Fitness to practise as a registered professional engineer
11 Fitness to practise as a registered professional engineer
In deciding whether an applicant for registration is fit to practise as a registered professional engineer, the board may have regard to each of the following—
whether the applicant has a conviction, other than a spent conviction, for—
an indictable offence; or
an offence against this Act or the repealed Act; or
another offence, relating to the practice of engineering, against a law applying, or that applied, in the State, the Commonwealth, another State or a foreign country;
if the applicant has been registered under this Act or the repealed Act, or registered to practise as a professional engineer under a law applying, or that applied, in the Commonwealth, another State or a foreign country and the registration was suspended or cancelled—the reason for its suspension or cancellation;
if the applicant has been a member of an association of professional engineers, whether in Australia or a foreign country, and the membership was suspended or cancelled—the reason for its suspension or cancellation;
an order about the applicant made under section 131 or 132 of this Act or section 60 of the repealed Act;
a proceeding taken against the applicant for a matter mentioned in section 36 under a law applying, or that applied, in the Commonwealth, another State or a foreign country;
whether the applicant—
is affected by bankruptcy action; or
is an executive officer of a corporation affected by control action after the commencement of this section;
if the applicant was required to undergo a health assessment—
whether the applicant complied with the requirement; and
whether the applicant cooperated with the medical practitioner appointed to perform the assessment;
whether a health assessment report for the applicant states that the applicant is unable to competently and safely practise as a professional engineer;
whether the board reasonably believes a materially false or misleading representation or document is included in the application;
any other issue relevant to the applicant’s ability to competently practise as a registered professional engineer, including, for example, the applicant’s mental or physical health.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.