Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021

Qualifications Must have 1 of the following—

an NVR approved diploma in hydraulic services design,

registration as a professional engineer in the class of professional engineer—civil or professional engineer—mechanical,

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

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

a non-accredited qualification that has been assessed as being equivalent to an accredited qualification in subparagraph (c) or (d)—

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 civil engineer or 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 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,

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