54Processes under recognition or registration scheme

#### 54 Processes under recognition or registration scheme 54 Processes under recognition or registration scheme > > (1) A recognition or registration scheme must provide for the following— > > > > > (a) a process for the receipt, assessment and determination of applications for recognition or registration of professional engineers under the scheme, including— > > > > > > > (i) a process for notifying the Secretary of any applications refused by the recognised engineering body, and > > > > > > > (ii) a process for managing actual or perceived conflicts of interest within the recognised engineering body’s conflict of interest policy in carrying out an assessment of an application, and > > > > > > > (iii) objective assessment and verification criteria, including the qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills and continuing professional development requirements that an applicant must meet in order to be recognised or registered as a professional engineer under the scheme, and > > > > > > > (iv) the way in which the competence of applicants will be assessed, and > > > > > > > (v) a process for the internal review of decisions made by the recognised engineering body in relation to the receipt, assessment and determination of applications, and > > > > > > > (vi) a process for imposing conditions on a professional engineer’s recognition or registration, > > > > > (b) a process for the recognition or registration of professional engineers that is fair, transparent, impartial and timely, > > > > > (c) a process for assessing whether a professional engineer is covered by insurance that provides indemnity against liability to which the professional engineer may become subject as a result of carrying out professional engineering work, > > > > > (d) publicly accessible documentation of any fees that the recognised engineering body will charge and the purpose of the fees, > > > > > (e) a process for receiving and managing complaints and resolution of disputes involving professional engineers who are recognised or registered under the scheme, > > > > > (f) a process for taking disciplinary action against professional engineers who are recognised or registered under the scheme, including— > > > > > > > (i) the grounds for taking disciplinary action against a recognised or registered professional engineer who fails to comply with the requirements of the scheme, and > > > > > > > (ii) the process for assessing whether or not disciplinary action needs to be taken, and > > > > > > > (iii) the type of disciplinary action that may be taken, and > > > > > > > (iv) a process for the internal review of decisions made by the recognised engineering body in relation to taking disciplinary action, > > > > > (g) a process for notifying the Secretary of— > > > > > > > (i) disciplinary action taken against a professional engineer who is recognised or registered under the scheme, and > > > > > > > (ii) the suspension or cancellation of a professional engineer’s recognition or registration under the scheme, > > > > > (h) a process for identifying and managing conflicts of interest between the recognition function of a recognised engineering body, and the functions of the body for any other purpose. > > > (2) In this clause— > > > > determination includes a determination made for the purposes of renewing or restoring recognition or registration of a professional engineer under the recognition or registration scheme. > > **cl 54:** Am 2022 (62), Sch 1\[17\].