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PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS ACT 2023 (NO. 8 OF 2023)
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Name of Act
2. Commencement
3. Dictionary
4. Notes
5. Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
PART 2--OBJECTS AND IMPORTANT CONCEPTS
6. Objects of Act
7. Meaning of professional engineer
8. Meaning of professional engineering service
9. Meaning of area of engineering
PART 3--REGISTRAR AND DEPUTY REGISTRARS
10. Appointment of Australian Capital Territory Professional Engineers
11. Delegation by registrar
12. Appointment of deputy registrars
13. Functions of deputy registrars
PART 4--REGISTRATION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
Division 4.1--Requirement to be registered
14. Requirement to be registered
Division 4.2--Registration
15. Meaning of suitability information—pt 4
16. Applications for registration
17. Eligibility for registration
18. Applications for renewal
19. Eligibility for registration renewal
20. Registrar may request more information
21. Change of information must be provided
22. Deciding applications
23. Continuation of registration until application for renewal decided
24. Registration conditions
25. Registration term
26. Registration certificates
Division 4.3--Obligations of professional engineers
27. Obligations
Division 4.4--Variation of registration and changes to circumstances and details
28. Variation of registration
29. Notifying registrar about change of information
Division 4.5--Register of professional engineers
30. Registrar must keep professional engineers register
31. Publication of certain information in engineers register
PART 5--ASSESSMENT ENTITIES
32. Approval for assessment entity to conduct assessment scheme
33. Variation of approval
34. Revocation of approval
PART 6--REGULATORY ACTION--PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
Division 6.1--Disciplinary action
35. Definitions—div 6.1
36. Grounds for disciplinary action
37. Notice of proposed disciplinary action
38. Taking disciplinary action
39. Not taking disciplinary action
40. Effect of suspension
Division 6.2--Immediate suspension or cancellation of registration
41. Immediate suspension or cancellation
42. Effect of immediate suspension
43. Revoking immediate suspension or cancellation
Division 6.3--Other regulatory action
44. Voluntary cancellation of registration
45. Application to disqualify person from applying for registration
Division 6.4--Miscellaneous
46. Registrar may consult people before exercising functions
PART 7--ENFORCEMENT
Division 7.1--Preliminary
47. Definitions—pt 7
Division 7.2--Authorised people generally
48. Appointment of authorised people
49. Identity cards
50. Authorised person must show identity card on exercising power of entry
Division 7.3--Powers of authorised people
51. Power to enter premises
52. Production of identity card
53. Consent to entry
54. General powers on entry to premises
55. Power to obtain, inspect and copy documents
56. Abrogation of privilege against self-incrimination
57. Warning to be given
PART 8--OFFENCES
58. Providing professional engineering service without registration
59. False or misleading representation about registration
60. Failure to comply with condition of registration
61. Failure to comply with approved code of practice
62. Allowing unregistered people to provide professional engineering
PART 9--COMPLAINTS ABOUT PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
Division 9.1--Preliminary
63. Definitions—pt 9
Division 9.2--Making complaints
64. When may someone complain about a professional engineer?
65. Making a complaint on behalf of another person
66. Form and contents of complaint
67. Withdrawal of complaint
Division 9.3--Dealing with complaints
68. Notifying professional engineer about complaint
69. Consideration of complaint
70. Registrar may request information or statement
Division 9.4--Finalising complaints
71. No further action
72. Notice of outcome of complaint consideration
Division 9.5--Miscellaneous
73. Immunity from liability
PART 10--INFORMATION SHARING
Division 10.1--Information sharing—public safety information
74. Definitions—div 10.1
75. Sharing public safety information—territory agencies
76. Sharing public safety information—non-territory agencies
Division 10.2--Information sharing—protected information
77. Offences—use or divulge protected information
PART 11--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS
78. Definitions—pt 11
79. Applications for reconsideration
80. Reconsideration of internally reviewable decisions
81. Reviewable decision notice
82. Applications for review of ACAT reviewable decisions
PART 12--MISCELLANEOUS
83. Qualifications, experience and competencies for professional engineers
84. Continuing professional development for professional engineers
85. Codes of practice
86. Protection of public officials from liability
87. Incorporating, applying or adopting documents in regulations and certain
88. Determination of fees
89. Regulation-making power
PART 13--CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
90. Consequential amendments
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
DICTIONARY
ENDNOTES
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