Professional Engineers Act 2023
66Form and contents of complaint
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66 Form and contents of complaint (1) A complaint must— (a) be in writing; and (b) include the name and contact details of the aggrieved person (the complainant); and (c) for a complaint made by an agent or representative of an aggrieved person—include the name and contact details of the agent or representative; and (d) include the name of the professional engineer the complaint is about (the respondent); and (e) include particulars of the complaint about the respondent. (2) However, the registrar may accept a complaint for consideration even if it does not comply with subsection (1). (3) If the registrar accepts a complaint for consideration and the complaint is not in writing, the registrar must require the complainant to put the complaint in writing unless there is a good reason for not doing so.
Complaints about professional engineers Part 9 Dealing with complaints Division 9.3 Section 67 R5 23/02/26 Professional Engineers Act 2023 Effective: 23/02/26 page 49 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au