12Registration

12 Registration

(1) The Business Licensing Authority must register an applicant in an area of engineering applied for if—

(a) it is satisfied that the applicant is eligible for registration in that area; and

(b) the prescribed application fee and prescribed registration fee have been paid.

(2) In determining whether an applicant is eligible for registration, the Business Licensing Authority must be satisfied of the following—

(a) that the applicant has the required qualifications and experience relevant to each area of engineering for which the applicant has applied, as prescribed or provided for in an assessment scheme
(as the case may be);

(b) that the applicant is not subject to disqualification or cancellation of registration as a professional engineer in Victoria, or another State or a Territory;

(c) that the applicant is not a represented person within the meaning of the Guardianship and Administration Act 1986;

(d) that the applicant has complied with any other prescribed requirement.

(3) For the purposes of satisfying itself of the matters referred to in subsection (2)(a), the Business Licensing Authority must have regard to a report from an assessment entity that administers an approved assessment scheme under this Act or the regulations.

(4) Despite subsection (1), the Business Licensing Authority may refuse to register an applicant if it is satisfied that the applicant is not a fit and proper person to provide professional engineering services in an area of engineering.

(5) In determining whether an applicant is eligible for registration or is a fit and proper person, the Business Licensing Authority may make any inquiries that the Business Licensing Authority considers to be appropriate to enable the proper consideration of the application.

(6) The Business Licensing Authority may register an applicant as a practising or non-practising professional engineer.