Definitions

In force

(1)

In this Act—

assessment entity, for an assessment scheme that has been approved under Part 3, means the entity administering the scheme;

assessment scheme means a scheme approved under Part 3;

Building account has the same meaning as it has in the Building Act 1993;

Business Licensing Authority means the Business Licensing Authority established under the Business Licensing Authority Act 1998;

Director means the person who, for the time being, is employed as Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria under the Public Administration Act 2004;

endorsed building engineer means a registered professional engineer whose registration is endorsed under Part 2;

endorsement means an endorsement under Part 2 authorising a registered professional engineer to engage in the building industry;

identity card, in relation to an inspector, means the identification issued to the inspector under section 143 of the Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012;

inspector means an inspector appointed under the Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012;

Licensing Registrar means the Registrar of the Business Licensing Authority appointed under the Business Licensing Authority Act 1998;

non-practising professional engineer means a registered professional engineer who does not carry out, and is not responsible for the carrying out of, professional engineering services;

officer, in relation to a body corporate, has the same meaning as officer of a corporation has in section 9 of the Corporations Act;

practising professional engineer means a registered professional engineer who carries out, or is responsible for the carrying out of, professional engineering services;

prescriptive standard means a document that states procedures or criteria—

(a)

for carrying out a design, or a construction or production activity, relating to engineering; and

(b)

the application of which, to the carrying out of the design, or the construction or production activity, does not require advanced scientifically based calculations;

professional engineering service means an engineering service that requires, or is based on, the application of engineering principles and data—

(a)

to a design relating to engineering; or

(b)

to a construction, production, operation or maintenance activity relating to engineering—

other than an engineering service that is provided only in accordance with a prescriptive standard;

Register means the Register established under section 28;

registered professional engineer means a person who is registered under Part 2;

suitable for approval, in relation to an assessment scheme, means an assessment scheme that complies with the requirements of section 34;

unsatisfactory professional conduct, for a registered professional engineer, includes the following—

(a)

conduct that is of a lesser standard than that which might reasonably be expected of the registered professional engineer by the public or by the engineer's professional peers;

(b)

conduct that demonstrates incompetence, or a lack of adequate knowledge, skill, judgement or care, in the practice of engineering;

(c)

misconduct in a professional respect;

(d)

fraudulent or dishonest behaviour in the practice of engineering;

(e)

other improper or unethical conduct;

Victorian Building Authority means the Victorian Building Authority established under the Building Act 1993.

(2)

In determining whether or not a document is a prescriptive standard, regard may be had to any practice notes prepared and published by the Director.

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