct information. If this results in the COD being withdrawn then I would think the applicant has no come-back against MSNZ.
It seems totally illogical that an applicant can put in a COD application saying his car has X gearbox (which complies) when all along it had a Y gearbox that didn't comply and then demand the COD stands despite the clear error. It should make no difference whether the "error" was deliberate or a genuine mistake.