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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
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