Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019

The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to the following—

matters relating to assessment schemes, qualifications and competencies;

requirements in relation to the continuing professional development of registered professional engineers;

prescribing conditions on registration or endorsement of registration;

prescribing infringement offences and infringement penalties for the purposes of section 96;

prescribing penalties for contraventions of the regulations, not exceeding—

20 penalty units in the case of a natural person; and

100 penalty units in the case of a corporation;

any other matter or thing required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed to give effect to this Act.

The regulations—

may be of general or limited application; and

may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstances; and

may apply, adopt or incorporate any matter contained in any document, whether wholly or partially or as amended by the regulations or as in force at a particular time or as in force from time to time; and

may confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on specified persons or bodies or specified classes of persons or bodies; and

may provide in specified cases or classes of cases for the exemption of persons or things or classes of persons or things from any of the provisions of this Act or the regulations, whether unconditionally or on specified conditions and either wholly or to such an extent as is specified.

Regulations with respect to fees or refunds of fees—

may provide for different fees for different classes of—

application for registration or endorsement; and

application for a renewal of registration or endorsement; and

registration or endorsement; and

may provide for fees that vary according to the period of time for which a registration or endorsement is granted or renewed; and

may provide for the means of payment of fees or refunds.