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Professional Engineers Act 2002
sec.158Continuing investigations
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### sec.158 Continuing investigations
This section applies to a person who, immediately before the commencement—
is authorised as an investigator under section 45 of the repealed Act; and
is investigating under that Act—
the conduct of a registered professional engineer; or
a suspected contravention of the repealed Act by a registered professional engineer.
On the commencement, the person is taken to be an investigator under section 48 and may continue the investigation under this Act.
In this section—
registered professional engineer means a registered professional engineer under the repealed Act.
(sec.158-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who, immediately before the commencement— is authorised as an investigator under section 45 of the repealed Act; and is investigating under that Act— the conduct of a registered professional engineer; or a suspected contravention of the repealed Act by a registered professional engineer.
(sec.158-ssec.2) On the commencement, the person is taken to be an investigator under section 48 and may continue the investigation under this Act.
(sec.158-ssec.3) In this section— registered professional engineer means a registered professional engineer under the repealed Act.
- (a) is authorised as an investigator under section 45 of the repealed Act; and
- (b) is investigating under that Act— (i) the conduct of a registered professional engineer; or (ii) a suspected contravention of the repealed Act by a registered professional engineer.
- (i) the conduct of a registered professional engineer; or
- (ii) a suspected contravention of the repealed Act by a registered professional engineer.
- (i) the conduct of a registered professional engineer; or
- (ii) a suspected contravention of the repealed Act by a registered professional engineer.