Professional Engineers Act 2002 (Qld)

Professional Engineers Act 2002

An Act to provide for the registration of professional engineers, and for other purposes

Part 1 Preliminary

Division 1 Introduction

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Professional Engineers Act 2002.

2 Commencement (1) The following provisions of this Act commence on assent— (a) part 1, division 4; (b) part 11, division 2, subdivision 1; (c) section 150; (d) schedule 2. (2) The remaining provisions of this Act commence on 1 January 2003.

Division 2 Objects

3 Main objects of Act The main objects of this Act are— (a) to protect the public by ensuring professional engineering services are provided by a registered professional engineer in a professional and competent way; and (b) to maintain public confidence in the standard of services provided by registered professional engineers; and (c) to uphold the standards of practice of registered professional engineers.

4 How main objects are achieved The main objects are to be achieved primarily by— (a) providing for the registration of individuals as registered professional engineers under this Act; and (b) providing for the monitoring and enforcement of compliance with this Act; and (c) imposing obligations on persons about the practice of engineering; and (d) establishing the Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland.

Division 3 Application of Act

5 Act binds all persons (1) This Act binds all persons, including the State. (2) Subsection (1) does not make the State liable to be prosecuted for an offence.

6 Mutual recognition legislation not affected This Act does not affect the operation of the Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Act 1992 or the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Act 2003.