Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Actsaccepted representations, for part 6A, division 7, see section 112R.
affected by bankruptcy action, in relation to an individual, means the individual is an insolvent under administration within the meaning of the Corporations Act, section 9.
affected by control action, in relation to a corporation, means the corporation—
(a) has executed a deed of company arrangement under the Corporations Act; or
(b) is the subject of a winding-up, whether voluntarily or under a court order, under that Act; or
(c) is the subject of an appointment of an administrator, liquidator, receiver or receiver and manager under that Act.
annual registration fee means the fee prescribed under a regulation to be the annual registration fee.
application for approval, for part 6A, see section 112A.
application for renewal, for part 6A, see section 112A.
application for variation, for part 6A, see section 112A.
approved code of practice means the code of practice having effect under section 108(3).
approved form means a form approved under section 143.
areas of engineering see section 7A(1).
assessment entity, in relation to an assessment scheme, means the entity for which the scheme was approved.
assessment scheme means a scheme approved under part 6A.
board means the Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland established under this Act.
certificate of registration means a certificate of registration as a registered professional engineer.
chairperson means the chairperson of the board.
complainant, other than in section 139, means the person who makes the complaint.
complaint means a complaint made under section 37(1).
contact details, of a registered professional engineer, means the registered professional engineer's business address, telephone number, facsimile number or email address notified to the board by the engineer and the engineer's RPEQ registration number.
continuing registration requirements see section 16(1).
criminal history, of a person, means the convictions, other than spent convictions, recorded against the person for offences, in Queensland or elsewhere, whether before or after the commencement of this Act.
deputy chairperson means the deputy chairperson of the board.
disciplinary ground see section 36.
disciplinary proceeding see section 127.
executive officer, of a corporation affected by control action, means a person who was an executive officer of the corporation when it became affected by control action or within 1 year before it became affected by the action if 5 years have not elapsed since it became affected by the action.
executive officer, of a corporation, means a person who is concerned with, or takes part in, the corporation's management, whether the person is a director or the person's position is given the name of executive officer.
expiry day see section 18(2).
health assessment, in relation to a registered professional engineer, includes—
(a) a physical, medical or psychiatric examination or test of the engineer; and
(b) asking questions to assess the engineer's mental and physical health.
health assessment report, for part 2A, see section 35D.
health assessor see section 35E(2).
indictable offence includes an indictable offence dealt with summarily.
information includes a document.
information notice means a notice complying with the QCAT Act, section 157(2).
institution see section 82(2)(b).
investigator means a person appointed as an investigator under section 48(1).
member means a member of the board.
notice means a written notice.
order, in relation to section 60 of the repealed Act, includes a caution or reprimand given under that section.
performance agreement see section 99(1).
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.
Examples—
AS1684—Timber framing code, published by Standards Australia.
AS/NZS 3000:2007—Electrical installations (known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules), published by Standards Australia.
professional engineering service means an engineering service that requires, or is based on, the application of engineering principles and data to a design, or to a construction or production activity, relating to engineering, and does not include an engineering service that is provided only in accordance with a prescriptive standard.
proposed action, for part 6A, division 7, see section 112Q(1)(b).
regional Queensland means the area of the State other than—
(a) the Beaudesert, Boonah, Brisbane, Caboolture, Caloundra, Crows Nest, Esk, Gatton, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Kilcoy, Laidley, Logan, Maroochy, Noosa, Pine Rivers, Redcliffe and Redland local government areas; and
(b) the area of the City of Brisbane.
register means the register kept under section 102.
registered professional engineer means a person registered as a registered professional engineer under this Act.
registrar means the registrar of the board.
registration means registration under part 2.
registration period see section 15(1).
relevant person, for part 2, division 8, see section 35A(1).
repealed Act means the Professional Engineers Act 1988.
RPEQ registration number means the number assigned to a registered professional engineer on the engineer's certificate of registration.
show cause notice, for part 6A, division 7, see section 112Q(2).
show cause period, for part 6A, division 7, see section 112Q(2)(e).
spent conviction means a conviction—
(a) for which the rehabilitation period under the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 has expired under that Act; and
(b) that is not revived as prescribed by section 11 of that Act.
subject engineer, for part 2A, see section 35D.
suitable for approval, for part 6A, see section 112A.
tribunal means QCAT.
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 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.