Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021

Qualifications At least 1 of the following—

an accredited 4 year full-time or equivalent part-time undergraduate bachelor degree in mechanical engineering or engineering with a major in mechanical engineering,

an accredited postgraduate masters degree in mechanical engineering or engineering with a major in mechanical engineering,

a non-accredited qualification that has been assessed as being equivalent to an accredited qualification in paragraph (a) or (b)—

for a qualification that was conferred by an Australian university or tertiary institution—by an Australian signatory to the Washington Accord, or

for a qualification that was conferred by a foreign university or tertiary institution—by an assessing authority for the skilled occupation of mechanical engineer.

Knowledge Must know and understand the following—

the Act and this Regulation,

the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, including regulations and instruments made under that Act, to the extent the legislation is relevant to this class of registration,

the Building Code of Australia, Volumes 1 and 2, including documents adopted by reference in the Building Code of Australia, to the extent the documents are relevant to this class of registration,

fire systems technology and components,

building design, including methods, materials and planning, to the extent this knowledge is relevant to this class of registration.

Skills Must be able to do the following—

interpret, apply and assess compliance with the relevant requirements of the Building Code of Australia,

apply and assess compliance with relevant standards relating to the design of a building, including materials, finishes, fittings, components and systems of a building, to the extent the standards are relevant to this class of registration,

design fire safety systems to protect people and their environment from the consequences of fire,

anticipate the behaviour of materials, structures, machines, apparatus and processes when exposed to fire.