Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021

Pathway 1—qualifications Must have a qualification referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) and a qualification referred to in paragraph (d) or (e) as follows—

an accredited 4 year full-time or equivalent part-time undergraduate bachelor degree in—

engineering with a major in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering, or

electrical engineering or mechanical engineering,

an accredited postgraduate masters degree in—

engineering with a major in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering, or

electrical engineering or 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 vertical engineer, if any,

recognition or registration as a professional engineer in an area of vertical transportation engineering by a recognised engineering body,

successful completion of a competency assessment.

Pathway 2—qualifications Must have at least 1 of the following—

an accredited 4 year full-time or equivalent part-time undergraduate bachelor degree in—

engineering with a major in vertical transportation engineering, or

vertical transportation engineering,

an accredited postgraduate masters degree in—

engineering with a major in vertical transportation engineering, or

vertical transportation engineering.

(Repealed)

Knowledge—all pathways 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 that 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 that the documents are relevant to this class of registration,

AS 1735, Lifts, Escalators, and Moving Walks, as in force from time to time,

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

Skills—all pathways 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 that the standards are relevant to this class of registration.

(Repealed)