59False or misleading representation about registration

59 False or misleading representation about registration (1) A person commits an offence if the person— (a) makes a false or misleading representation that the person is registered to carry out a professional engineering service; and (b) the representation is false or misleading in a material particular; and

Part 8 Offences Section 60 page 44 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 person is reckless about whether the representation is false or misleading. Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units. (2) A person commits an offence if the person— (a) makes a false or misleading representation that the person is registered to carry out a professional engineering service; and (b) the representation is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units. (3) An offence against subsection (2) is a strict liability offence.