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REGULATIONS under

THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS ACT of 1929

[Published Gazette 4 June 1932, p. 1995; as amended by regulations published Gazette 25 February 1933, p. 707; 27 April 1940, p. 1534; 14 January 1956, p. 103;

~ August 1964, p. 1562 and 4 September 1965, p. 61.]

Department of Public Works,

Brisbane, 2nd June, 1932.

HIS

Excelkncy the Administrator of the Government, in Council, and in pursuance of the provisions of "The Professional Engineers Act of 1929,"

has been pleased to make the following Regulations.

REG. M. KING, Secretary for Public Works.

These Regulations may be cited as "The Professional Engineers Regulations of 1932."

Inserted by regulJtion published Clazette 4 September 1965, p. 61.

ELECTION OF ELECTIVE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS

Roll of Electors

1. The Registrar shall prepare a roll of electors, for the purposes of each and every election. Such roll of electors shall comprise the names of all persons who are duly registereJ as professional engineers on the date of the publication of the notice of any election.

Certifi'cation of Ru/1

2.

Such roll of electors shall be certified by the Chairman of the Board by writing under his hand to be correct, and when so certified shall be the roll of electors to be used at such election, and shall, subject to these Regulations, be conclusive evidence of the rig-ht of all such per~ons

and no other persons to vote thereat.

The names on such roll shall be in alphabetical order, and numbered progressively from one onwards.

Notice

of

Election

3.

(I) In the month of June, in the year 1932, and in the month of April in the year' I 934, and in each alternate year thereafter the Board shall determine the dats of the election of tbe elective members of the Board to be held in each such year and the date for th~t receipt of nominations therefor, and the Registrar shall give at least one month's notice by advertisement in the Gazette of intention to hold each such election.

(2) Every notice of election shall specify the date fixed for the election, and the date determined by the Board as the final date for the receipt of nominations of candidates in respect of such election.

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Nomination and Election of Elective Members of the Board

4.

Every candidate for election must be a registered professional enginee1.

5. Any five or more persons whose names are included in the roll of electors, and who are desirous of nominating any eligible person as a candidate at the said election, may fill up and sign a nomination-paper in the prescribed form or to the like effect, and such nomination-paper shall be signed by the person therein named as a candidate accepting such nomination. Such nomination-paper shall be in the hands of the Registrar before four o'clock in the afternoon of the day fixed by the Registrar for receiving nominations.

6. The Registrar shall, in the event of there being not more than three persons nominated, make a return to the Minister, and shall declare such persons to have been duly elected for appointment as members of the Board of Professional Engineers as the representatives of the practising professional engineers.

If

the number of eligible persons nominated be greater than three, an election shall be held and the Registrar shall, as soon as practicable, cause voting-papers to be prepared in the prescribed form or to the like effect, and shall forward or cause. to be forwarded, in a sealed envelope, to every person included in the roll of electors, and at least fourteen days before the holding of the election, an open envelope addressed to the Registrar, and marked "Voting-paper only," and a voting- paper setting out the names of the candidates. Ea,ch such voting-paper shall be numbered with the number allotted on the aforesaid roll to the person to whom such voting-paper is forwarded, and the said number shall be securely hidden from view by fastening down the corner of the voting- paper with gum or other adhesive substance. The Registrar shall, before forwarding, plainly initial each voting-paper on the back thereof.

7. If any person who shall have become a candidate for such election shall be desirous of retiring from such candidature before the day of holding such election, such candidate, not later than eighteen days before the day of holding such election, may sign and deliver to the Registrar a notice, in the prescribed form or to the like effect, stating that such candidate so retires, and the Registrar, on receipt of such notice, shall omit the name of such person so retiring from the voting-paper, and if the number of candidates shall, by such retirement, be reduced to three, the Registrar shall declare the remaining candidates duly elected for appoint- ment as members of the Board of Professional Engineers as representatives of the practising professional engineers.

8. Each voter shall vote for three candidates, and indicate his vote on the voting-paper by placing a cross in the square opposite the name of each of the three candidates for whom he votes, and, if any voter shall vote for more or less than three candidates, or make any other mark or writing on the voting-paper, the vote given by such voter on such voting- paper shall be deemed to be informal, and shall not be counted by the·

Registrar.

The voter shall enclose such voting-paper in the envelope furnished

to him as hereinbefore provided, addressed to the Registrar and marked as

aforesaid, and shall stamp and post the same, or deliver or cause to be

delivered the same, so that it shall be received by the Registrar before

four o'clock in the afternoon of the day fixed for holding such election.

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9. Every voting-paper when returned to the Registrar shall be . deposited in a locked ballot-box with a cleft or opening therein capable of

receiving the voting-papers.

10. Each candidate shall be entitled to appoint, in writing, one scrutineer to be present when the Registrar shall open the envelopes containing the voting-papers on the day of the holding of the election. Such appointment shall be notified to the Registrar not less than five days prior to the date of the election.

11. The Registrar shall, at four o'clock in the. afternoon of the day specified for holding the election, proceed, in the presence of tlie scrutineers, if any, appointed by the candidate, to open the envelopes addressed to the Registrar and marked as aforesaid, and which have been returned to him, and take out and examine the voting-papers therein contained; and he shall proceed to ascertain the number of votes for each candidate, at the same time rejecting informal voting-papers; When necessary, the Registrar shall in the presence of any witnesses who may have been appointed determine by lot which shall be elected of two or more candidates who shall have received an equal number of votes.

12. At the examination of the voting-papers, every voting-paper which-

( a) Does not bear the initials of the returning officer; or (b) Is manifestly irregular; or

(c) Contains a greater or less number of names voted for than the members to be elected; or

(d) Is so imperfectly executed that the intention of the voter cannot with certainty be ascertained-

shall be rejected.

13. The Registrar shall make out a written statement signed by himself, and countersigned by any scrutineers who are present and consent to sign the same, containing the numbers in words as well as figures of the votes for each candidate as counted as aforesaid, and shall at the same time and place declare to have been duly elected the three candidates who have received the greatest number of votes. He shall forthwith thereafter certify to the Minister, by writing under his hand, the names of the can- didates so elected, and the number of votes given to each candidate, and the date of the declaration of the result of election.

Destruction of Voting-papers

14. Not less than six months after holding the election the Registrar, subject to the direction to the Board, shall destroy, by burning, all voting- papers used at such election.

BUSINESS OF THE BOARD

Conduct of Business of the Board

15. The Board may from time to time appoint from amongst themselves sub-committees, and may, by resolution at any time, abolish any sub-committee so appointed. The convener, to be appointed by the Board, of sub-committee meetings shall act as chairman at such meetings.

The rules and regulations prescribed for the conduct of the business of

the Board shall apply, so far as they are applicable, to the conduct of

the business of each such sub-committee.

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Fees for Board Members

16. The fees payable to the chairman and each member of the Board for attendance at each meeting thereof shall be $8 and $6, respect- ively, provided that the maximum amount payable for any calendar year shall be to the chairman $48, and any member $36.

As amended by regulations published Gazette 25 February 1933, p. 707;

8 August 1964, p. 1562; 4 September 1965, p. 61.

DeCimal currency ·references substituted pursuant to section 7 of Decimal Currency Act of 1965.

Duties of Registrar

17. The Registrar shall prepare and keep the register, declarations, and other forms and documents prescribed by the Act, and bring before the Chairman and the Board all matters and things necessary for the due administration of the Act. The Registrar shall summon all meetings of the Board ·and sub-committees, and attend thereat, prepare a business paper for each meeting of the Board and of a sub-committee, and take and record the minutes of proceedings at the same; when required by the Chairman so to do he shall sign notices to members of any special meetings .of the Board. The Registrar shall conduct all correspondence; keep a record in the proper form of all attendances at Board meetings, accounts, receipts, payments, vouchers, reports, documents, papers, and proceedings in connection with the Board's business, or as the Board may direct; and generally do all the clerical work of the Board, and arrange for the super- intendence of all examinations, business, and affairs under the Board's direction. Where desirable, in view of the provisions of the Act, he shall make a report of engineering matters that come under his cognisance for the information of the Board and sub-committees. He shall consult the Chairman of the Board on business requiring attention between the various meetings, and shall be responsible for the safe cutody of all t:eceip.ts, ;papers, cheques, .cheque-books, bookS, ·.documents, certificates, and property belonging to the Board, which shall be under his charge, and they shaH be always available to the Board, or any member thereof.

18. The Registrar shall receive all fees, fines, subscriptions, dona- tions, and other moneys which may become due or payable to the Board,

and shall give a receipt for the same from the book of official receipt forms provided for the purpose, and shall at the same time write and shall keep a duplicate of each such receipt; and shall receive and pre- serve all forms of certificates or other documents for use under these Regulations.

18A. During any inc'\pacity .of or absence from Brisbane of the Registrar the chairman or a member of the Board authorised in that behalf by the Board or by the chairman shall perform the duties of the Registrar set out in Regulations 18 and 19 and shall also receive aiJ.d conduct the correspondence of the Board.

Inserted by regulation published Gazette 27 April 1940, p. 1534.

Banking and Application of Moneys

19. The Registrar shall deposit all moneys received by him on

account of the Board forthwith with the Commonwealth Bank, in Brisbane,

or such other bank as may from time to time be determined upon by

the Board, .to the credit ·of .the .Board, to an account to be called "The

Board of Professional Engineers Account." All accounts rendered to

the Board and passed by it for payment shall be paid by cheque, signed

by any two members of the Board and the Registrar, or otherwise as

the Board may from time to time by resolution direct.

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20. The Registrar shall present to the Board at each ordinary meeting a statement, showing the receipts and disbursements since the last preceding meeting, and shall obtain and produce the bank passbook at each regular meeting, and at any other meeting if required to do so in the requisition for the holding of such meeting. He shall also, in the month of July in each year, prepare and present to the Board a state- ment of receipts and disbursements for the preceding twelve months

showing the exact financial position of the Board.

Registrar's Fidelity Insurance Policy

21. The Registrar shall cause to be issued in favour of the Board a fidelity insurance policy in respect of himself in the sum of five hundred dollars with the State Government Insurance Office, or an insurer under

"The Insurance Acts, 1916 to 1923," the premium upon which shall

be paid by the Board.

Decimal currency reference substituted pursuant to section 7 of Decimal Currency Act of 1965.

Act referred to:

Insurance Acts. 1916 to 1940; see now Insurance Acts. 1960 to 1968.

Surplus Funds

22. The Board may from time to time direct to be placed on fixed deposit, or invested in approved trustee securities, any funds on hand over and above what is required for the purposes of subsection (2) of section 10 of the Act, in such manner as may be authorised by a resolution of the Board.

Communications to Board

23. All communications for the Board shall be addressed to the Registrar.

Issue of Certificates of Registration

24. All certificates issued by the Board shall have affixed thereto the seal of the Board and shall bear the signatures of the Chairman and any other two members of the Board and the Registrar.

Each certificate shall be of such application as shall appear on the face thereof.

Seal

25. The Registrar shall have the custody of the seal of the Board, which shall not be used, except as hereinafter provided.

26. The seal of the Board may be affixed in the presence of any member of the Board by the Registrar to any instrument or writing, when such fixing is authorised by a resolution of the Board passed for that purpose and entered in the minutes of the proceedings of the Board.

REGISTRATION OF PROFESSIONAL Er-.:GINF.ER.S

Applications for Registration

27. Any person who desires to be registered as a professional engineer shall furnish to the Board an application accompanied by certifi- cate or certificates, in the prescribed form or to the like effect, and shall pay to the Board therewith the sum of $5 for the registration fee. Upon proof to the satisfaction of the Board that he is entitled to be registered as a professional engineer, the Board shall register such person as a professional engineer, and, subject to the Act and Regulations thereunder, issue to him a certificate of registration.

As amended by regulation published Gazette 4 September 1965, p. 61.

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28. The amount paid for registration fee by any applicant shall be repaid lo 'him subject to a deduction of $1

if

the Board refuses to grant him a certificate of registration or an interim certificate, or $2 should the applicant withdraw his application.

Decimal currency references substituted pursuant to section 7 of Decimal .currency Act of 1965.

29. Before finally dealing with any application for registration, the Board may from time to time require further ,proof that the applicant properly fulfils the conditions entitling him to registration, and.- may, if thought so desirable, appoint a time and place for any applicant for

regis~

tration to appear before the Board or any sub-committee appointed for

~that

particular purpose, and answer questions and give further information relative to his claim for registration.

30. The Board may also require proof by statutory declaration or otherwise of any statements set out in any application made under any part of section

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of the Act, or in verification of any of the facts necessary to be established in connection with any such application.

Jl. The certificate of registration issued by the Board shall be in the form prescribed in the Schedule or to the like effect. Every professional engineer registered by examination or otherwise shall obtain from the Board the certificate of registration of the Board, for which he shall pay the prcscrihed fee, if any.

Appointment of Examiners and Holding of Examinations

32. The Board shall from time to time appoint an examiner or examiners and/or make such other arrangements on its own behalf as it .may .consider

e~pedient

afld necessary .for the purpose of holding and controlling examinations of candidates for certificates of registration.

33. The Board may fix and pay such remuneration to the examiner or examiners as the Board thinks fit.

34. The standard of examination of candidates for certificates of registration shall be approximately equal to the standard required for admission as a corporate member of any of the following institutions, or such of the said standards as in the opinion of the Board should be applied to the division or divisions of engineering in which any candidate is

examined:-

( a)

The Institution of Civil Engineers, London; or

(b)

The Institution of Electrical Engineers, London; or (c) The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London; or (d) The Institution of Engineers, Australia; or

(e)

The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (Incor- porated) (Engineering Section) ; or

(f)

Such other Institution or body as the Board may from time to time detl!rmine.

35. The subjects of examination of candidates for a certificate of

registration ·as a professional 'engineer shall be such as shall be set out in

the syllabus or rules or regulations as the case may be for the time being

in force relating to the examination of candidates for admission as a

corporate member of any of the Institutions mentioned in the preceding

Regulation:

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Provided that the Board may waive all or any of these requirements, and may as

it

thinks fit determine that any candidate may be exempted from passing any specified subjects of such examinations.

Examination fees

36. With every application for examination for registration as a professional engineer there shall be paid by the candidate the prescribed examination fee.

Candidates to state where they desire to be examined

37. Each candidate shall state in his application for examination

the town or place at which it will be most wnvcnient for him to be examined; but the Board shall not necessarily hold examinations at such town or place.

Supervisors, etc.

38. The Board may employ and pay supervisors and hire examina- tions rooms, and any such supervisor may requi:re any candidate presenting himself for examination to furnish such proof of identity as such

supcrvi~or

may require.

Examination Results

39. No examiner shall disclose the result

of

any examination or any matter connected therewith except to the Board through the Registrar or as the Board may direct.

40. The Board shall decide as to whether any candidate has passed or has not passed the examination, and the Registrar shall in due course send by post to every candidate a notification as to such decision of the Board.

41. The decision of the Board as to the result of an examination shail

be final.

SCALE OF FEES

42. The fees mentioned in the Schedule hereto, so far as they are

applicable, shall

be

payable to the Registrar by persons applying to be examined or obtaining copies of certificates of registration or inspecting

the register, respectively.

Keeping of Regi.1ter

43. The register shall contain the name of each registered profeshional engineer, his address, also the date of registration, the number of the certificate granted to him, and the division of engineering endorsed thereon.

44. The entries in the register shall be made subject to the provisions

of the Act and the Board's direction, and the certificates granted by the Board to persons whose names are so entered shall be numbered progressively from one onwards.

Interim certificates shall not be so recorded, but shall be recorded in the minutes of the Board's proceedings, which shall be regarded as sufficient evidence of such issue.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS

45. During the month of December in each year every registered

Professional Engineer shall file with the Registrar a memorandum under

his hand setting out any change in his business address.

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PRESCRIBED FoRMS

46. The forms in the Schedule, or to the like effect, shall be used for the purposes for which they are respectively applicable.

PENALTY

47. The penalty for any breach of these Regulations shaJI be not more than forty dollars for each such breach.

REPEAL

48. The Regulations made under "The Professional Engineers Act of

1929" on 27th March, 1930, 19th June, 1930, and 23rd July, 1931, and

published in the Gazette on the 29th March, 1930, 21st June, 1930, and

25th July, 1931, respectively, are hereby repealed.

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Sch. 9 SCHEDULE

(Regulation 5 under "The Professional Engineers Act of 1929") FORM OF NOMINATION

The day of , 19

We, the undersigned, registered professional engineers of Queensland, do hereby nominate [here state christian names and surname in full, and business address] as a candidate at the election of the elective members of the Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland to be held on the day of

19 , under the provisions of "The Professional Engineers Act of 1929."

[Here are to follow not less than five signatures and addresses of nominators.]

And I, the abovenamed candidate [christian rwmes and surname of candidate in full], do hereby consent to such nomination.

(Signature):

Date:

(Regulation 6 under "The Professional Engineers Act of 1929") (Voting-paper)

ELECTION OF THE ELECTIVE MEMBERS OF TilE BOARD OF PROFESSIO!'HL ENGINEERS OF QUEENSLAND

(Candidates' names in full, arranged in alphabetical order of surname. and surname to appear first.)

BROWN, FRED

0

JONES, CHARLES

0

ROBERTSON, SAMUEL JAMES 0

SMITH, JOHN 0

WILSON, ROBERT GEORGE

0

Directions to be endorsed on voting-paper

The voter shall vote for three candidates, and shall indicate his vote on the voting-paper by making a cross in the square opposite the name of each candidate for whom he votes. If any voter shall vote for more or less than three candidates, or make any other mark or writing on his voting-paper, such voting-paper shall be deemed informal, and shall not be counted. He must enclose the voting-paper in the envelope addressed to the Registrar, fasten the envelope and stamp and post, or deliver it so that it will be received by the Registrar before four o'clock in the

afternoon of the day of , 19

(Regulation 7 under "The Professional Engineers Act of 1929") RETIREMENT OF CANDIDATE

I, the undersigned, a candidate at the election of the elective members of the Board of Professional Engineers of Quensland to be held on the

day of , 19 , under the provisions of "The Professional Engineers Act of 1929," do hereby retire from being such candidate.

Signature of Candidate:

Address:

Date:

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(Regulation 27 under "The Professional Engineers Act of 1929")

BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS OF QUEENSLAND

"The Professional Engineers Act of 1929"

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER

(Section 15)

Applicant's name in full: [Here applicant is to state his christian names and surname in full, sum<~me to be in block printing.]

Business address:

Private address:

Age:

Place of birth:

Applicants should furnish only such particulars as are required according to the paragraph of section 15 under which application is made. All blanks must be ruled across.

"Practise" and similar expressions in relation to engineering refer to practising as a fiduciary adviser to a client for fee or reward or other emolument, or as an officer of the Public Service of Queensland or of the Commonwealth, or as an officer or employee of any statutory authority constituted for public purposes.

STATEMENT No. 1

(Certificate A must also be furnished)

To be used only by persons applying as having been practising professional engineers in Queensland prior to 1st November, 1929. Section 15, subsection (1), paragraph (g).

I. Had you prior to 1st November, 1929, practised as a professional engineer in Queensland as a principal or in the employ of some person or persons, or as an officer of the Public Service of Queensland or of the Common- wealth, or as an employee of any statutory authority constituted for public purposes? Give full particulars and dates of periods.

2. At what place or places in Queensland have you practised?

3. When did you commence practice? If only approximate date can be given, state the fact.

4. State if such practice was your sole or main source of livelihood.

5. If not your sole source of livelihood. state what occupation you combined with your practice as an engineer.

6. What examinations have you passed to qualify you to practise as a professional engineer?

7. Give particulars of one or more engineering work or works in Queensland solely or partly designed by you and executed or carried out under your personal supervision and state whether plans may be inspected, and where. Give full information concerning your participation therein.

STATEMENT No. 2

(Certificate B must also be furnished)

To be used only by persons applying as having been practising professional engineers elsewhere than in the State of Queensland under section 15, subsection (I), paragraph (e).

Persons applying under the said paragraph (e) may be required to pass the statutory examination, or to satisfy the Board as to requisite knowledge and skill.

I. Had you practised elsewhere than in the State of Queensland as a professional engineer as a principal or in the employ of some person or P,ersons? Give full particulars and dates of periods.

2. At what places have you practised?

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Sch. 11 3. When did you commence practice? If only approximate date can .be given,

state the fact.

4. State if such practice was your sole or main source of livelihood.

5. If not your sole source of livelihood, state what occupation you combined with your practice as an engineer.

6. What examinations have you passed to qualify you to practise as a professional engineer?

7. Give particulars of one or more engineering work or works solely or partly designed by you and executed or carried out unde-r your personal supervision and state whether plans may be inspected, and where. Give full information concerning your participation therein.

STATEMENT No. 3

(Certificates Band C must also be furnished)

To be used only by perl>ons applying for registration under section 15, subsection 1, paragraph (c).

Persons applying under the said paragraph (c) 17UlY be required to pass the statutory examination, or to satisfy the Board as to requisite knowledge and skill.

Applicant to answer only the question or questions relating to his case.

I. (a} Had you prior to the date of this application (whether such period was wholly before or partly before and partly or wholly after the 21st August, 1930) been a pupil, learner, or apprentice for a period of not less than five years under the direction of a registered professional engineer or a person entitled to be so registered, or in an engineering workshop? or (b) Had you prior to the date of this application (whether such period was wholly before or partly before and partly or wholly after the 21st August, 1930) bee.n for a period of not less than five yean; in ccmtinuous attendance as a student in any engineering course? (Furnish

particulars regarding such coune); or

(c j Had you prior to the date of this application (whether suc.h period was wholly before or partly before and partly or wholly after the 21st August, 1930) been for a period of not less than five ye.ars a student in engineering or a junior in the course of training in engineering in any Government Department or in the employment of a municipality or of a puhlic corp<.')ration specially constituted by statute?

2. Had you prior to the date of this application been engaged for not less than two years upon prac.tical engineering work?

STATEMENT No. 4

To be used only by persons applying as holders of a degree in engineering grante-d by any university or of certificate or certificates in engineering to be approved by the Board. Section 15, subsection ( 1), paragraphs (b) and (f).

Persons applying under the said paragraph (f) may be required to satisfy the Board as to requisite knowledge and skill.

1. What degree, diploma, certificate, or license of competency do you hold?

(Document confirming same must accompany this application.) 2. Name of univenity or body issuing same.

3. Town and Country or State where issued.

4. What courses_ of study ~id you undergo in order to obtain the said degree, d;ploma, C~'rtrficate, or license of competency?

5. What period did such studies cover'!

6. State if day or evening study.

7. If concurrently employed whilst studying, state nature of such employment.

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8. What examinations did you pass in order to obtain the said degree, diploma, certificate, or license of competency?

9. Had you prior to this application been engaged for a period of not less than one year upon practical engineering work?

10. If so engaged, state where and for what period.

{Questions 9 and 10 to be answered only by persons applying under section 15, subsection {1), paragraph {b).)

STATEMENT No. 5

To be used by persons applying as holders of corporate membership of any of the following institutions mentioned in section 15, subsection (1), paragraph (d), viz.:-

{i) Institution of Civil Engineers, London, or {ii) Institution of Electrical Engineers, London, or {iii) Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London, or {iv) Institution of Engineers, Australia, or

{v) The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (Incorporated) {Engineering Section).

1. Of what institution of engineers do you hold corporate membership?

Applicants shall furnish a certificate, signed by the Secretary or duly accredited representative and one corporate member resident in Queensland, of such institution, certifying that the applicant is a corporate member thereof.

STATEMENT No 6

To be used by persons applying as holders of a certificate of competency as an engineer to a Local Authority, or by any person who is a member of the Australasian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers. Section 15, subsection {1), paragraph

(d).

Persons applying under this statement may be required to pass the statutory examination or to satisfy the Board as to requisite knowledge and skill.

1. Do you hold a Certificate of Competency as an Engineer to a Local Authority, issued by the Board of Examiners for Engineers and Overseers, constituted under "The Local Authorities Acts, 1902 to 1929," or any Act amending the same?

2. When did you receive such certificate?

3. Are you a member of the Australasian Institute of Marine and Power Engineer5? {Applicant shall furnish a certificate, signed by the President and Secretary, of such institution, certifying that the applicant is a member of such institution.)

4. When did you become a member of such institution?

5. Give particulars of one or more engineering work or works in Queensland solely or partly designed by you and [or] executed or carried out under your personal supervision, and state whether plans may be inspected, and where. Give full information concerning your participation therein.

{This question shall be answered by all persons applying under this statement.)

Act referred to:

Local Authorities Acts, 1902 to 1935; see now Local Government Acts, 1936 to 1967.

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Scb. ]J STATEMENT No. 7

To be used by all persons applying for registration under any paragraph of section 15.

1. I enclose my photograph unmounted, passport size, bearing my signature across the left-hand corner thereof.

2. I enclose herewith $5 as registration fee.

3. The paragraph of section 15 (1) under which application is made for registration as a professional engineer is paragraph ( ) .

DECLARATION

I [here applicant is to state his christian names and surname in full, and his

business address] , in the State of , [occupation]

, do hereby make application to the Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland to be registered as a professional engineer by virtue of the provisions of '"The Professionnl Engineers Act of 1929," and of the statements and particulars contained in this application, and I solemnly and sincerely declare-

!. That the particulars shown in this application, both in this and the preceding pages, and also those stated in the documents (if any) signed by me and hereto annexed and marked with the letter are true and correct in every particular.

2. That the certificate [certificates] hereto annexed and marked with the letter was [were] signed by the persons whose names are thereon written, and the addresses thereon given are the addresses of such persons.

And I make this solemn deciaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the provisions of the "Oaths Act of 1867."

Subscribed and declared by the abovenamed at

this day of , A.D. 19

Before me,--··

Justice of the Peace.

NoTE.-Section 26 of "The Professional Engineers Act of 1929" provides that-

"Any person who wilfully makes or causes to be made any false entry in or falsification of the register, and any person who wilfully procures or attempts to procure himself or any other person to be registered under this Act by making or producing, or causing to be made or produced, any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, either verbally or in writing, and any person aiding or assisting therein, shall be liable to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding six (6) months."

CERTIFICATE (A)

(This Certificate must accompany Statement No. 1) We, the undersigned, hereby certify-

!. That we have known [here state christian names and surname of applicant in full, and business address] for a period of years and upwards.

2. That prior to the first day of November, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine, he had engaged in bona fide practice as a professional engineer within the meaning of "The Professional Engineers Act of 1929," at , in the State of Queensland, as a [sole or main] source of livelihood.

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3. That he is a person of good fame and character, and a fit and proper person to be registered as a professional engineer in the State of Queensland.

*Nam~ Address m Full Occupation Witness to Signature

*At least four responsible citizens of undoubted standing (of whom one must be a Justice of the Peace) to sign.

This is the certifkate marked with the letter "A" referred to in declaration of [here state christian names and surname of applicant

the annexed in full, and day of business address], made before me at this

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NoTE.-Section 26 of "The Professional Engineers Act of 1929" provides that-

" Any person who wilfully makes or causes to be made any false entry in or falsification of the register, and any person who wilfully procures or attempts to procure himself or any other person to be registered under this Act by making or producing, or causing to be made or produced, any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, either verbally or in writing, arid any person aiding or assisting therein, shall be liable to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding six (6) months."

CERTIFICATE (B)

(This Certificate must accompany Statements Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6) We, the undersigned, hereby certify-

! .. That we have known [here state christian names and surname of applicant in full, and business address] for a period of years and upwards.

2. That he is a person of good fame an.d character, and a fit and proper person to be registered as a professional engineer in the State of Queensland.

*Name Address in Full Occupation Witness to Signature

*At least four responsible citizens of undoubted standing (of whom or;e •nmr be a Justice of the Pea~e) to sign.

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Sda. 15 This is the certificate marked with the letter "B" referred to in the annexed declaration of [here state christian names and surname of applicant in full, and business address], made before me at , this day of

, A.D. 19

NoTE.-Section 26 of "The Professional Engineers Act of 1929" provide5 that-

"Any person who wilfully makes or causes to be made any false entry in or falsification of the register, and any person who .wilfully procures or attempts to procure himself or any other person to be registered under this Act by making or producing, or causing to be made or produced, any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, either verbally or in writing, and any person aiding or assisting therein, shall be liable to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term nQt exceeding six (6) months."

CERTIFICATE (C)

(This Certificate must accompany Statement No. 3)

["We" or "I''] , the undersigned, hereby certify that [here state christian names and surname af applicant in full, and business address] was employed ["by me," "by us," "in the Department of," etc.] in the capacity and during the period hereunder stated.

This certificate must cover a period of five years prior to the date thereof in the case of a person applying for registration under section 15, subsection (1), paragraph (c).

...,_- P~riod of such employ- Capacity Period of ment when Signature Occupation Address or in which such employ- abovenamed of person or official department, abovenamed rnent. (If was engaged

certifying position etc. was approximate, upon employed so state) practical

engineering worlc

This is the certificate marked with the letter "C" referred to in

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declaration of [here state christian names and surname af applicant business address], made before me at , this

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Witness to signature

the annexed in full, and day of Justice of the Peace.

NoTE.--Section 26 of "The Professional Engineers Act of 1929" provides that-

"Any person who wilfully makes or causes to be made any false entry in or falsification of the register, and any person who wilfully procures or attempts to procure himself or any other person to be registered under this Act by making or produc!ng, or causing to be made or produced, any false or fraudulent repre.s.entatwn or declaration, ei1her verbally or in writing, and any person aiding or a~>ist!ng therein, >hall be liable to imprisonment with or without hard labcur for a term O<}! exceeding six (6) months."

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(Regulation 31 under '"[/;,· Pwfessionai i:.ngllleer~· /1cl ,,f 1929'') Ct.:KflfiCATE OF RE<.;JSTRA'IION

Till:. BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS OF QULEN<;LA~Ll

"The Professional Engineer.\' Act of 1929"

This is to certify that [christian names ami .\lll'llliiiH' uf profe.l~ional en!iinecr], of , having satisfied the Board in accordance with the requirements of the Act, was. on the day of , 19 , registered as a Professional Engineer, Division [Dirision of Engineering to Jt"/zich certi.ficale applies to be inurte<i here.]

Dated at Brisbane this day of , 19

, Chairman.

!

^Members.

Registrar.

1 he Common Seal of the Board of Professional Engineers of Queen~land was hereto affixed by , in the presence of

Certificate No.:

This certificate is the properly of the Board, and must be returned on demand.

(Clause 10 of Schedule of "The Professional Engineers Act of 1929") FORM OF APPLICATION TO Srr FOR EXAMINATION

THE BOARD Of· PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS OF QUEENSLAND

I, , of , in the State of Queensland. hereby make application to sit for the Examination for Registration as a Professional Engineer to be held at , on

I desire to be examined in the following division or divisions of engineering:- My age is

My private address is My business address is

It would be most convenient for me to be examined at

I enclose herewith the sum of $ being the prescribed examination fee.

(Regulation 42 under "Tize Professional Engineers Act of 1929") FEES

Prescribed examination, for each subject (with a maximum fee of $12.00

$

for each examination) 8.00

Certificate of registration (to replace one lost or destroyed) 1.00

Inspection of register 0.10

Annual Roll Fee, payable as from 1st January, 1956 2.50 Provided that the annual roll fee payable by a registered engineer who. upon the date that such roll fee is payable, is absent from Australia and has been so absent continuously for the preceding twelve calendar months shall be 25 cents only.

As amended by regulations published Gazette 25 February 1933, p. 707; 14 January 1956, p. 103; 4 September 1965, p. 6 I.

Decimal currency references substituted pursuant to section 7 of Decimal Currency Act of 1965.

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The following pages contain all current amendments which have been Gazetted to date of this printing.

The amendments have been printed on one

side of the page for those who wish to cut

and paste into the relevant areas of the

regulations.

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Volume CCL. folio 1452 Department of Worh.

Bri~hane. lith December, !975.

HIS Excellen..:y the Goverm.Jr. acting l"ly and with the advi.:~:

uf the Exe.:utive Council. and in pur~uance of the provi~ion~

nf the Proft'.uional En~i,.an AC"I 1~::!9-1975. ha~ he~n p)e;,,eJ r,) make the followmg amendment-. to the R~:gulatilln~ m:.J.:

undc:r anJ pursuant to >uch .'\Ll: su..:h amendments to tal..e effect as from the Fir~t day oi January, 197fl.

N. E. LEE,

~linister for Work~ and Hou1ing.

I. Regulation 27 i, amenJeJ by deleting therefrom th.:

.lm<)Unl of $5 (t:2 lOs.) and inserting tn lieu the ilnwunt of $10.

'2. The !><:ale <lf fees mcntivneJ in the Schedule is .tmcnded l"ly dfletinl,! therdwrn in rt:'>Pt!~·t

,,f

th.: :tnn·Jal

;·,lll !~e. S2.:'i0 (£ l h.) ~nJ in\ening in lieu the amount of $5.

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PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS ACT 1929-1975

THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS REGULATIONS OF 1932

AMENDMENTS Department of Works,

Brisbane, 15th January, 1976.

HIS Excellency the Governor, acting by :md with the advice of tht. Executive Coum:il and in pursuan•ce of the provisions of the Projessionul Engineers Act 1929·-1975, ha~ been pleasd to amend "The Professional Engineers Regulations of 1932"

in the manner set out hereunder.

N. E. LEE.

t. In Regulation 2 the words "and numbered progressively from one onwards" are deleted.

2. In Regulation 3 the words and figures "In the month of June, in the year 1932 and in the month of April, in the year I 934" are deleted and the following words and figures are inserted in lieu thereof "In the month of April, in the year 1976".

3. In Regulation 6 the words "Each ~uch voting-paper shall be numbered with the number allotted on the aforesaid roll to the person to whom such voting-paper is forwarded, and the said number shall be securely hidden from view by fastening down the corner of the voting-paper with gum or other adht:sive substance. The Registrar shall, before forwarding, plainly initial each voting-paper on the back thereof"

are deleted.

4. In Regulation I 1 the words "In no circumstances how- ever shall a candidate be elected by lot If such candidate shall have a lesser number of votes than any other candidate not elected" are inserted after the word "votes" where it occurs in the last line of this Regulation.

5. Regulation It> is deleted and the following Regulation is inserted in lieu thereof:-

" 16. The fees payable to the Chairman and each member for attendance at ench meeting of the Board shall be a;.

follows:-

Duration Meeting up to two hours inclusive More than two hours and up to four hours

inclusive ..

More than four hours

Chairman Members

$ 20 30 40

r

I

$ 14

20 27 , ---~---~---

6. ln Regulation 21 the words "five hundred" are deleted and the words "one thousand" are inserted in lieu thereof.

7. In Regulation 27 tht: expression "sum of $5 for the"

is deleted and the word "prescribed" is inserted in lieu thereof.

8. Immediately following Regulation 27 the following Reaulalions are inserted-

Gov Gaz., 24tl1 January, 1976, No. II, pages 281-3

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"27A. Any body corporate desiring approval as an approved professional .::ngineering company shall furnish to the Board an application in the prescribed f0rm or to the like effect and shall pay to the Board therewit!J the prescribed fee.

Upon proof to the satisfaction of the Board that the body corporatt: is entitled to be registered as an approved professional engineering company, the Bow·d shall register such corporate body as an approved professional engineering company ;md subject to the Act and Regulations thereunder issue a Certificate of Approval.

27B. Any body corporate desiring renewal of approv·1l as an approved professional engineering company shall fu<nish to the Board an applicatiun in the prescribed form and shall pay to the Board therewith the prescribed annual roll fee, and supply other such information as the Board may require.

Upon proof to the satisfaction of the Board that the body corpor<t~te is still entitlt:d to be registered as an approved professional engineering company the Board shall grant ~

renewal of the Certificate of Approval.'' 9. Regulation 28 is deleted.

10. Regulation 29 is deleted and the following Regulation is inserted in lieu thereof:-

"29. Before finally dealing with any applkation for registration or approval, the Board may from time to time require further proof that the applicant properly fulfils the conditions entitling him or the body corporate to registration or approval and may, if thought so desirable, appoint a time and plact:

for any applicant for registration or approval to appear before the Board or any sub·committee appointed for that particular purpose, and answer questions and give further informa!ion relative to the claim for registration or approval. A body corporate may be represented by counsel solicitor or auth..Jrised agent."

11. Immediately following Regulation 31 the following Regulation is inserted:-

"31 A. The Certificate of Approval issued by the Board shall be in the form prescribed in the Schedule or to the like effect. Every approved professional engineering company shall obtain from the Board the Certificate of Approval of the Board for which it shall p:1y the prescribed fee if any."

12. Regulation 34 is ddeted and the following Regulation is inserted in Hcu thereof:---

"34. The standard of examination of camlidates for certificates of n:gistration shall be equivalent to the standard required for admission as a corporate· member of any of the institutions, cst<tblished for th·~ purpose of promoti!1g the study and pn•ctice of Engineering of which the Board shall appr<>Ve, or such of the ~aid standards as in the opinion of the Board should be applied to the division or divbions of engineering in which any candidate is examined."

13. Regulation 42 is deleted and the following Regulation inserted in lieu thereof:-

"42. The fees set forth in the Schedule hereto ~hall be the prescribed fees with respect to the purposes specified."

14. In Regulation 47 the word "forty" is lkletcd and the word "fifty" is inserted in lieu thereof.

15. The Schedule to the Regulations is amended <IS

follows:-

(i) The "Form of Application for Rr!(istration a~ a Professional Engineer" and the statements declaration and

certificate~ relating then:to arc dclett:d and the following

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"Form of Application for Registration as a Professional Engineer" and statements declar:ttions and certificate relating thereto are inserted in lieu thereof-

(Regulation 27 under the Professional Engineers Act 1929-1975)

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER

(Section 15)

Applicant's name in full: (Here applicant is to state his christia11 mm1es and surname in full, surname to be in Bwt:K printing.)

Business Address:

Private Address:

Age:

Date of Birth:

Applicants other than those applying under section 15, subsection 1, paragraph (a) should complete whichever

o:

Statement 1, 2, 3 or 4 applies to them as well as Statement 4, Declaration 1 and Certificate A.

Applicants applying under section 15, subsection I, paragraph (a) should complete Statement 4, Declaration 1 ami Certificate A only.

"Practise" and similar expressions in relation to engineering refer to practising as a fiduciary advisor to a dient for fee or reward or other emolument, or as an officer !>f the Public Service of Queensland or of the Cornmonwcall'h, or as an officer or employee of any statutory authority constituted for public purposes.

STA.TEI\Hi.NT No.

To be used only by persons applying as huldcrs of a degree in engineering granted by any university or of certificate or certificates in engineering to be approved by the Board. Section 15, subsection (I), paragraphs (b) and (f).

Persons applying under the said paragruph (f) may be required to ·satisfy the Board as requisite knowledge and skill.

( 1) What degree, diploma, certificate or license of competency do you hold?

(Document confirming same must accompany this application.)

(2) Name of university or body issuing same.

(3) Town and Country or State where issued.

(4) What courses of study did you undergo in order to obtain the said degree, diploma, certificate or license of competency?

(5) What period did such studies cover?

(6) State if day or evening study?

(7) If concurrently employed whilst studying, state nature of such employment.

(8) What examination did you pass in order to obtain the said degree, diploma, certificate or license of competcn<'Y?

(9) Had you prior to this appli.:;1tion been engaged for a period of not less than three years upon practical engineering work?

( 10) If so engaged, state where and for what period.

(Questions 9 and 10 to be answered only by persons applying under section 15, subsection 1, paragraph (b).

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STATEMENT No. 2

To be used by persons applying as holders of corporate membership of an institution or a society est;•hlished for the purpose of promoting the study and practice of the profession of engineering as mentioned under section 15, subsection (1), paragraph (d).

( 1) Of what institution of engineers do you hole!

corporate membership?

Applicants shall furnish a certifkate, signed by the S·ccre- tary or duly accredited representative and one corporate member resident in Queensland, of such institution, certifying that the applicant is a corporate member thereof.

STATEMENT No. 3

To be used by persons applying as holders of a certificate of competency as an engineer to a Local Authority. Section

15, subsection (1), paragraph (d).

Persons applying under this statement may be required to pass the statutory examination or to satisfy the Board as to requisite knowledge and skill.

( 1) Do you hold a Certificate of Competency as an Engineer to a Local Authority, issued by the Board of Examiners for Engineers and Overseers, constituted under the Local Government Act 1936- 1975 or any Act amending the same?

(2) When did you receive such certificate?

(3) Give particulars of one or more engineering work or works in Queensland solely or partly designed by you and (or) executed or carried out under your personal supervision, and state whether plans may be inspected, and where. Give full information concerning your participation therein.

(This question shall be answered by all persons applying under this statement.)

STATEMENT No. 4

( 1) 1 enclose my photograph unmounted, bearing my signature across the left-hand corner thereof.

(2) I enclose herewith $10 as registration fee.

(3) The paragraph of section 15 (1) under which application is made for registration as a profes-- sional engineer is paragraph ( ).

DECLARATION 1

I (here applicant is to slate his christian names and surname in full, tmd his buJ·iness address) ,

in the State of , (Occupation) , cto

hereby make application to the Board of Professionai Engineers of Queensland to be registered as a professional enginf'.er by virtue of the provisions of the Professional Engineers Act 1929-1975 and of the statements and particulars contained in this application, and I solemnly and sincerely declare--

(1) That the particulars shown in this appl icatior., both in this and the preceding pages, and also those stated in the documents (if any) signed by me and hereto annexed and marked with the letter are true and correct in every particular.

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(2) That the certificate (certificates) hereto annexed and marked with the letter was (were) signed by the persons whose names . are thereon written, and the addresses thereon gtven are the addresses of such persons.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the provisions of the Oaths Act 1870-1960.

Subscribed and declared by the abovenumed

at this day of , A.D. 19

Before me,-

J u~tkc of the Peace.

NoTE-Section 26 of the Professional Engineers Act 1929-1975 provides that:

"Any person who-

(a) wilfully makes or causes to be made any false entry in or falsification of the register; or (b) wilfully procures or attempts to procure--

(i) himself or any other person to be registered under this Act; or

(ii) any body corporate to be approved as an approved professional engineering company, by making or producing or causing to be m<tde or produced any false or fraudulent representation or declaration either verbally or in writing,

commits an o1fence against this Act and is liable to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding six months."

CERTIFICATE (A) We, the undersigned, hereby certify-

(1) That we have known (here state christian names and surname of applicant in full, and business address) for a period of years and upwards.

(2) That he is a person of good fame and character, anti a lit and proper person to be registe.red as a professional engineer in the State of Queensland.

*Name Address in full 0 _ccupatwn.

I

Witness to Signature

• J\t

least four responsible citizens of undoubted standing to sign.

This is the certificate marked with the letter "A" referred to in the annexed declaration of (here state christian names and surname of applicant in full, and business address). made

before me at , this day of ,

A.D., 19

NoTE-Section 26 of the Professional Engineers Act 1929-1975 provides that-

"Any person who--

(a) wilfully makes or causes to be made any false entry in or falsification of the register; or

(b) wilfully procures or attempts to procure-- (i) himself or any other person to be registered

under this Act; or

(ii) any body corporate to be approved as an approved professional engineering company,

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by making or producing or causing to be made or produced any false or fraudulent representation or declaration either verbally or in writing,

commits an offence against this Act and is liable to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exce.eding six months."

ScHEDULE

(Regulation 31 under the Professional Engi11eers Act 1929-1975)

CERTIFICATI! OF REGISTRATION

THE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENOINI!l!RS OF QUEENSLAND Professional Engineers Act 1929-1975

This is to certify that (christian names and surname of professional engine«rs), of , having satisfied !the Board in accordance with the requirements of the Act, was,

on the day of , 19 , registered as

a Professional Engineer, Division . (Division of Engineering ro which certificate applies to be inserted her!!.)

Dated at Brisbane this day of , 19 Chairman

} Members.

Registrar.

The Common Seal of the Board of Professional Engiueer5 of Queensland was hereto affixed by , in the presence of . Certificate No.:

This certificate is the property of the Board. and must be returned on demand.

(ii) The following:-

(a) ''Form of Application by a body corporate" and statement and declaration relating thereto; and (b) "Certificate of Approval"

are inserted as additional forms in the Schedule.

SCHEDULI!

(Regulation 27 A and Regulation 27B under the Professional Engineers Act 1929-1975.)

FoRM OF Al•PUCATION IIY A 80I>Y CORPORATE HIR-

{a) CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL AS AN Al'l'llOVEI>

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING COMPANY (Section 23A) or

(b) RENI!WAL OF CERTifiCATE OF APPROVAL AS AN APPROVED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING COMPANY

(Section 23B).

Name of Company:

Address of all places where company carries on business as a Professional Engineer:

Address for Correspondence:

Name of Principal Executive Officer of the Com- pany:

NJme and place of residence of the person having actual personal supervision and management of the Com- pany at each place of business in the State:

Name and place of residence of all dir.::ctors of tlte Company:

All bodies corporate applying for approval as an Approved Engineering Company under section 2h or for

re~wal of this approval should also complete Statement 5 and Declaration 2.