Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021

A recognition or registration scheme must provide for an effective audit program under section 55(2)(a)(iv) of the Act that meets the following requirements—

the program must be conducted at least once each year,

the program must ensure that audits are carried out in relation to the continuing professional development requirements imposed under the scheme, including the records that are required to be kept by professional engineers under Schedule 3, clause 3,

an audit under the program must be carried out by an auditor—

with appropriate training and experience for the type of audit, and

who does not have a conflict of interest in relation to the audit,

the program must ensure that an auditor who carries out an audit on behalf of the recognised engineering body makes a written declaration stating that the auditor does not have a conflict of interest, whether actual, perceived or otherwise, in carrying out the audit,

a professional engineer who is recognised or registered under the scheme must be able to apply for a review of an audit under the program.

A recognition or registration scheme must provide that a recognised engineering body must give written notice to the Secretary specifying information about the following matters—

the results of the audit program for each year ending on 30 June in the form of a written report, including the number of audits carried out, the names of the persons who were audited and the outcomes of the audits,

any errors identified under the program after the information in paragraph (a) is first given to the Secretary,

a person refusing to comply with an audit for a period of more than 30 days after first being requested to do so, including the person’s name and contact details.

Written notice must be given—

for subclause (2)(a)—within 3 months after each year ending on 30 June, and

for subclause (2)(b) and (c)—within 7 days after the matter first occurring.