Professional Engineers Act 2023
17Eligibility for registration
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17 Eligibility for registration An individual is eligible to be registered as a professional engineer for an area of engineering if— (a) the applicant has the required qualifications, experience and competencies; and (b) the registrar is satisfied that the individual is suitable to be registered as a professional engineer taking into account the individual’s suitability information; and
Part 4 Registration of professional engineers Division 4.2 Registration Section 18 page 12 Professional Engineers Act 2023 Effective: 23/02/26 R5 23/02/26 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au (c) the individual is not disqualified (however described) from applying for registration under this Act or a relevant law; and (d) the individual’s registration (however described) under this Act or a relevant law has not been cancelled in the previous 5 years; and (e) the individual meets any other eligibility requirements prescribed by regulation.