Professional Engineers Act 2002

The Minister may approve a leave of absence for a member (the absent member) of not more than 9 months.

The Minister may appoint another person to act in the office of the absent member while the member is absent on the leave.

A person appointed under subsection (2), must be—

if the absent member is a person mentioned in section 82(2)(a), (b), (e), (f) or (g)—a person who belongs to the same category of persons, mentioned in the section, to which the absent member belongs; or

if the absent member is a person mentioned in section 82(2)(c) or (d)—a registered professional engineer.

The Minister’s power to appoint a person to act in the office of an absent member does not limit the Governor in Council’s powers under the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 25(1)(b)(v).