The registration of a professional engineer—
(a) begins on the day stated in the registration certificate; and
(b) ends on the earliest of the following:
(i) 3 years after the registration begins;
(ii) if a shorter period is prescribed by regulation—the end of that period;
(iii) if the registration is cancelled under division 6.1 (Disciplinary action), division 6.2 (Immediate suspension or cancellation of registration) or section 44 (Voluntary cancellation of registration)—the day the cancellation takes effect.