32Professional engineering work only carried out by professional engineers

#### 32 Professional engineering work only carried out by professional engineers 32 Professional engineering work only carried out by professional engineers > > (1) A person must not carry out professional engineering work in a prescribed area of engineering unless— > > > > > (a) the person is a registered professional engineer and the person’s registration authorises the person to carry out the professional engineering work, or > > > > > (b) the person carries out the professional engineering work under the direct supervision of a person referred to in paragraph (a), or > > > > > (c) the person is authorised by the regulations to carry out the professional engineering work. > > > > Maximum penalty—1,500 penalty units (in the case of a body corporate) or 500 penalty units (in any other case). > > > (2) If a person carries out professional engineering work in contravention of subsection (1)— > > > > > (a) no monetary or other consideration is payable for the carrying out of the professional engineering work, regardless of any contract or arrangement, and > > > > > (b) an amount paid for the carrying out of the professional engineering work is recoverable as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction. > > > (3) In this section— > > > > prescribed area of engineering means the following— > > > > > (a) structural engineering, > > > > > (b) civil engineering, > > > > > (c) mechanical engineering, > > > > > (d) fire safety engineering, > > > > > (e) electrical engineering, > > > > > (f) an area of engineering prescribed by the regulations.