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Professional Engineers Act 2002
sec.32BNotification of inability to practise
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### sec.32B Notification of inability to practise
This section applies if a registered professional engineer has been unable to competently and safely practise as a registered professional engineer for a continuous period of 3 months because of the engineer’s mental or physical health.
The engineer must immediately notify the board in writing of that fact, unless the engineer—
has already notified the board in writing of the incapacity; or
has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
s 32B ins 2008 No. 14 s 41
(sec.32B-ssec.1) This section applies if a registered professional engineer has been unable to competently and safely practise as a registered professional engineer for a continuous period of 3 months because of the engineer’s mental or physical health.
(sec.32B-ssec.2) The engineer must immediately notify the board in writing of that fact, unless the engineer— has already notified the board in writing of the incapacity; or has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
- (a) has already notified the board in writing of the incapacity; or
- (b) has a reasonable excuse.