Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS ACT 2023 - SECT 87

    (1)     This section applies to the following:

        (a)     a regulation made under this Act;

        (b)     an instrument made under section 84 (Continuing professional development for professional engineers) or section 85 (Codes of practice).

    (2)     A regulation or instrument may incorporate, apply or adopt (with or without change or modification)—

        (a)     a law or an Australian Standard as in force from time to time; or

        (b)     another instrument as in force from time to time.

    (3)     The Legislation Act

, section 47 (5) and (6) do not apply to a document incorporated, applied or adopted under subsection (2).

    (4)     The director-general must ensure that an instrument that is incorporated, applied or adopted under subsection (2) (b) is—

        (a)     on the ACT legislation register; or

        (b)     available for inspection by anyone without charge during ordinary business hours at an ACT government office; or

        (c)     accessible on an ACT government website, or by a link on an ACT government website.

    (5)     An instrument that is incorporated, applied or adopted under subsection (2) (b) is not enforceable by or against the Territory or anyone else unless it is made accessible in accordance with subsection (4).

    (6)     In this section:

"ACT legislation register"—see the Legislation Act

, section 18 (1).