Queensland Numbered Acts

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2008 No. 14 - SECT 62

After section 167--

insert--

'In this division--

commencement means the commencement of this division.

pre-amended Act means this Act as in force immediately before the commencement.

preserved area of engineering means the following areas of engineering under the pre-amended Act--

(a) aeronautical engineering;

(b) agricultural engineering;

(c) chemical engineering;

(d) civil engineering;

(e) computer systems engineering;

(f) electrical engineering;

(g) mechanical engineering;

(h) metallurgical engineering;

(i) mining engineering;

(j) naval architectural engineering.

'(1) This section applies to any of the following applications if the application was made to the board, and not finally dealt with, before the commencement--

(a) an application for registration under the pre-amended Act, section 8;

(b) an application for renewal of registration under the pre-amended Act, section 18;

(c) an application for restoration of registration under the pre-amended Act, section 23.

'(2) The pre-amended Act continues to apply to the application for the purpose of making a decision about the application.

'(1) This section applies for the purpose of having continuing registration requirements for a preserved area of engineering.

'(2) A reference in section 16 to an area of engineering is taken to include a reference to a preserved area of engineering.

'(1) This section applies to the following registered professional engineers if the engineer is registered for a preserved area of engineering--

(a) an engineer who was registered before the commencement;

(b) an engineer who, under section 169, was registered after the commencement.

'(2) For sections 34(2)(b) and 115(3), the preserved area of engineering for which the engineer is registered is taken to be the area of engineering for which the engineer is registered.'.