{"id":"sr:professional-engineers-registration-general-exemption-and-assessment-0","name":"Professional Engineers Registration (Fees) Regulations 2021","slug":"professional-engineers-registration-fees-regulations-2021","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181455,"registerId":"vic-sr:professional-engineers-registration-general-exemption-and-assessment-0-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Professional Engineers Registration (Fees) Regulations 2021","content":"Version No. 001\n\n**Professional Engineers Registration (Fees) Regulations 2021**\n\n**S.R. No. 55/2021**\n\nVersion as at  \n1 July 2021\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\nPart 1—Preliminary 1\n\n1 Objective 1\n\n2 Authorising provision 1\n\n3 Commencement 1\n\n4 Definition 1\n\nPart 2—Fees 2\n\n5 Fees—registration 2\n\n6 Fee—application for endorsement 2\n\n7 Fees—renewal of registration 2\n\n8 Fee—renewal of endorsement 2\n\n9 Fee—change of registration type—non-practising to practising 3\n\n10 Fee—annual endorsement 3\n\n11 Fees—the Register 4\n\nPart 3—Refunds 5\n\n12 Refund—registration or endorsement refused 5\n\n13 Refund—application for registration, endorsement or renewal of registration or endorsement withdrawn 5\n\n14 Refund—registration surrendered 6\n\n15 Refund—endorsement surrendered 7\n\n16 Refund—change of registration type—practising to non-practising 8\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 9\n\n1 General information 9\n\n2 Table of Amendments 11\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation 12\n\n4 Explanatory details 13\n\n**Version No.** **001**\n\n**Professional Engineers Registration (Fees) Regulations 2021**\n\n**S.R. No. 55/2021**\n\nVersion as at  \n1 July 2021\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n\t1 Objective\n\nThe objective of these Regulations is to prescribe the following for the purposes of the **Professional Engineers** **Registration Act 2019**—\n\n(a) registration, endorsement and renewal of registration and endorsement fees;\n\n(b) refunds of certain fees;\n\n(c) exemptions from the payment of annual endorsement fees in certain circumstances.\n\n\t2 Authorising provision\n\nThese Regulations are made under section 103 of the **Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019**.\n\n\t3 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2021.\n\n\t4 Definition\n\nIn these Regulations—\n\n***the Act*** means the **Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019**.\n\nPart 2—Fees\n\n\t5 Fees—registration\n\n(1) For the purposes of section 10(2)(e)(i) of the Act, the prescribed application fee is 5·79 fee units.\n\n(2) The fee for an application to add an area of engineering to an existing registration is 5·79 fee units.\n\n(3) For the purposes of section 10(2)(e)(ii) of the Act, the prescribed registration fee is—\n\n(a) 27·42 fee units for registration as a practising professional engineer; and\n\n(b) 5·48 fee units for registration as a non‑practising professional engineer.\n\n\t6 Fee—application for endorsement\n\nFor the purposes of section 11(2)(c) of the Act, the prescribed endorsement application fee is 14·75 fee units.\n\n\t7 Fees—renewal of registration\n\n(1) The application fee for renewal of registration is 5·79 fee units.\n\n(2) The renewal of registration fee is—\n\n(a) 31·53 fee units for registration as a practising professional engineer; and\n\n(b) 6·31 fee units for registration as a non‑practising professional engineer.\n\n\t8 Fee—renewal of endorsement\n\nThe application fee for renewal of endorsement of a person to practise as a registered professional engineer who is engaged in the building industry is 14·75 fee units.\n\n\t9 Fee—change of registration type—non-practising to practising\n\n(1) The fee to change the type of registration of a professional engineer from non-practising to practising before the date the renewal of the registration is due under section 20(2) of the Act is the amount calculated in accordance with the formula set out in subregulation (2).\n\n(2) The formula for the purposes of calculating a fee is—\n\nF = (B – C)/1095 × D\n\nIn this formula—\n\n **F** is the amount of the fee;\n\n **B** is the amount of the fee under regulation 5(3)(a) or 7(2)(a), as the case may be, for registration or renewal of registration as a practising professional engineer;\n\n **C** is the amount of the fee under regulation 5(3)(b) or 7(2)(b), as the case may be, for registration or renewal of registration as a non-practising professional engineer; and\n\n **D** is the number of days outstanding before the date the renewal of registration is due in accordance with section 20(2) of the Act.\n\n(3) An endorsed building engineer who is deemed to be an endorsed building engineer under section 107 of the Act, is exempt from paying the fee under subregulation (1).\n\n\t10 Fee—annual endorsement\n\n(1) For the purposes of section 21(1) of the Act, the prescribed annual endorsement fee is 7·42 fee units.\n\n(2) For the purposes of section 21(1)(b) of the Act, the prescribed date is each subsequent anniversary of—\n\n(a) the date an endorsed building engineer was registered under section 12 of the Act; or\n\n(b) for an endorsed building engineer who is deemed to be an endorsed building engineer under section 107 of the Act, the date the deemed building engineer was registered as a building practitioner in the category of engineer under section 171(1) of the **Building Act 1993**.\n\n(3) Despite subregulation (1), an endorsed building engineer is exempt from paying an annual endorsement fee under section 21(1) of the Act if—\n\n(a) the fee falls due on the date the renewal of the endorsement falls due in accordance with section 20(2) of the Act; or\n\n(b) the endorsement on the endorsed building engineer's registration has been suspended under section 21(5) of the Act.\n\n\t11 Fees—the Register\n\n(1) For the purposes of section 28(4) of the Act, the prescribed fee is 3·36 fee units.\n\n(2) For the purposes of section 28(5) of the Act, the prescribed fee is 3·36 fee units.\n\nPart 3—Refunds\n\n\t12 Refund—registration or endorsement refused\n\n(1) If the Business Licensing Authority refuses to grant a registration or endorsement, the Registrar may refund the following (as the case requires)—\n\n(a) the registration fee paid by a person under section 10(2)(e)(ii) of the Act;\n\n(b) the part of the endorsement application fee paid by a person under section 11(2)(c) of the Act that does not relate to the processing of the application.\n\n(2) If the Business Licensing Authority refuses to grant a renewal of registration or endorsement, the Registrar may refund the following (as the case requires)—\n\n(a) the renewal of registration fee paid by a person;\n\n(b) the part of the application fee for renewal of endorsement paid by a person that does not relate to the processing of the application.\n\n(3) In considering whether to grant a refund under subregulations (1) and (2), the Registrar must have regard to the circumstances of the person.\n\n\t13 Refund—application for registration, endorsement or renewal of registration or endorsement withdrawn\n\n(1) A person who withdraws an application for registration, endorsement or renewal of registration or endorsement that was accompanied by the relevant fee prescribed under the Act, may apply to the Registrar for a refund of all or part of that fee.\n\n(2) On the application of a person under subregulation (1), the Registrar may refund all or part of the relevant fee for registration, endorsement or renewal of registration or endorsement paid under the Act (as the case may be), if the Registrar considers that it is appropriate, having regard to—\n\n(a) the circumstances of the person; and\n\n(b) the progress of the person's application for registration, endorsement or renewal of registration or endorsement under the Act (as the case may be).\n\n\t14 Refund—registration surrendered\n\n(1) If a registration is surrendered by a professional engineer, the Registrar may refund a registration fee or renewal of registration fee paid under the Act, according to the formula set out in subregulation (2).\n\n(2) The formula for the purposes of calculating a refund is—\n\nR = Z/1095 × D\n\nIn this formula—\n\n **R** is the amount of the refund;\n\n **Z** is the amount of the registration fee or renewal of registration fee paid under the Act (as the case may be);\n\n **D** is the number of days outstanding before the date the renewal of registration is due in accordance with section 20(2) of the Act.\n\n\t15 Refund—endorsement surrendered\n\n(1) If an endorsement is surrendered by a professional engineer—\n\n(a) the Registrar may refund an endorsement application fee or renewal of endorsement application fee paid under the Act according to the formula set out in subregulation (2); and\n\n(b) the Victorian Building Authority may refund an annual endorsement fee paid under the Act according to the formula set out in subregulation (3).\n\n(2) The formula for the purposes of calculating a refund of an endorsement application fee or renewal of endorsement application fee is—\n\nR = Z/1095 × D\n\nIn this formula—\n\n **R** is the amount of the refund;\n\n **Z** is the amount of the endorsement application fee or renewal of endorsement application fee paid under the Act (as the case may be);\n\n **D** is the number of days outstanding before the date the renewal of endorsement is due in accordance with section 20(2) of the Act.\n\n(3) The formula for the purposes of calculating a refund of an annual endorsement fee is—\n\nR = Z/365 × D\n\nIn this formula—\n\n **R** is the amount of the refund;\n\n **Z** is the amount of the annual endorsement fee paid under the Act;\n\n **D** is the number of days outstanding before the next annual endorsement fee is due under section 21(1) of the Act.\n\n\t16 Refund—change of registration type—practising to non-practising\n\n(1) If a registration of a professional engineer is changed from practising to non-practising, the Registrar must refund the registration fee or renewal of registration fee (as the case may be) paid under the Act in accordance with the formula set out in subregulation (2).\n\n(2) The formula for the purposes of calculating a refund is—\n\nR = (B – C)/1095 × D\n\nIn this formula—\n\n **R** is the amount of the refund;\n\n **B** is the amount of the fee under regulation 5(3)(a) or 7(2)(a), as the case may be, for registration or renewal of registration as a practising professional engineer;\n\n **C** is the amount of the fee under regulation 5(3)(b) or 7(2)(b), as the case may be, for registration or renewal of registration as a non-practising professional engineer;\n\n **D** is the number of days outstanding before the date the renewal of registration falls due in accordance with section 20(2) of the Act.\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Professional Engineers Registration (Fees) Regulations 2021, S.R. No. 55/2021 were made on 16 June 2021 by the Governor in Council under section 103 of the **Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019**, No. 26/2019 and came into operation on 1 July 2021: regulation 3.\n\nThe Professional Engineers Registration (Fees) Regulations 2021 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 16 June 2031 (see section 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThere are no amendments made to the Professional Engineers Registration (Fees) Regulations 2021 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation\n\nThis version does not contain amendments that are not yet in operation.\n\n4 Explanatory details\n\n**Fee Units**\n\nThese Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the meaning of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**.\n\nThe amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit.\n\nThe value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2021 is $15.03. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents.\n\nThe value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**. The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No. The Regulations implement the Act’s fee‑setting power: they prescribe fee amounts, refund formulas, exemptions and administrative discretions as identified in the Objective (reg 1) and under the authorising provision (reg 2). They do not change registration categories or add regulatory obligations beyond specifying fees, refunds and related administrative rules."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple distinct fee types and separate rates for practising vs non‑practising registrations (regs 5,7)","Use of fee units requiring annual conversion to dollars under the Monetary Units Act (explanatory details)","Pro‑rata calculation formulas using days outstanding and fixed denominators (1095 and 365) for changes, surrenders and refunds (regs 9,14,15,16)","Discretion for the Registrar and the Victorian Building Authority to grant full or partial refunds depending on circumstances and application progress (regs 12–13,15)","Specific exemptions for deemed endorsed building engineers and timing rules for annual endorsement fee liability (regs 9(3),10(3))","Rounding and publication requirements for fee unit value that affect final payable amounts (explanatory details)","Interplay with named provisions of the Act (registration, endorsement, renewal, suspension, deemed status) requiring cross‑reference to the Act (regs 1,2 and multiple regs cited)"],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations set the fees, refund rules and limited exemptions for professional engineer registration, endorsement and renewals under the Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019. Amounts are prescribed in fee units (converted to dollars under the Monetary Units Act) and distinguish practising and non‑practising registrations, endorsement applications, annual endorsements and Register access.\nThey allow the Registrar and the Victorian Building Authority to grant pro‑rata refunds or partial refunds in specified circumstances and exempt certain deemed building engineers (see regs 5–11, 12–16, explanatory details). Applicants and registrants bear the costs; the rules determine timing, calculation and discretionary relief."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation appears to fulfil its original, narrow intent: prescribing fees for the professional engineer registration scheme introduced by the Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019. There is no indication from the available text that the scope has expanded or shifted from that purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow, single-purpose instrument — only deals with fees","The source text provided is largely metadata/version history with minimal substantive content, making full analysis difficult","Fees regulations are typically straightforward schedules of dollar amounts with little interpretive complexity","Must be read alongside the parent Act (Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019) to understand the full registration framework, adding a minor layer of cross-referencing"],"plain_english_summary":"The regulation sets the fees engineers must pay to apply for, obtain, or renew registration under Victoria’s Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019, and covers related charges (e.g. late fees, document copies). It affects engineers and employers who must budget for these mandatory costs. It matters because payment is required to hold lawful registration for regulated engineering practice — the regulation effectively functions as the Act’s price list and can be updated without changing the Act."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose of prescribing fees and refunds for the Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019. The scope has not expanded beyond fee-setting and refund mechanisms."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple mathematical formulas for pro-rata calculations (regulations 9, 14, 15, 16) involving division by 1095 days (3 years) or 365 days","Cross-references to the Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019 (at least 15 specific section references)","Conditional logic for exemptions (e.g., regulation 9(3) exemption for deemed building engineers; regulation 10(3) exemptions for annual endorsement fees)","Distinction between practising and non-practising registration types with different fee structures","Split responsibilities between the Registrar (Business Licensing Authority) and Victorian Building Authority for different refunds","Fee unit system requiring external calculation under the Monetary Units Act 2004 rather than fixed dollar amounts"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation sets out the fees that professional engineers in Victoria must pay to register, renew their registration, and get special endorsements to work in the building industry. It also explains when engineers can get refunds if they withdraw their application, surrender their registration, or switch from practising to non-practising status.\n\n**Key points:**\n\n- **Who it affects:** Professional engineers working in Victoria, particularly those who want to be registered or endorsed to work on building projects.\n- **What it does:**\n  - Sets fees for initial registration, adding engineering areas, and renewing registration (different rates for practising vs non-practising engineers).\n  - Sets fees for endorsements to work in the building industry, including annual endorsement fees.\n  - Provides formulas for calculating pro-rata fees when engineers switch from non-practising to practising status mid-registration period.\n  - Explains refund rules for refused applications, withdrawn applications, surrendered registrations/endorsements, and status changes.\n  - Exempts certain \"deemed\" building engineers (those automatically recognised under transitional arrangements) from some fees.\n\n- **Why it matters:** Engineers need to know exactly what they'll pay to stay legally registered, and under what circumstances they can get money back if their circumstances change."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/professional-engineers-registration-fees-regulations-2021","history":"/api/acts/professional-engineers-registration-fees-regulations-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/professional-engineers-registration-fees-regulations-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/professional-engineers-registration-fees-regulations-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/professional-engineers-registration-fees-regulations-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/professional-engineers-registration-fees-regulations-2021/documents"}}