Professional Engineers Regulation 2019 (Qld)

Professional Engineers Regulation 2019

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Professional Engineers Regulation 2019.

2 Commencement (1) This regulation, other than part 5, commences on 8 July 2019. (2) Part 5 commences on 1 January 2020.

3 Dictionary The dictionary in schedule 2 defines words used in this regulation.

Part 2 Election of registered professional engineer to board

Division 1 Preliminary

4 Purpose of part This part states, for section 144(2)(b) of the Act, the procedures for the election of a registered professional engineer for appointment as a member of the board.

Division 2 Notice of election and nomination procedure

5 Notice of election (1) The registrar must publish a notice that states the election day for the election. (2) The notice must be published at least 2 months before the election day.

6 Notice calling for nominations (1) The registrar must publish a notice inviting nominations of candidates for the election. (2) The notice must— (a) state the day and time by which a nomination of a candidate must be received by the registrar; and (b) be published at least 28 days before the day mentioned in paragraph (a).

7 Requirements for nominations (1) A nomination of a candidate for the election must be— (a) in the approved form; and (b) received by the registrar before the nomination day and time. (2) A nomination may be accompanied by a written statement by the candidate. (3) The statement by the candidate must not be more than 200 words.

Division 3 Procedure if only 1 candidate nominated

8 Candidate taken to be elected unopposed If only 1 candidate is nominated under division 2— (a) the registrar is not required to conduct a ballot for the election; and (b) the candidate is taken to be elected unopposed.