Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021

For the purposes of the Act, section 55(3)(a), a recognised engineering body may apply to the Secretary for the renewal of recognition within 3 months before the expiry of the recognition.

The Secretary may accept an application for the renewal of recognition after the expiry of the recognition if, in the Secretary’s opinion, there are reasonable grounds to accept the application.

An application for renewal must—

be in the form approved by the Secretary, and

be accompanied by the fee set out in Schedule 7, Part 1, Column 4.

The Secretary must give the applicant written notice within 28 business days of making a decision to renew recognition.

The Secretary may refuse to renew recognition—

if the recognition was suspended, or

on a ground specified in clause 52B.

If an application for renewal of recognition is made under this clause, the recognition of the body does not expire until the Secretary provides the body written notice of the decision to grant or refuse the renewal of recognition.